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Macron welcomes Canada's Carney to French Atlantic territory
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Reusser retains world time-trial title
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Fiorentina frustrate Napoli with Serie A draw, Como upset
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Man City outgun Sunderland despite Brobbey hat-trick, Liverpool win at Bournemouth
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Five-star Man City top Premier League after Sunderland thriller
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Top US, Chinese economic officials meet ahead of Trump-Xi summit
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Ukrainian drones hit Moscow on last day of Russian elections
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Erdogan's LGBTQ crackdown 'first step of election campaign': activist
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Multi-Asset Trading Venue Monochrome Exchange Announces IEO of Its Native Token, $MCR
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Mass drone barrage on Moscow kills two
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South Korea break Japan hearts to win Asian Games basketball gold
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82-year-old dies after beach fight in Greece over sun lounger
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Acosta takes first victory at Austrian MotoGP
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US warns of rapid escalation in Mideast war
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PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi under investigation in France for conflict of interest
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Iran 'put hearts on the court' to win Asian Games basketball bronze
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China swim sensation, 13, sets Games record after Japan win early
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School girl Yu helps China dominate in Asian Games swimming openers
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Drones hit Moscow as Russians go to the polls
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Myanmar win first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Puyol watches
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New England boss Fleming says 'wrong' to ask Stokes to end retirement
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China's 13-year-old Yu scorches to first major gold at Asian Games
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Germans vote in elections threatening fresh blow to Merz
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Russians vote on last day of parliamentary elections
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US fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh
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Hong Kong pays final respects to former city leader Tung
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Japan triathlete Hojo wins first gold of Asian Games
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Typhoon put people off Asian Games opening ceremony, official says
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IOC president impressed by 'beautiful' Asian Games wooden huts
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China's 13-year-old Yu cruises as Asian Games swimming begins
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First Asian Games gold goes to Japan as China's 13-year-old Yu lights up pool
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AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks
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Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running
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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub
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Pope Leo in France: the issues on the table
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Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style
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Packing for a pope: behind the scenes on foreign trips
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Singer Ed Sheeran says Gaza situation 'unjustifiable' following controversy
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Republicans find transgender issues a powerful political weapon in midterm campaigning
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In 'Tenzing', a Sherpa mountaineer gets his due
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German state elections threaten new shock waves for Merz
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Ed Sheeran set to return to stage after Palestinian controversy
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Chile's Bachelet quits race to be next UN chief
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Toulouse edge Vannes, Lyon beat Pau to take Top 14 summit
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Raphinha treble fires perfect Barca to win at Sevilla
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Germans arrested for Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall
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Thiam makes winning heptathlon return at Decastar meet
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Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh
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Czechs beat USA to qualify for Davis Cup finals
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France's debt climbs to highest since 1978: ministry
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Thermal drones seek survivors after deadly Italy glacier collapse
Rescuers used thermal drones Monday to search for possible survivors trapped under ice after an avalanche set off by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others.
Copenhagen shooting suspect had mental health issues: police
Danish police said Monday that the suspect in a weekend shooting at a Copenhagen mall that left three dead, including two teenagers, was known to mental health services.
Ghouls and spirits draw Taiwanese crowds to exhibition of underworld
Hopping vampires from China and disembodied flying heads and organs from Thailand have enticed hordes of people to an exhibition in Taiwan, scandalising religious groups who have called for the show's cancellation.
Thousands evacuate from 'dangerous' Sydney floods
Rapidly rising rivers swamped swathes of rain-lashed Sydney on Monday, forcing thousands to flee "dangerous" floods as the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water.
Thousands ordered to evacuate from Sydney floods
Australia's emergency services ordered thousands of people in Sydney to evacuate Monday as overflowing rivers swamped swathes of land and the city's largest dam spilled torrents of water.
Three killed in Copenhagen mall shooting, 22-year-old suspect arrested
Three people were killed and several wounded in a shooting at a Copenhagen mall Sunday, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one suspect, a 22-year-old Dane.
Protests in US after release of video of police killing Black man
Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds of bullets.
Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting, suspect, 22, arrested
Gunfire in a Copenhagen mall Sunday left several dead and several wounded, Danish police said, adding they had arrested one person in his twenties.
