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Chinese ship scouts deep-ocean floor in South Pacific
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Taiwan badminton star Tai Tzu-ying announces retirement
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New York City beat Charlotte 3-1 to advance in MLS Cup playoffs
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MLS Revolution name Mitrovic as new head coach
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Trump gives Hungary's Orban one-year Russia oil sanctions reprieve
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Owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub formally charged
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US accuses Iran in plot to kill Israeli ambassador in Mexico
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New Zealand 'Once Were Warriors' director Tamahori dies
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Hungary's Orban wins Russian oil sanctions exemption from Trump
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More than 1,000 flights cut in US shutdown fallout
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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Netanyahu
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Countries agree to end mercury tooth fillings by 2034
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Hamilton faces stewards after more frustration
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World's tallest teen Rioux sets US college basketball mark
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Trump pardons three-time World Series champ Strawberry
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Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks
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Verstappen suffers setback in push for fifth title
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Earth cannot 'sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
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Wales boss Tandy expects Rees-Zammit to make bench impact against the Pumas
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James Watson, Nobel prize-winning DNA pioneer, dead at 97
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Medical all-clear after anti-Trump package opened at US base
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Sabalenka beats Anisimova in pulsating WTA Finals semi
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Iran unveils monument to ancient victory in show of post-war defiance
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MLS Revolution name Mitrovic as hew head coach
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Brazil court reaches majority to reject Bolsonaro appeal against jail term
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Norris grabs pole for Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race
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More than 1,200 flights cut across US in govt paralysis
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NFL Cowboys mourn death of defensive end Kneeland at 24
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At COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight tax
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Trump hosts Hungary's Orban, eyes Russian oil sanctions carve-out
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All Blacks 'on edge' to preserve unbeaten Scotland run, says Savea
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Alpine say Colapinto contract about talent not money
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Return of centuries-old manuscripts key to France-Mexico talks
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Byrne adamant Fiji no longer overawed by England
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Ex-footballer Barton guilty over 'grossly offensive' X posts
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Key nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards
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Brazil court mulls Bolsonaro appeal against jail term
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Rybakina sinks Pegula to reach WTA Finals title match
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Earth 'can no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
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Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy noms with nine
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Ex-British soldier fights extradition over Kenyan woman's murder
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Kolisi to hit Test century with his children watching
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Alex Marquez fastest in practice ahead of Portuguese MotoGP
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Tech selloff drags stocks down on AI bubble fears
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Blasts at Indonesia school mosque injure more than 50
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Cellphones will be banned in schools across New Zealand, conservative Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Friday, as his fledgling government looks to turn around the country's plummeting literacy rates.
China athletes as young as seven in military training to 'create iron army'
Hundreds of athletes as young as seven are undergoing military training in Shanghai designed to instill discipline and "good fighting ability", the Chinese city said.
Six students go on trial over 2020 murder of French schoolteacher
Six teenagers go on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.
Texas Republicans take aim at climate change -- in textbooks
The scorching summer in Texas this year was the second hottest on record -- but students in the southwestern US state might have a hard time understanding why.
Police out in force in Dublin after night of riots
Police were out in force in Dublin on Friday to prevent a repeat of the widespread rioting that erupted after a knife attack outside a school.
Dublin riot motivated by hate: Irish PM
Rioters who torched vehicles and looted shops in Dublin after a knife attack outside a school brought "shame" on Ireland, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday, condemning the worst violence there in decades.
Worst unrest in decades hits Dublin, police say
A night of torched vehicles and shop looting sparked in Dublin after a knife attack outside a school was of an "extraordinary" level unseen in decades, police said on Friday.
'Existential risk': Quebec's English-language universities fear massive fee hikes
A chill has fallen over the three English-language universities in Canada's Quebec province, as winter arrives with students and administrators worried about plans to nearly double tuition by next school year.
South Koreans sit key exam as flights halted to limit distraction
More than half a million students in South Korea are sitting the crucial national university entrance exam on Thursday, with authorities set to take extraordinary measures including halting flights to minimise distraction.
