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China's Yu, 13, wins third gold with latest Asian Games record
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China's Xi heads to US for talks with Trump: state media
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UK says will revisit Chagos deal after latest Trump criticism
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Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on oligarchs
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In first, French presidential candidate gives birth during campaign
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Hadjar extends Red Bull contract for 2027 F1 season
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Cambodia no 'safe haven' for cyberscams, PM says
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Black Sea drone attacks spell terror for Turkish sailors
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North Korea weightlifter sets three world records for Asian Games gold
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Canada judge to decide prison term for suicide poison seller
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Weinstein faces resentencing in New York for 2006 sex assault
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Outgoing UN chief makes climate push at New York summit
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AI risks, Iran war to take center stage at UN
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Trump met with Venezuela's interim leader at UN
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Badminton no.1 An tells dad to keep it down at Asian Games
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Malaysia furore after Najib wins conditional house arrest
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Runaway leader Antonelli eyeing third straight win
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Italy hope for new dawn under Mancini
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Schoolgirl Yu, 13, fastest again in bid for third Asian Games gold
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Mongolian herders enlist new tech against harsher, drier climate
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Oil prices fall after Trump hails 'good' talks with Iran
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Tata turmoil shines light on India succession woes
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AI political ads warp reality ahead of US midterms
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World Cup 'not enough' as Spain begin next chapter
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Kenneth Branagh embraces action hero role -- to get in shape
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Meta acts against 3.7 mn scammers' accounts with Singapore police help
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'New one' Klopp promises fresh approach as Germany reign begins
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Australia PM says draft social media rules about taking back control
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Milne returns to New Zealand squad for India T20 series
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SmartVendor Brings Autonomous Retail to the Czech Parliament; Clears Europe's Toughest Privacy Bar with SHEKEL WeightAI(TM)
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Voting opens in Alaska's annual Fat Bear Week
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US-led Americas coalition backs sanctions against crime groups
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MLS coach axed for telling female ref 'It's a man's game'
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'Star Wars' fans and art lovers line up for new Lucas museum
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US refuses to give Sudan's de facto leader visa for UN
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Trump renames AI 'super intelligence' as leaders jostle over dangers
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Man City hold Bayern to start Women's Champions League, Arsenal win late
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Oil prices retreat as markets welcome US-Iran talks
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Trump threatens Iran with 'hell' but reveals fresh talks
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US refusing to give Sudan's de facto leader visa for UN: diplomatic sources, UN
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Trump signs security deal with Greenland, Denmark at UN
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Macron urges world to choose UN over 'law of the jungle'
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Trump threatens Iran with 'hell' but unveils fresh talks
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All-rounder Jacks stars as England beat Sri Lanka in 1st ODI
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Colombia president retracts claim children found after plane crash
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday retracted his claim that four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after an airplane crash in the Amazon had been found alive.
Italy flood deaths rise to 11 as thousands wait to come home
The death toll from floods that devastated an area of northeastern Italy rose to 11 Thursday after the bodies of two more people were found, authorities told AFP.
Fresh rescue efforts as Italy counts cost of deadly floods
Rescue workers searched Thursday for people still trapped by floodwaters in northeast Italy as more residents were evacuated after downpours which killed nine people and devastated homes and farms.
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Authorities in Ravenna issued an immediate evacuation order Thursday for three villages threatened by floods after heavy rains left nine people dead across northeastern Italy.
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Library books should not have 'unhealthy ideas': Hong Kong leader
Hong Kong must not "recommend books with unhealthy ideas", the city's leader John Lee said on Thursday, following the removal of library books related to the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown and other political issues.
Colombia says four kids found alive in Amazon after plane crash
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
'Playing war': Conflict militarises Ukraine children
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Jailed Kremlin critic Kara-Murza's health failing: wife
The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his failing health behind bars, hailing his courage in the face of an act of "cynical vengeance" by Moscow.
Man convicted in US limo tragedy that killed 20
The manager of a limousine company was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree manslaughter for the deaths of 20 people in a 2018 accident involving one of his vehicles in New York state.
Four kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon after plane crash
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
Four children found alive in Amazon after plane crash
Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
Canada seeks foreign help to fight spreading wildfires
Canada called for foreign help Wednesday to combat wildfires burning out of control and spreading across vast swathes of the western half of the country.
Theranos founder Holmes ordered to prison on May 30
Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving prison time on May 30 after a court denied her latest request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction.
Colombian soldiers hunt for children who survived air crash
More than 100 soldiers with sniffer dogs were searching for four missing indigenous children who were traveling in an airplane that crashed in the Colombian Amazon two weeks ago, killing three adults, the armed forces said on Wednesday.
World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38 mn
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
Nine dead, Grand Prix cancelled after flooding devastates northern Italy
At least nine people died in Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region as heavy rains flooded rivers and submerged entire neighbourhoods and farmland Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of this weekend's Imola Grand Prix.
Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access
Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.
Michael Douglas on how to choreograph a sex scene
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French court upholds home detention for Sarkozy in wiretap graft case
A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.
Nintendo sells 10 mn copies of 'Zelda' in three days
The latest edition of smash-hit video game franchise "Zelda" sold more than 10 million copies in its first three days, Japanese firm Nintendo said on Wednesday.
Italy rains kill at least two as more floods feared
Heavy rains caused devastation across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, killing at least two people, as officials warned Wednesday more floods could follow.
French court upholds Sarkozy's jail term in wiretap graft case
A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.
New Zealand police say arson suspected in deadly hostel fire
An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police said on Wednesday, as they opened a homicide investigation.
Iconic New York discount luxury store reopens after pandemic bust
Forced to shutter during the Covid-19 pandemic, discount luxury goods store Century21 reopened its flagship location in Manhattan on Tuesday, drawing elated crowds of bargain hunters back to the New York institution.
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Colombia searching Amazon for missing plane crash passengers
An intense rescue effort was underway Tuesday to find six passengers, including four children, who have disappeared since the small plane they were traveling in crashed in the Amazon, Colombia's aviation authority said.