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Snooker great O'Sullivan makes history with highest-ever break
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Kuwait refinery hit as Iran says missile production 'no concern'
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Crude down as Netanyahu looks to reassure on war
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India to tackle global obesity with cheap fat-loss jabs
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Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces
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China swim sensation Yu, 13, beats multiple Olympic medallist
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North Korean leader, daughter try out new tank
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Israel strikes 'decimated' Iran as war roils markets
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James ties NBA record for most regular-season games in latest milestone
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Trump's Mideast muddle could play into Xi's hands at planned summit
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New BTS album drops ahead of comeback mega-gig
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Australia must be 'smart' to beat Japan in Asian Cup final: coach
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Wembanyama lifts playoff-bound Spurs, Doncic and James fuel Lakers
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Japan ski paradise faces strains of global acclaim
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Vinicius, Real Madrid must prove consistency in Atletico derby
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Kane credits Kompany's Bayern 'evolution' as treble beckons
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PSG look back to their best, but not yet out of sight in Ligue 1
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New BTS album to drop ahead of comeback mega-gig
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Troubled Spurs face Forest showdown, Chelsea need top-four surge
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Australia must be 'smart and adapt' to beat Japan in Asian Cup final: coach
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From bats to bonds: Uganda's 'cricket grannies'
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Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home
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'The Bachelorette' canned after star's violent video emerges
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Trump gets approval for gold coin in his likeness
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Behind the BTS comeback, the dark side of K-pop
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Crude sinks after Netanyahu tries to reassure on Iran war
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Three charged with sneaking Nvidia AI chips from US into China
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Swiatek stunned at Miami Open by 50th-ranked Linette
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Italy, Germany and France offer help with Hormuz only after ceasefire
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US-backed airstrikes leave Ecuador border communities in fear
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'Blackmail': EU leaders round on Orban for stalling Ukraine loan
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Displacement, bombs and air raid sirens weigh on Mideast Eid celebrations
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James ties NBA record for most regular-season games played
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BTS to drop new album ahead of comeback mega-gig
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Carrick uncertain if Man Utd defender De Ligt will return this season
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Forest survive shoot-out to reach Europa League quarters, Villa advance
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US, Israel tactics diverge on Iran as Trump's goals still 'fuzzy'
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Japan PM placates Trump on Iran, but faces Pearl Harbor surprise
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Brazil presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro praises Bukele
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The Iran war and the cost of killing 'bad guys'
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US stocks cut losses on Netanyahu war comments as energy prices soar again
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Forest beat Midtjylland on penalties to reach Europa League quarters
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Netanyahu says Iran decimated as Tehran warns of 'zero restraint' in energy attacks
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Salvadoran anti-corruption lawyer jailed to 'silence her', husband says
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California to rename Cesar Chavez Day after sex abuse claims
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Yazidi woman tells French court of rape, slavery and escape from IS
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New FIFA ruling boosts prospects for women coaches
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Megan Jones to captain England in Women's Six Nations
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Trump says told Netanyahu not to attack Iran gas fields
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MLS reveals shortened 2027 campaign details
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World Bank member countries have endorsed measures allowing a $50 billion lending boost over the next decade, its outgoing president David Malpass said Wednesday.
Sun, wind power make record 12% of world electricity: survey
Solar and wind energy surged to make a record 12 percent of the world's electricity in 2022, a climate think tank calculated in a report Wednesday -- though coal remained the leading source globally.
No evidence yet of credit crunch after banking turmoil: Yellen
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that she has not seen evidence of a contraction in credit, despite fears that households and firms could have a tougher time borrowing after recent banking sector turmoil.
Hundreds of thousands without power in Canada after ice storm
Hundreds of thousands of homes in eastern Canada remained without power Friday, two days after an ice storm killed two people and caused widespread property damage, particularly in Montreal.
UK eco-activists rail against judge's ban on using climate defence
"We had no defence," said environmental campaigner David Nixon referring to a British judge's recent surprise ruling that barred him from using climate change as a defence for a road-blocking protest.
Space-based NASA instrument to track pollution over North America
A Falcon 9 rocket successfully blasted off from Florida into space on Friday carrying a new NASA device that can track air pollution over North America down to the neighborhood level.
Climate-hit island pushes to reshape World Bank, IMF
While conflict and inflation will dominate World Bank spring meetings next week, campaigners are pushing for a redesign of global financial architecture to help countries cope with climate change.
Nearly a million Sahel children face 'severe wasting', UN says
Nearly a million young children in Africa's Sahel region will face severe acute malnutrition this year amid high food prices, conflict and climate change, UNICEF warned Friday.
