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Malaysia's Dayaks mark rice harvest end with colourful parade
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Shanto clinches second ton as Bangladesh set Sri Lanka 296-run target
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Israel says killed three Iranian commanders in fresh wave of strikes
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Crusaders out-muscle Chiefs to clinch 15th Super Rugby crown
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VP Vance says US troops still 'necessary' in Los Angeles
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Australian opener Konstas says he has 'come a long way'
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'Survive, nothing more': Cuba's elderly live hand to mouth
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Last member of K-pop megaband BTS to finish military service
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Olympic balloon to rise again in Paris
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Samaranch Senior -- controversial diplomat who saved the Olympics
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As sports embrace gender tests, Coventry and IOC may follow
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Flamengo floor Chelsea at Club World Cup, Bayern edge out Boca
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Bayern overcome battling Boca to reach Club World Cup last 16
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Jeeno extends lead at Women's PGA Championship
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Israel says delayed Iran's presumed nuclear programme by two years
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Japan-US-Philippines coast guards simulate crisis amid China threat
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Flamengo floor Chelsea at Club World Cup, Bayern face Boca
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Tech-fueled misinformation distorts Iran-Israel fighting
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Panama declares state of emergency over deadly pension protests
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Trump says Iran has 'maximum' two weeks, dismisses Europe peace efforts
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Defending champions Toulouse hold off Bayonne to reach Top 14 final
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Teams from 'south' have Club World Cup heat advantage: Dortmund's Kovac
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'It's only match one' says Itoje after Lions mauled by Pumas
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Fleetwood, Thomas and Scheffler share PGA Travelers lead
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Mexican authorities rescue 3,400 trafficked baby turtles
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Maresca accepts Chelsea were second best in Flamengo loss
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Global stocks mixed, oil lower as market digests latest on Iran
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Argentina's Kirchner urges backers not to gather as police deploy
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Lions slump to warm-up defeat by Argentina
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Habz, Stark light up Diamond League as Girma banishes Paris blues
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Haliburton warns Pacers of 'poison' of outside noise before NBA Finals game 7
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Benfica knock out Auckland in delayed Club World Cup romp
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Benfica knock out Auckland in Club World Cup romp
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Flamengo fightback floors Chelsea at Club World Cup
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Jaiswal salutes 'special' hundred as Vaughan 'staggered' to see England bowl first
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Wirtz wants to 'win everything' for Liverpool after record move
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World Bank and IMF climate snub 'worrying', says COP29 presidency
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Iran rejects nuclear talks with US before Israeli 'aggression' stops
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Sahel juntas pile pressure on foreign mining firms
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Europe powers urge Iran to keep up diplomacy despite Israeli strikes
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Sabalenka saves four match points against Rybakina to reach Berlin semis
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Liverpool complete record swoop for Wirtz from Leverkusen
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Armenia PM hails 'in depth' talks with Erdogan on 'historic' Turkey visit
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Alcaraz extends winning streak, Draper into semi-finals at Queen's
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Gill launches India captaincy reign in style with hundred against England
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Mexico's Sheinbaum claims drop in homicides, experts dubious
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Russia might try to take Ukrainian city of Sumy, Putin says
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Zverev battles in Halle, faces Medvedev in semis
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Tennis star Sinner releases duet with Italian tenor Bocelli
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Israel warns of 'prolonged' war against Iran
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Visitors to the island hosting Singapore's only landfill might expect foul odours and swarms of flies, but instead they are greeted with stunning views of blue waters, lush greenery and wildlife.

July to be hottest month on record as UN warns of 'global boiling'
July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Earth has moved into an "era of global boiling".

Entire pod of 97 pilot whales dies in Australia beaching
Nearly 100 pilot whales have died after beaching in Western Australia, wildlife officials said Thursday, following desperate rescue attempts.

Mineral-rich nodules and the battle over mining the deep sea
They might look like pebbles strewn across the seafloor, but to the unique animals of the ocean deep, polymetallic nodules are a crucial habitat.

Automakers form N.America EV charging network alliance
Seven major global automakers said on Wednesday they were creating a joint venture for an extensive North American charging network in a bid to boost demand for electric vehicles.

Mediterranean nations fight heat and deadly fires
Greece was expecting scorching heat on Wednesday as crews scrambled to douse deadly wildfires that have also struck nations around the Mediterranean.

Wind of change picks up for German region's energy sector
Residents of the rural Bavarian village of Schnabelwaid have said "yes" to the installation of wind turbines on the hillside next to their community in a rare win for an energy source unloved in Germany's biggest region.

