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Peers and Gadecki retain Australian Open mixed-doubles crown
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Britain's Starmer seeks to bolster China ties despite Trump warning
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Kaori Sakamoto - Japan skating's big sister eyes Olympic gold at last
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Heavy metal: soaring gold price a crushing weight in Vietnam
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Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga face off at Grammys
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Trump says 'hopefully' no need for military action against Iran
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What's behind Trump's risky cheap dollar dalliance?
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Minnesota Somalis organize house call care amid ICE raid fears
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Sumo diplomacy: Japan's heavyweight 'soft power' ambassadors
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The foreign POWs stuck in Ukrainian prison limbo
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'Batman' confronts city over ICE Super Bowl plan
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Trump says Putin agrees to pause Kyiv strikes amid harsh cold
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US sprint star Richardson arrested on speeding charge in Florida
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AI helps doctors spot breast cancer in scans: world-first trial
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Arsenal seek fun factor as Frank searches for home comforts
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Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires
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Rose leads at Torrey Pines as Koepka makes PGA Tour return
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US eases Venezuela sanctions after oil sector reforms
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Trump turns to Venezuela playbook on Iran, but differences sharp
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New York breaks out snow 'hot tubs' to melt winter storm snowfall
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Anthony Joshua speaks on camera for first time since Nigeria crash
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Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surge
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Forest, Celtic head into Europa League play-offs as Villa win
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With Trump administration watching, Canada oil hub faces separatist bid
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What are the key challenges awaiting the new US Fed chair?
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Trump's new Minneapolis point man vows 'smarter' operation
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Trump says Putin to halt Kyiv strikes for week amid harsh cold
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De Kock ton clinches T20 series for South Africa against West Indies
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Chiles's appeal to retain Olympic bronze sent back to CAS
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Iran threatens to hit US bases and carriers in event of attack
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If not now, when? LeBron tears stoke retirement talk
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Ex-OPEC president denies bribe-taking at London corruption trial
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Another Arctic blast bears down on US as snow cleanup drags on
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Iran's IRGC: the feared 'Pasdaran' behind deadly crackdown
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Israeli settler leader lauds Jewish prayer at contested West Bank tomb
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Iran blasts EU 'mistake' after Guards terror designation
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Trump says Putin agreed not to attack freezing Kyiv for a week
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US Senate rejects vote to avert government shutdown
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Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
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Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
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Colombia restricts import of drones used in explosives attacks
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French IT group Capgemini under fire over ICE links
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US border chief says not 'surrendering' immigration mission in Minneapolis
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Oil jumps on Trump's Iran threat; gold retreats from highs
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Melania Trump premieres multi-million-dollar documentary
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Holders PSG, Real Madrid among clubs awaiting Champions League play-offs draw
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England look to fine tune for T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka series
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US Senate vote to avert government shutdown expected to fail
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Colombian president angers churches with Jesus sex comments
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Trump passes major US election test with win in Iowa
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Republican US presidential contest kicks off in frigid Iowa, testing Trump
Voters kick off the US Republican presidential nomination race Monday with caucuses in freezing Iowa, the first major test of whether Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have any hope against scandal-plagued front-runner Donald Trump -- or will have to accept cold political reality.
Syrian farmers abandon the land for steadier jobs
After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.
'Intense' US blizzard blows Iowa caucus campaigning off course
Plunging temperatures, whipping wind and buckets of snow derailed the final stretch of caucus campaigning in the US state of Iowa Friday as Republican presidential hopefuls delivered their last pitches to voters.
Green tech pumps water from air at CES
Tech aimed at battling climate change and even pumping fresh water out of thin air attracted crowds as the annual CES gadget extravaganza showed its green side.
Big freeze grips US, chilling Iowa caucus campaigning
A big freeze gripped swathes of the United States on Friday, jamming transport and dumping heavy snow across the north, including in Iowa where Republican Party presidential hopefuls are in the final stretches of caucus campaigning.