Quebec ice storm leaves two dead, million without power
An ice storm that battered eastern Canada left two dead and some million people without electricity on Thursday, as fallen trees blocked roads and downed power lines.
Dutch refinery to feed airlines' thirst for clean fuel
Scaffolding and green pipes envelop a refinery in the port of Rotterdam where Finnish giant Neste is preparing to significantly boost production of sustainable aviation fuel.
European aviation sector fears CO2 rules could clip its wings
European airlines fear losing out to rivals based outside the EU that can ignore the bloc's emissions-reduction rules to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Austria glaciers retreat 'more than ever': measurement
Austrian glaciers last year retreated "more than ever", the country's Alpine Club said Friday, as climate change threatens glaciers around the globe.
EU deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030
The European Union reached a deal Thursday to almost double the share of renewables in the 27-nation bloc's energy consumption by 2030 amid efforts to become carbon neutral and ditch Russian fossil fuels.
Names Fiona, Ian removed from UN's hurricane roster
The death and destruction caused by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian last year has prompted the UN weather agency to remove the names from a rotating list of storm titles, it said Wednesday.
UN adopts landmark resolution on climate justice
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by consensus and to cheers a resolution calling for the world body's top court to outline legal obligations related to climate change.
Huddled in giant refrigerator, nine lives saved from US tornado
As the thunder roared outside and the lights inside Chuck's Dairy Bar began to blink, owner Tracy Harden realized the tornado conditions forecasted for her small Mississippi town Friday night were far more severe than she realized.
Mississippi faces more extreme weather after tornado kills 25
Storm-ravaged Mississippi struggled on Sunday with the aftermath of a huge tornado that tore across the southern US state, killing at least 25 people, with devastated communities bracing for a fresh bout of extreme weather.
After tornado kills 25, Mississippi faces more extreme weather
Storm-ravaged Mississippi on Sunday struggled with the aftermath of a huge tornado that tore across the southern US state and killed at least 25 people, with devastated communities bracing for a fresh bout of extreme weather.
Recovery underway in tornado-hit Mississippi, 25 dead
Mississippi started clean-up operations on Sunday after a destructive tornado tore across the state, killing at least 25, shredding houses and largely wiping out the small town of Rolling Fork.
Scholz looks to quell coalition divisions
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will battle on Sunday to put out the fires threatening his government as the three-way coalition meets for crisis talks on a growing series of disputes.
'Direct hit' -- shock and grief after tornados strike Mississippi
"I know of two friends who lost their life," Rolling Fork business owner Ricky Cox said as he started to absorb the devastating consequences of tornadoes that ripped across Mississippi.
Humanity must chart new course on water use: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday delivered an urgent call for the world to modify and safeguard water resources to avert conflict and ensure future global prosperity.
UN's global disaster alert systems goal faces uphill climb
How can anyone seek shelter from a natural disaster they don't even know is coming? Last year the United Nations called for every person on the planet to be covered by early warning systems by 2027 -- but months into the effort it is becoming clear that the project will require more data and expertise.
Climate science pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91
Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91.
Antarctic and climate pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91
Leading glaciologist Claude Lorius, whose Antarctica discoveries in the 1980s helped prove humanity's role in global warming, has died at 91.
Race against time to rescue Argentina wine grapes
In Argentina's Valle de Uco wine region, at the foot of the Andes, frantic picking is under way to try and save what remains of what is predicted to be the worst grape harvest in decades.
Tornado hits southern California as wild weather continues
A tornado tore through a southern California city Wednesday, ripping roofs off buildings and throwing cars around, as the state's ongoing winter weather drama turned even wilder.
Vienna museum tilts paintings to illustrate climate change threat
Gustav Klimt's well-known Attersee lake painting tilted by two degrees, Egon Schiele's painting of a tree in late autumn rotated by five degrees.
UN 'survival guide' report an urgent warning on climate
The world will cross the key 1.5-degree Celsius global warming limit in about a decade, the UN said Monday, warning that devastating impacts of climate change are hitting faster than expected.
UN to deliver diagnosis, prescription for climate crisis
The United Nations was poised to release a capstone report Monday distilling nearly a decade of published science on the impacts and trajectory of global warming, and the tools available to prevent climate catastrophe.
Paper plates and short showers: life with no water in Arizona
With its cactus-filled garden and breathtaking views of the rocky peaks of the Arizona desert, Wendy and Vance Walker's home in the Rio Verde Foothills seemed to be a little slice of paradise.
'Floating toilets' help Cambodia's lake-dwelling poor
Pointing to the murky waters of the Tonle Sap, Si Vorn fights back tears as she recalls her four-year-old daughter dying from diarrhoea after playing in the polluted lake.