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World Cup host Morocco under pressure to save stray dogs
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Canadian teen Mboko beats Rybakina to reach WTA Montreal final
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Ohtani homers for 1,000th MLB hit in Dodgers defeat
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Trump hikes India levy over Russian oil as tariff deadline looms
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Smiling through: Alcaraz won't let Wimbledon defeat get him down
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Apple to invest additional $100 bn in US
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Trump says likely to meet Putin 'very soon'
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Major climate-GDP study under review after facing challenge
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Lebanon's Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it
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Rare 'Hobbit' first edition auctioned for £43,000
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Sinner lukewarm on expanded Cincinnati format
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Rested Scheffler ready to tackle US PGA Tour playoffs
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Sudan says army destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries
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White House says Trump open to meeting Putin and Zelensky
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Grok, is that Gaza? AI image checks mislocate news photographs
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'Global icon' Son Heung-min joins LAFC from Tottenham
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In Cuba, Castro's 'influencer' grandson causes a stir
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Mexican president backs threatened female football referee
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France wildfire kills one as Spanish resort blaze 'stabilised'
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German great Mueller signs with MLS Whitecaps
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US government gets a year of ChatGPT Enterprise for $1
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Trump calls Putin-Witkoff talks 'highly productive' but sanctions still due
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Egypt sets opening of $1 bn Pyramids museum for Nov 1
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Prince Harry, African charity row rumbles on as watchdog blames 'all parties'
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Brazil seeks WTO relief against Trump tariffs
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Isak told to train alone by Newcastle - reports
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McDonald's sees US rebound but says low-income diners remain stressed
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Trump hikes India levy over Russian oil as tariff deadline approaches
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Swiss president hopes Washington talks avert surprise tariff
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France wildfire kills one as Spanish resort evacuated
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Stocks higher with eyes on earnings, US tariff deadline
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Vonn appoints Svindal as coach ahead of 2026 Olympics
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Darth Vader's lightsaber could cost you an arm and a leg
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Swiss president to meet Rubio as surprise tariff hike looms
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Israel orders army to execute govt decisions on Gaza
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Berlin wary as Berlusconi group closer to German media takeover
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Italy approves plans for world's longest suspension bridge
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Dutch city to ban meat ads in world first claim
The Dutch city of Haarlem is set to become the first in the world to ban advertisements for most meat because of its impact on climate change, officials said Wednesday.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes seeks new fraud trial
Convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on Monday asked for a new trial, saying a star prosecution witness showed up at her home saying he felt he had "done something wrong."

NASA's Webb catches Tarantula Nebula
A stellar nursery nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula has been captured in crisp detail by NASA's Webb telescope, revealing hitherto unseen features that deepen scientific understanding, the agency said Tuesday.

Filtered ferry engines hailed for tackling air pollution
A French ferry company has launched what it claims is the first vessel that uses filters to capture almost all air pollutants from the boat's exhaust fumes, sparking praise from campaigners and local authorities.

Berlin tech show facing up to era of energy scarcity
From portable solar panels to smart thermostats and "intelligent" radiators, exhibitors at the IFA tech show in Berlin are touting smart solutions for an energy-starved world.

China logs hottest August since records began
China has logged its hottest August since records began, state media reported Tuesday, following an unusually intense summer heat wave that parched rivers, scorched crops and triggered isolated blackouts.

African leaders slam Western absence from climate summit
African leaders criticised on Monday the lack of Western counterparts at a meeting in Rotterdam where they pleaded for funds to help their countries adapt to global warming.

Germany seeks 'forgiveness' 50 years after Munich Olympics massacre
Germany on Monday sought "forgiveness" from families of victims in the 1972 Munich Olympics attack, admitting responsibility for a litany of failings that led to the deaths of 11 Israelis.

NASA unsure next Moon rocket launch attempt possible this month
After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story lunar rocket off the ground due to a fuel leak, NASA officials said Saturday it may not be possible to try again this month.

NASA postpones rocket launch to Moon after fuel leak
NASA on Saturday scrapped a second attempt to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its uncrewed test capsule toward the Moon after engineers detected a fuel leak.