World added 50% more renewable energy capacity last year over 2022: IEA
The world added 50 percent more renewable energy capacity in 2023 over the year before, the International Energy Agency said Thursday, predicting booming growth in the next five years.
Five dead in US storms, country girds for more fierce weather
Swaths of the United States braced for more snow and punishingly low temperatures Wednesday as millions in the east dug out from a previous round of severe winter weather that left at least five people dead.
Deadly storms buffet US, leave hundreds of thousands without power
Severe weather battered the United States Tuesday, spinning off tornadoes and reportedly killing three people in the South as high winds and blizzards buffeted the North and hundreds of thousands lost power.
US braces for major storm, hundreds of thousands without power
A major storm system was battering parts of the United States on Tuesday, spinning off tornadoes in the south as forecasters warned of high winds and blizzards in the north, with hundreds of thousands of people losing power.
Norway greenlights deep-sea mining exploration
Norway's parliament on Tuesday adopted a government plan to open up parts of its seabed to mining exploration, despite protests from activists and scientists' warnings about the uncertain environmental impact.
Bhutan's Tobgay, environmental advocate facing economic headwinds
The man set to become Bhutan's new prime minister is a passionate environmental advocate and sportsman, a veteran politician in a mountain kingdom where parliamentary democracy is still young.
2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday.
France drops renewables targets in new energy bill
Critics are deriding as a step backward a new French energy bill that favours the further development of nuclear power and avoids setting targets for solar and wind power and other renewables.
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon halved in 2023
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by half last year, according to figures released Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government bolstered environmental policing to crack down on surging destruction.
Sweden sees coldest weather in 25 years
Sweden on Wednesday recorded its coldest January night in 25 years, with a reading of minus 43.6 degrees Celsius in the far north as a cold snap hit the Nordics.
2023 set to be UK's second-hottest year: Met Office
Last year is set to be the UK's second warmest on record, according to provisional figures released on Tuesday by the country's national meteorological service.
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A rebellious teen turned "woke" family man, Denmark's future king Crown Prince Frederik is the embodiment of the country's relaxed, liberal monarchy.
Eurostar to resume normal services Sunday after cancellations
Eurostar trains will run as normal Sunday, the company said, hours after an entire day's services had to be cancelled, causing misery for tens of thousands of New Year travellers.
Surf's up: Big waves pound US West Coast
Huge surf is battering the US West Coast, with rogue waves already sweeping away pedestrians and vehicles and inundating a hotel, and forecasters warning of more danger ahead for beach communities.
Shrinking Caspian Sea worries secretive Turkmenistan
On the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan -- one of the world's most secretive states -- Batyr Yusupov can no longer ferry his passengers between two ports. There is not enough water.
Ski prices rise but skiers keep coming, for now
In the heart of the Austrian Alps, workers at the world's leading ski maker churn out pair after pair for international clients who are undeterred by the sport's snowballing costs.
On yer bike: London firms turn to cargo bikes
On a busy north London street, plumber Ben Hume-Wright zipped through the heavy rush-hour traffic to his next job by bike.
Migration, mega-fines and Barbie: 2023 in records
Sizzling temperatures, millions fleeing their homes, multitudes flocking to a movie about a doll -- 2023 was another year of extremes.
Drones help solve forest carbon capture riddle
On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest.
Japan, ASEAN to boost security ties with eye on China
Southeast Asian and Japanese leaders will agree to boost "maritime security cooperation", according to a draft statement seen by AFP from a summit that kicked off Saturday against the backdrop of growing tensions in the South China Sea.
UK's iconic King's College Chapel gets controversial solar makeover
High above the historic streets of Cambridge in eastern England, the installation of solar panels atop King's College Chapel, the world-famous university's most recognisable landmark, has stirred excitement -- and controversy.
Coal use hits record in 2023, Earth's hottest year
Global consumption of coal reached an all-time high in 2023, the IEA energy watchdog said Friday, as Earth experienced its hottest recorded year.