51 pilot whales dead after beaching in Western Australia
More than 50 pilot whales have died hours after stranding themselves on a beach in Western Australia, with authorities saying Wednesday they are scrambling to save dozens more.
Five dead in northern Italy storms, Sicily wildfires
At least five people were found dead in Italy Tuesday following violent storms in the north and wildfires in Sicily, which could lead the government to declare a state of emergency in the hardest-hit regions.

New heatwave hits Greece as wildfires rage
Greece sweltered in a new wave of soaring temperatures Tuesday, as wildfires raged on several popular tourist islands, forcing mass evacuations.

Fond farewell as first France-born panda heads to China
The first giant panda to have been born in France received an emotional send-off on Tuesday as he left his French zoo ahead of the long haul flight back to his ancestral China.

UN begins pumping oil from decaying tanker off Yemen
The United Nations said on Tuesday it had begun transferring one million barrels of oil from a rusting super-tanker off war-torn Yemen, in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill.
Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life
A vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for controversial deep sea mineral mining is home to thousands of species unknown to science and more complex than previously understood, according to several new studies.

British court spares Shell in climate case
A British court dismissed a lawsuit that accused Shell's leadership of mismanaging climate risks to the oil giant on Monday, but the activist investor group that brought it plans to appeal.

Greta Thunberg fined for disobeying Sweden police, denies crime
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to the climate crisis.

Greta Thunberg goes on trial over Swedish climate protest
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is set to go on trial on Monday charged with disobeying police at a rally last month, in which activists blocked the port in the city of Malmo.

Alphorn fest brings sound of music to Swiss mountains
High up in the Swiss Alps, a hundred alphorn players assembled on a windswept pasture Sunday to make the mountains ring in gentle harmonies at the 22nd International Alphorn Festival.

Wounded US veterans accept new mission: healing coral reefs
Billy Costello walks the deck of a ship wearing his scuba gear and fins, as well as a prosthetic right leg, before dropping into the sea.

Within sight of New York City, a despoiled river comes back to life
He is not a lawyer, finance guy or a politician, but activist Bill Sheehan has moved mountains to clean up the Hackensack River in New Jersey just outside Manhattan, which for decades has been a dumping ground for industrial chemicals.

Greece facing longest heatwave on record while US braces for record highs
Greece was Saturday bracing for its longest heatwave on record as weekend temperatures were forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking heatwave stretching across the southern United States was expected to expand in the coming days.

Monkey business in Pakistan court during smuggling case
A baby monkey caused chaos in a Pakistan court after escaping from a troop presented as evidence in a case of wildlife smuggling, officials said.

Nations aim to ink deep sea mining rules by 2025
The International Seabed Authority's member nations on Friday agreed on a two-year roadmap for the adoption of deep sea mining regulations, despite conservationists' calls for a moratorium on mineral extraction they say would avert marine threats.

'Extreme' Indonesian market ends dog, cat meat trade
A notorious Indonesian animal market has ended the sale of dog and cat meat after years of activist pressure to stop the trade and its brutal methods of slaughter, according to campaigners.

Rewetting German marshes to blunt climate change impact
Amid the fields of northern Germany a vast expanse of bulrushes has been planted to form one of Europe's largest reclaimed marshes.

Greece facing 40C weekend while record US heat wave set to expand
Greece was Saturday facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, with temperatures forecast to soar above 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit), while a record-breaking heat wave stretching across the southern United States was expected to expand in the coming days.

A sweaty robot may help humans understand impact of soaring heat
What happens to the body when a human gets heatstroke? How can we protect ourselves in a warming planet? To answer these burning questions, Arizona researchers have deployed a robot that can breathe, shiver and sweat.

Greece facing hottest July weekend in 50 years, expert warns
Greece is facing its hottest July weekend in 50 years, a top meteorologist warned Friday as the country wilts under a prolonged heatwave set to last well into next week.

Iran's ancient 'wind catchers' beat the heat naturally
Tall, chimney-like towers rise from centuries-old adobe houses in Iran's desert city of Yazd, drawing in a pleasant breeze for residents of one of the hottest cities on earth.

July likely to be warmest month on record: NASA scientist
July 2023 will probably be the world's hottest month in "hundreds, if not thousands, of years," top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said Thursday.

Helicopter pilot dies fighting Canadian wildfires
A pilot died in a helicopter crash in western Canada fighting wildfires that have ravaged the country, police said Thursday.

Spill of 1,200 barrels of crude blight Ecuadoran beach
A leak at an oil terminal spilled at least 1,200 barrels of crude onto a beach popular with tourists in northwest Ecuador, near the border with Colombia, officials said Thursday.

A roundup of the extreme heat hitting the globe
The world has been buffeted by fires, dire health warnings and broken temperature records in the past week.