NASA Moon rocket ready for second attempt at liftoff
After technical issues halted its first launch attempt, NASA will try again on Saturday to get its new 30-story rocket off the ground and send its unmanned test capsule towards the Moon.

Le Monde accused of 'censorship' for pulling op-ed on Macron
Leading French daily Le Monde on Friday faced accusations of censorship after it deleted an opinion piece that critically analysed President Emmanuel Macron's stance on Algeria, although the newspaper insisted it had contained an error of interpretation.

It's raining diamonds across the universe, research suggests
It could be raining diamonds on planets throughout the universe, scientists suggested Friday, after using common plastic to recreate the strange precipitation believed to form deep inside Uranus and Neptune.

African countries to stand by 1.5C target at climate talks talks
African countries on Friday agreed on a common push to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius -- a goal that scientists fear is increasingly elusive -- at upcoming UN climate talks.

Webb telescope captures its first image of exoplanet
The James Webb space telescope has taken its first image of an exoplanet -- a planet outside our solar system -- as astronomers hail the device's performance since its launch last year.

NASA readies for Saturday Moon rocket launch attempt
The stars appear to be aligned for NASA's Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, with weather forecasts favorable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved.

Africa's oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe
Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago.

Villagers brave snakes and hunger to protect land in flooded Pakistan
The southern Pakistan village of Karim Bakhsh is almost entirely under muddy water after catastrophic monsoon rains -- hardly any stable buildings are left for shelter, the wheat silos are empty and venomous snakes are a constant threat.

Gorbachev and Reagan: a friendship that ended the Cold War
Mikhail Gorbachev stepped onto a Washington street and began shaking hands to cheers and applause in 1990 -- a bit of unaccustomed political showmanship worthy of his friend Ronald Reagan.

G20 climate talks in Indonesia end without joint communique
Group of 20 climate talks in Bali ended without a joint communique Wednesday despite host Indonesia warning the world's leading economies they must act together to combat a warming planet or risk plunging into "uncharted territory".

Misery mounts for millions in Pakistan's 'monsoon on steroids'
Army helicopters flew sorties over cut-off areas in Pakistan's mountainous north Wednesday and rescue parties fanned out across waterlogged plains in the south as misery mounted for millions trapped by the worst floods in the country's history.

Lives swept away: rescued tourists recount Pakistan flood horror
It was midnight when Yasmin and her family were ordered to urgently evacuate their room at the Honeymoon Hotel, perched above the picturesque ice-blue waters of the Swat river.

New launch attempt Saturday for NASA's Moon rocket
NASA will make a second attempt to launch its powerful new Moon rocket on Saturday, after scrubbing a test flight earlier in the week, an official said.

From Pizza Hut to the free press: Gorbachev's years after power
A Soviet reformer, Mikhail Gorbachev continued to innovate after leaving the Kremlin -- as the first leader in Russia's modern history to play a public role in his years after power.

Webb telescope captures new detail of Phantom Galaxy
The James Webb space telescope has revealed dazzling new detail of a previously known slice of the cosmos 32 million light-years away, in a new picture released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

Want to save carbon and land? Study suggests wooden cities
Housing people in homes made from wood instead of steel and concrete could save more than 100 billion tonnes of carbon emissions while preserving enough cropland to feed a booming population, research suggested Tuesday.

Japan business leader and monk Inamori dies at 90
Kazuo Inamori, a business guru and ordained Buddhist monk who reversed the fortunes of debt-ridden Japan Airlines, has died aged 90, a company he founded said Tuesday.

Relief and desperation in Pakistan's makeshift flood camps
Makeshift camps have sprung up all over Pakistan -- in schools, along motorways and at military bases -- to give shelter to millions of displaced flood victims.

African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27
African countries on Monday called for an end to a "climate injustice" saying the continent causes less than four percent of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming.

Greenland already locked in to major sea level rise: study
Even without any future global warming, Greenland's melting ice sheet will cause major sea level rise with potentially "ominous" implications over this century as temperatures continue to rise, according to a study published Monday.

'Crying all the time': Monkeypox patients reveal psychological scars
The monkeypox virus may cause intense pain but the psychological scars of the illness can be just as devastating, say sufferers and those who are treating them.

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises
Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland destroyed, and the country's main river threatening to burst its banks.