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India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'
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Chiba wins women's title, Malinin leads at Skate Canada
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Denmark's fabled restaurant noma sells products to amateur cooks
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UK train stabbing wounds 10, two suspects arrested
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Nashville top Messi's Miami 2-1 to level MLS Cup playoff series
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Fergie, her daughters and the corgis hit by Andrew crisis
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'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during US shutdown
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High price of gold inspires new rush in California
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'Swing for the fences': Carney promises bold budget as US threat grows
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UK police arrest two after 'multiple people' stabbed on train
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NBA Hawks lose guard Young for four weeks with knee sprain
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50 dead as Caribbean digs out from Hurricane Melissa
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Forever Young gives Japan first Breeders' Cup Classic triumph
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Mbappe's Real Madrid extend Liga lead, Villarreal move second
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Salah savours 'great feeling' after 250th Liverpool goal
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Ethical Diamond surges to upset win in $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf
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Kinghorn kicks Toulouse to Top 14 summit
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Mbappe extends Real Madrid's Liga lead in Valencia rout
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All Blacks sink 14-man Ireland 26-13 in Chicago Test
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World champ Malinin takes lead at Skate Canada
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Liverpool snap losing streak as Salah hits 250 goals in Villa win
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Salah's 250th Liverpool goal sinks Villa as Arsenal cruise at Burnley
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Morant suspended by Grizzlies after rebuking coaching staff
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Spalletti begins Juve tenure with win at Cremonese but Napoli held
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Frank refuses to condemn Van de Ven, Spence for snub in Spurs defeat
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France superstar Dupont extends Toulouse deal
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Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids
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French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls
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Scotland thrash USA before All Blacks' clash
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Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum
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Bayern rest stars but ease past Leverkusen before PSG clash
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Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations
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Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher
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Napoli held by Como as Spalletti begins Juve adventure
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Southampton boss Still vows to fight on as pressure mounts
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Borthwick hails 'ball of energy' Pollock as England down Australia
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Egypt opens grand museum in lavish, pharaonic ceremony
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Joao Pedro strikes at last as Chelsea edge past Spurs
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Ohtani to open for Dodgers in World Series deciding game seven
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Understrength Bayern sail past Leverkusen before PSG clash
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Ramos header earns PSG late win over Nice
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Two more suspects including woman charged over Louvre heist
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Arteta hails Arsenal's 'exceptional' first half as leaders sink Burnley
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Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist
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More than $2 mn in weapons seized in deadly Rio anti-drug raid: govt
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Feinberg-Mngomezulu guides South Africa to big win over Japan
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Sinner crushes Zverev to reach Paris Masters final, brink of No.1
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Pollock shines as England eventually overpower Australia
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Australia's unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species were headed for extinction.
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Australia's unique wildlife is in retreat as it reels from bushfires, drought, human activity and global warming, according to a "shocking" government report Tuesday that prompted calls for dramatic change.
Europe burns as heatwave breaks temperature records
A fierce heatwave in western Europe on Monday left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, smashing temperature records and feeding ferocious forest wildfires.
Britain, France face hottest day as Europe fires rage
Britain and France went on heatwave alert on Monday facing record temperatures as southwest Europe wilted under a scorching sun and ferocious wildfires devoured more forests.
Malaysia seizes animal parts worth $18 mn
Malaysian customs officials said Monday they seized a stash of rare animal parts worth $18 million thought to have come from Africa, including elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales.
Britain, France brace for hottest day as Europe fires rage
Britain and France went on heatwave alert on Monday bracing for record temperatures as southwest Europe wilted under a scorching sun and ferocious wildfires devoured more forests.
MPs question deterrent effect of UK's Rwanda migrant policy
British MPs on Monday told the government there was "no clear evidence" that its controversial policy to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda would stop Channel crossings in small boats.
Britain, France brace for temperature records as Europe fires rage
Britain and France went on high alert on Monday, bracing for record temperatures from a punishing heatwave as deadly wildfires raging in parts of southwest Europe showed no sign of abating.
France on alert as forest fires rage in scorching southwest Europe
France was on high alert on Monday as the peak of a punishing heatwave gripped the country, while wildfires raging in parts of southwest Europe showed no sign of abating.