Several dead in Copenhagen mall shooting, young suspect arrested
Gunfire in a Copenhagen mall Sunday left several dead and several wound, Danish police said, adding that they had arrested one person in his twenties.
Shots fired in Copenhagen mall, several victims, one arrest
Gunfire in a Copenhagen mall Sunday left several victims, Danish police said, adding that they had arrested one person in connection with the shooting, but did not give details on a potential motive.
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead: rescuers
An avalanche sparked by the collapse of the largest glacier in the Italian Alps killed at least six people and injured eight others on Sunday, an emergency services spokeswoman said.
S.African entrepreneur seeks to turn caterpillars into tasty snacks
A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars popularly known as "mopane worms" are viewed and eaten.
Mixed fortunes of celebrities who leapt on NFT craze
Sports, film and music stars have all flocked to the NFT market to buy pictures of apes, endorse corporate partners or even launch their own art collections.
Like none other: profound impact of conservative US Supreme Court
Two years after President Donald Trump filled its ranks with conservatives, the US Supreme Court has engineered a sharp turn in US constitutional law that could have a profound effect on American life for decades.
Hundreds of flights axed as US kicks off long holiday weekend
Airlines cancelled several hundred US flights Saturday at the start of a long and almost certainly messy holiday travel weekend as carriers struggled to staff their planes.
Afghan clerics vow loyalty to Taliban, but no word on girls' schooling
Thousands of Afghan clerics pledged loyalty to the Taliban Saturday, but ended a three-day meeting without recommendations on how the hardline Islamist group should govern the crisis-hit country.
Georgian fighters in Ukraine wrestle with international humanitarian law
His forearm tattooed "Never forget, never forgive," the head of the Georgian National Legion Mamuka Mamulashvili listens intently to a presentation on the need for fighters in Ukraine to respect international humanitarian law.
Brazil sets new six-month Amazon deforestation record
Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon reached a record level during the first half of 2022, the INPE national space agency said Friday.
Funny old world: The week's offbeat news
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French police bust gang selling fake Bordeaux wine
French police have broken up a gang that had allegedly produced hundreds of thousands of bottles of fake Bordeaux wine in an elaborate counterfeiting operation, prosecutors said on Friday.
Assange lodges UK appeal against US extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Friday filed an appeal against his extradition to the United States, as supporters denounced the British government.
French court jails serial rapist for 20 years
A French court on Friday jailed a man for 20 years over dozens of rapes and sexual assaults he committed over a 30-year period along the border with Belgium.
Berlin mosque flies rainbow flag for pride month
A mosque in Berlin on Friday became the first in Germany to fly a rainbow flag in support of the LGBT community, ahead of two major gay pride events in the city this month.
Metaverse years from being global phenomenon, says pioneer
Big brands are rushing to the metaverse but the path to profit is still unclear and mass adoption may be years away, one of the sector's biggest players, Sebastien Borget, told AFP in an interview.
Taliban's reclusive supreme leader attends Afghan clerics' meeting
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada showed up Friday at a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital called to rubber-stamp the hardline Islamist group's rule over the country.
Nine protesters killed in Sudan anti-coup mass rallies
At least nine Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces sought to quash mass rallies of protesters demanding an end to military rule, pro-democracy medics said.
California passes sweeping law to reduce non-recyclable plastic
Garbage be gone: California Thursday passed an ambitious law mandating reduction of non-recyclable plastic by at least 30 percent in six years, while also placing responsibility on producers.
Flight trouble: Strained US airlines face July 4 test
US airlines are bracing customers for what will probably be another bumpy holiday weekend as the industry struggles to manage a surge in travel demand that probably exceeds its current capacity.
Washington blocks more than $1 bn in Russian oligarch's US assets
The United States on Thursday blocked a US-based company worth more than $1 billion linked to Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, saying the ally of President Vladimir Putin used it to funnel and invest shadowy funds.
DR Congo inters Lumumba remains after nationwide pilgrimage
The scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero Patrice Lumumba were interred on Thursday after a nine-day homage that stirred traumatic memories and national pride.
France holding 10 suspects over Channel migrant disaster
French police are holding 10 people suspected of involvement in the November 2021 Channel drowning of migrants in which 27 people died, a judicial source said Thursday.
Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media
The gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor has inflamed religious tensions in India and sparked a furious response on social media, including calls for reprisal attacks against the country's Muslim minority.