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Artificial snow woes for Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics organisers
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Trump imposes full travel bans on seven more countries, Palestinians
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New Chile leader calls for end to Maduro 'dictatorship'
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Shiffrin extends slalom domination with Courchevel win
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Doctor sentenced for supplying ketamine to 'Friends' star Perry
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Tepid 2026 outlook dents Pfizer shares
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Rob Reiner murder: son not medically cleared for court
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FIFA announces $60 World Cup tickets for 'loyal fans'
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Dembele and Bonmati scoop FIFA Best awards
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Shiffrin dominates first run in Courchevel slalom
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EU weakens 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry
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Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade
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French lawmakers adopt social security budget, suspend pension reform
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Afrikaners mark pilgrimage day, resonating with their US backers
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Lawmakers grill Trump officials on US alleged drug boat strikes
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Hamraoui loses case against PSG over lack of support after attack
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Trump - a year of ruling by executive order
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Iran refusing to allow independent medical examination of Nobel winner: family
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Brazil megacity Sao Paulo struck by fresh water crisis
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Australia's Green becomes most expensive overseas buy in IPL history
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VW stops production at German site for first time
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Man City star Doku sidelined until new year
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Rome's new Colosseum station reveals ancient treasures
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EU eases 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry
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'Immense' collection of dinosaur footprints found in Italy
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US unemployment rises further, hovering at highest since 2021
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Senators grill Trump officials on US alleged drug boat strikes
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Filmmaker Rob Reiner's son to be formally charged with parents' murder
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Shift in battle to tackle teens trapped in Marseille drug 'slavery'
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Stocks retreat on US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes
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Manchester United 'wanted me to leave', claims Fernandes
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Serbian President blames 'witch hunt' for ditched Kushner hotel plan
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Man who hit Liverpool parade jailed for over 21 years
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Sahel juntas would have welcomed a coup in Benin: analysts
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PSG ordered to pay around 60mn euros to Mbappe in wage dispute
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BBC says will fight Trump's $10 bn defamation lawsuit
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Stocks retreat ahead of US jobs, oil drops on Ukraine hopes
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Suicide bomber kills five soldiers in northeast Nigeria: sources
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EU set to drop 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry
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Australia's Green sold for record 252 mn rupees in IPL auction
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Elusive December sun leaves Stockholm in the dark
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Brendan Rodgers joins Saudi club Al Qadsiah
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Thailand says Cambodia must announce ceasefire 'first' to stop fighting
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M23 militia says to pull out of key DR Congo city at US's request
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Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: study
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China to impose anti-dumping duties on EU pork for five years
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Nepal starts tiger census to track recovery
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Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re
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Indonesians reeling from flood devastation plea for global help
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17 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake bursts
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14 killed, 152 missing in Taiwan after barrier lake burst
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Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan.
14 killed, 124 missing in Taiwan after barrier lake burst
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Hundreds trapped as typhoon triggers barrier lake burst in Taiwan
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EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
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Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: study
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IEA feels the heat as Washington pushes pro-oil agenda
No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the Trump administration over its globally-respected reports that predict a dwindling in fossil fuel demand.
Evacuees in Philipines, Taiwan take shelter as super typhoon nears
Hundreds of families sheltered in schools and evacuation centres on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan.
Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears
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International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect
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Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court
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EU states agree broad UN emissions target avoiding 'embarrassment'
The EU agreed on a broad emissions-cutting target on Thursday to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion.
EU states agree 'face-saving' broad UN emissions-cutting target
The EU agreed a broad emissions-cutting target on Thursday to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion.
Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data
Europe and the Mediterranean basin saw record drought in August, with more than half of the land affected, according to AFP analysis of EU data.
Australia vows to cut emissions by 62 to 70% by 2035
Australia pledged Thursday to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, after warnings that homes and livelihoods are under threat.
Judge weighs court's powers in Trump climate case
A federal judge overseeing a closely watched climate case on Wednesday pressed the lawyer representing young Americans suing President Donald Trump on whether courts have constitutional authority to rein in his fossil-fuel agenda.
Doctor warns children face heightened risks in US climate trial
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Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide
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