Iran arrests several after protests at drying lake
Iranian police have arrested several people for disturbing security after they protested the drying up of a lake once regarded as the Middle East's largest, official media said Sunday.
US won't 'walk away' from Middle East, Biden tells Arab leaders
US President Joe Biden told Arab leaders on Saturday that Washington would remain fully engaged in the Middle East and would not cede influence to other world powers.
Morocco firefighters battle infernos as villagers flee
Hundreds of Moroccan firefighters and soldiers battled late Thursday to put out at least four infernos ripping through forests in the north of the kingdom, officials said.
California wildfire threat to Yosemite giant sequoias 'almost gone'
The wildfire threat to the world's largest trees in California has almost passed, with the blaze now spreading away from giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park, a forestry official said Thursday.
Vulnerable Pacific islands call for 'urgent, immediate' action on climate
Vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on climate change Thursday, while stressing a commitment to democracy and the "rules-based" international order in the face of growing Chinese regional influence.
Western Europe heatwave to peak in Spain
The heatwave sweeping across southwestern Europe is expected to peak Thursday in Spain, with blistering temperatures already fueling wildfires across the Iberian Peninsula and France.
Race to find Brazil Amazon species before they disappear
In a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon, a scientific expedition is cataloguing species. Time is of the essence.
Desert-grown superfood puts 'healthy' burgers on UAE menus
A hardy plant grown using salt water is thriving in the UAE's desert farms and helping create "healthy" burgers, showing sustainable agriculture's potential in the toughest conditions.
Saving Guatemala's poisonous 'Sleeping Child' lizard
With its sharp claws, scaly skin and venomous bite, Guatemala's "Sleeping Child" lizard has earned itself few human friends.
Western Europe wilts under second heatwave in weeks
Firefighters battled wildfires in Spain and Portugal Tuesday as Western Europe faced its second heatwave in weeks which threatened glaciers in the Alps and worsened drought conditions.
Indonesian islanders sue cement giant Holcim over climate damage
Residents of Pulau Pari, an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels, are suing cement giant Holcim over its carbon dioxide emissions, a Swiss charity said on Tuesday.
Heavy rains flood villages in Russia's climate-hit Far East
Heavy rainfall has flooded several villages in Yakutia, in Russia's Far East region, authorities said on Tuesday.
Fourth arrest in Amazon murders of journalist, guide: police
A fourth person has been arrested as part of the investigation into the killings last month of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon, authorities said on Friday.
Billions of people rely on wild species for food, fuel, income: UN
Rampant exploitation of nature is a threat to the billions of people across the world who rely on wild species for food, energy and income, according to a new report from United Nations biodiversity experts published Friday.
Pilgrims pack Mount Arafat for climax of biggest Covid-era hajj
Huge crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims prayed on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Friday, the climax of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic forced drastic cuts in numbers two years in a row.
Sweat, pray, love: extreme heat hounds hajj
The hajj pilgrimage can be physically draining even in ideal conditions, but worshippers this year face an added challenge: scorching sun and temperatures rising to 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit).
Huge groups of fin whales sign of hope for ocean giants
For the first time since whaling was banned, dozens of southern fin whales have been filmed feasting together in a "thrilling" Antarctic spectacle, hailed by scientists Thursday as a sign of hope for the world's second largest animal.
Western US drought brings Great Salt Lake to lowest level on record
Water in Utah's Great Salt Lake has fallen to its lowest level ever recorded, authorities announced this week, a result of the ongoing drought impacting the western United States which scientists warn has been exacerbated by climate change.
Niger activists call for wood-free Eid barbecues to save trees
Non-governmental groups in Niger Wednesday urged Nigeriens to use less wood to grill their mutton during the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha this year to save precious trees.
Rhinos killed, poachers arrested in S.Africa's Kruger Park
Three poachers suspected of killing several rhinos in South Africa's Kruger National Park were arrested after they were tracked down by sniffer dogs, park officials said on Wednesday.
Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns
As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood.
Deadpool: US mega drought spells trouble at Hoover Dam
Millions of gallons of Colorado River water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes.
Police called as UK anti-oil activists target Constable
Two protesters from the Just Stop Oil group on Monday covered a famous British pastoral painting with a poster of an apocalyptic future, then glued themselves to its frame.