Paris business district looks to students to replace workers
With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe's biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void left by workers.
Confiscated French love letters finally opened after 265 years
Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France have finally been opened and studied -- after more than 250 years gathering dust.
Schools shut as toxic smog engulfs India's capital
Schools were shut across India's capital on Friday as a noxious grey smog engulfed the megacity and made life a misery for its 30 million inhabitants.
Thai students at rival colleges turn to gang violence
Pae was getting off the bus when a student from a rival Bangkok college shot him simply for wearing his uniform.
Students ordered to wear masks in smog-hit Lahore
Authorities in Pakistan ordered schoolchildren in the smog-smothered city of Lahore to wear masks during lessons starting Thursday, an effort to protect against hazardous levels of polluted air.
School's out forever in ageing Japan
Fading photos of smiling children still adorn the staircase walls at the Ashigakubo primary school, one of thousands that have shut in ageing Japan over the past 20 years.
Pakistani schools for Afghans close as deportations loom
Schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan began to close on Monday as families went into hiding ahead of a deportation deadline.
France pays respects to teacher killed in Islamist attack
A French teacher stabbed to death last week by an Islamist former pupil was to be laid to rest on Thursday, after a funeral in the northern city of Arras attended by President Emmanuel Macron.
Long-banned Alsatian finally allowed in French schools
In a school in eastern France, teacher Sandra Cronimus greets her pupils every morning with a lusty "Guede morje!"
Teacher slain in French school, 'probably' tied to Gaza violence
A Chechen-origin man fatally stabbed a teacher and severely wounded three other adults Friday at a school in northeastern France, with authorities suggesting a probable link to the ongoing violence in the Middle East.
Teacher stabbed to death in attack at French school
A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults Friday at a school in northeastern France, with prosectors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror.
Bedbugs force closure of seven schools in France: minister
France has been forced to shut seven schools over growing concerns over an infestation of bedbugs, Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Friday.
Protests against sex ed classes in Belgian schools
Dozens of demonstrators took to the streets of Brussels on Saturday to protest sex education courses in schools, which have sparked controversy in the French-speaking part of the country.
Belgium students' love story with Taylor Swift
A hubbub grips the class in the Belgian city of Ghent as university students eagerly discuss whether US pop star Taylor Swift is a "literary genius".
Taiwan's TSMC to help train German students for semiconductor careers
Germany's Saxony state signed an agreement with Taiwanese chip giant TSMC on Tuesday to train German students in an effort to meet the growing demand for workers in the semiconductor sector.
Slowly but surely, French ex-PM edges to presidential run
His physical appearance transformed but largely pledging continuity with the rule of President Emmanuel Macron, France's popular former premier Edouard Philippe is staking out the ground for a run for the presidency in 2027 against an increasingly stern challenge from far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen.
Swiss students break world record for electric car acceleration
From zero to 100 km/h in less than a second: a racing car built by students has broken the world record for electric vehicle acceleration, a Swiss university said Tuesday.
US panel denounces France abaya ban as targeting Muslims
A US government advisory panel on Friday denounced ally France's ban on schoolgirls wearing abayas, saying the restriction on the long, flowing dresses was meant to "intimidate" the Muslim minority.
Court backs French abaya Muslim dress ban in schools
France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a government ban on traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women in schools and rejected complaints it was discriminatory and could incite hatred.
French schools refuse dozens of girls wearing Muslim robe
French schools sent dozens of girls home for refusing to remove their abayas -- an over-garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women -- on the first day of the school year, a government minister said Tuesday.
France imposes abaya ban on first day of school
French authorities were on Monday imposing a newly-announced ban on the abaya Muslim dress for women in schools, with over 500 establishments under scrutiny as children across the country returned to class.
Children eager for school in Ukraine after living abroad
Makar and Nadiya Mikhailyuk chatter excitedly as they get ready for their first day back at school in Ukraine, after they and their mother moved back from Poland.
Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course
From "Alice in Wonderland" to "The Great Gatsby", "Rebecca" to "Jane Eyre", the songs of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift are filled with clear and subtle literary references.