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Japan organisers 'not satisfied' as empty seats blight Asian Games
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Austria 'ghetto' language classes leave children to repeat school
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Canals full, roads submerged as Bangkok declares flood disaster
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S.African women runners arm themselves after string of killings
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China, US to open AI 'communication channel' after summit
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'I felt embarrassed': Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold
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Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild
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Indonesia fires threatens critically-endangered orangutan: IUCN
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New China sprint star, 17, vows 'no limits' after Asian Games gold
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Bangkok declares flood disaster across city
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Japanese 11-year-old wins Asian Games eSports gold
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'World records not enough': North Korea weightlifters target Olympic gold rush
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TikTok agrees to teen limits in US settlement following Meta
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Iran proposes Hormuz plan, Trump reportedly refuses
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Venezuela's oil cradle pins hopes on US energy deals
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El Nino rewrites the menu in the world's top restaurants
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US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds
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Pope to hold giant mass on Champs-Elysees
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'Leo, Leo': Young Catholics give pope rockstar welcome in France
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TikTok to pay Alabama $100 mn under pre-trial settlement
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Lula bans sports betting days ahead of Brazil's election
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Internationals take 7-3 Presidents Cup lead after foursomes sweep
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Guatemala ensures survival of vulnerable 'fossil' fish
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Brazil team returns to Colombian site of doomed jet crash
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Mancini finds positives in Italy loss, accepts fans' jeers
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Mbappe injured as Zidane wins on France debut, Italy lose on Mancini return
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Alcaraz helps Europe into Laver Cup lead
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Senegal draw in Vieira debut, Nigeria survive scare as Cape Verde crash
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Six missing after building collapses in historic Athens district
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U2 performs surprise 50th anniversary gigs in Dublin
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Mbappe scores but suffers knee injury as Zidane gets debut France win
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Pope calls worshippers 'saints of France' after AI warning
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Mancini's Italy return spoiled by Belgium defeat
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US court sides with Pentagon in Anthropic AI ban
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Rodri confident in Man City innocence despite reported charges
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Wall Street stocks rise, greeting optimism over possible US-Iran deal
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Jay-Z rape accuser says she made 'false accusations'
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NFL players chief raises concerns over pitch for Maracana game
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Senegal draw first match under Vieira and Nigeria survive scare
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Daytime Russian attacks kill seven in Kyiv
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Trump, Xi end summit long on pomp, but short on progress
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Spotting AI writing: how reliable are the detectors?
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Russia not preparing for conflict with Europe, Putin says
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French youth await pope after AI 'paradise of machines' warning
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Trump's photo of Xi greeting carries signs of AI
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Man City found guilty of Premier League charges, set to appeal: reports
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Six missing after building blast in historic Athens district
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Embolo follows Xhaka out of Swiss squad over fake Covid documents
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Millions in US northeast brace for powerful storm
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Trump, Xi inspect founding documents of US democracy to close summit
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US Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as first Black congressional party leader
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EU eyes special court to try Russia for Ukraine war
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Former China leader Jiang Zemin dies, aged 96
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests.
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead: state media
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin, who steered the country through a transformational era from the late 1980s and into the new millennium, died Wednesday at the age of 96, state news agency Xinhua said.
Former China leader Jiang Zemin dead at 96
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Half of world's democracies in decline: report
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Fresh clashes in south China as authorities warn of 'crackdown'
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Macron kicks off US state visit, with trade dispute looming
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Trial in 2016 Ivory Coast attack set to get underway
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'It's always scary': medics in Ukraine's 'meat grinder'
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Australian ex-PM censured over secret ministry posts
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Two militia leaders guilty of sedition in US Capitol assault
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US militia leader guilty of sedition in Capitol assault
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was found guilty of sedition on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.
Canada police investigating broad China interference
Canadian federal police are investigating widespread interference by China in Canadian affairs, including its "democratic processes," the nation's top cop has said in a letter to a parliamentary committee but without detailing the allegations.
Stowaways who arrived in Spain on rudder returned to ship
Three migrants who arrived in Spain after enduring an 11-day journey from Nigeria on the rudder of a fuel tanker were returned to the ship Tuesday after receiving medical care, officials said.
China's nuclear arsenal to more than triple by 2035: Pentagon
China's nuclear arsenal is likely to more than triple to 1,500 warheads by 2035, the Pentagon said in a Tuesday report that also highlighted the increasing sophistication of the country's air force.
Trade tensions overshadow Macron's showy White House visit
French President Emmanuel Macron was set to arrive in Washington Tuesday for a rare state visit hosted by Joe Biden, but hard-nosed disagreements about US-EU trade will loom over the pomp and ceremony at the White House.
Killer of S.African anti-apartheid hero Hani stabbed in jail: prison
The killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani has been stabbed in jail, days after the country's top court ordered him to be released on parole, the prison services said Tuesday.
Ukraine urges allies to speed up support for winter of war
Ukraine urged NATO members Tuesday to speed up weapons deliveries and help restore its shattered power grid, as Western allies looked to bolster support to aid Kyiv through winter in the face of Russia's attacks.
China warns of 'crackdown' after major protests
China's top security body called for a "crackdown" against "hostile forces" on Tuesday, after a weekend of protests in major cities opposing Covid lockdowns and demanding greater political freedoms.
Ecuador's ex-VP freed from jail after graft sentence
Ecuador's former vice president Jorge Glas has been released from prison after serving time for corruption in a vast scandal involving the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.