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Germany set to slash growth forecast due to Mideast war
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Pakistan's capital holds its breath with US-Iran talks in limbo
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Groundbreaking Iranian snooker star Vafaei takes on the world
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Sakib Hussain: IPL quick whose mum sold her jewellery to fund cricket dream
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US-based Buddhist monks bring peace walk to Sri Lanka
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NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'
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Trump extends ceasefire, claims Iran 'collapsing financially'
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The tiny, defiant Nile island caught in the heart of Sudan's war
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UK inflation jumps as Mideast war propels energy prices
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Oil falls, stocks mixed as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
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Oil, stocks mixed as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
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Anthropic probes unauthorized access to Mythos AI model
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Stadium that was symbol of NZ post-quake rebuild to hold first match
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Blazers stun Spurs after Wemby injury, Lakers down Rockets
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Chinese carmakers aim to build up presence in Europe
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Maoist landmine legacy haunts India
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Fiji villagers reject plan for 'Pacific ashtray' in beach paradise
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India orders school water bells to beat heat
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Japanese minnows one win from fairytale Champions League title
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Rugby Australia eyes brighter future as Lions tour brings cash windfall
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Blazers rally stuns Spurs after Wembanyama injury
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Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
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Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China
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Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
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Pope to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour
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US military says key weapons system staying in South Korea
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India strangles final Maoist bastion as mining looms
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AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories
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Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm
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PGA Tour mulls pathway back for golfers as LIV plots survival
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One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox
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Questions about Tesla spending binge ahead of earnings
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Rome summons Russian ambassador over insults against Meloni
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US tells Afghans to choose Taliban home or DR Congo: activist
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John Ternus to lead Apple in the age of AI
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SpaceX partners with AI startup Cursor, may buy it for $60 bn
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Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices
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Mexico pyramid shooter planned attack, fixated on US massacre
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Mbappe on the mark as Real Madrid sink Alaves
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Rosenior blasts Chelsea flops after 'unacceptable' Brighton defeat
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Inter roar back to beat Como and reach Italian Cup final
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Lens sweep past Toulouse to reach French Cup final
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Brighton crush Chelsea to pile pressure on under-fire Rosenior
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Strait of Hormuz blockade drives up costs at Panama Canal
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Trump extends ceasefire, says giving Iran time to negotiate
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Michelle Bachelet hopes the world is ready for a female UN chief
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Nowitzki, Bird among eight inductees into FIBA Hall of Fame
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Iran war means more orders for US defense giants
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China launches crewed mission to Tiangong space station
China launched the Shenzhou-15 spacecraft on Tuesday carrying three astronauts to its space station, where they will complete the country's first-ever crew handover in orbit, state news agency Xinhua reported.
All regions experienced water extremes in 2021: UN
All regions of the world saw water extremes last year -- both floods and droughts -- and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
World's largest volcano erupts in Hawaii
The world's largest active volcano burst into life for the first time in 40 years, spewing lava and hot ash Monday in a spectacular display of nature's fury by Mauna Loa in Hawaii.
Hawaii volcano, world's largest, erupts for first time in decades
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, as emergency crews went on alert early Monday.
Australia falls short in Great Barrier Reef efforts: experts
Despite warnings, Australia's efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef still fall short of protecting the world's largest coral reef system from pollution and climate change, experts said Monday.
Activists file legal challenge over Finnish climate inaction
Environmental organisations in Finland on Monday filed a legal challenge accusing the government of breaking its own commitments to protect the climate, the first challenge of its kind in the country.
NASA Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit: officials
NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully.
Carrefour still sells beef tied to Brazil deforestation: NGO
French retail giant Carrefour is still selling Brazilian beef products linked to destruction of the Amazon rainforest despite committing to end such sales, the US activist group Mighty Earth said Friday.
South Korean capital launches self-driving bus experiment
South Korea's capital launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday, part of an experiment which engineers said aims to make people feel more comfortable with driverless vehicles on the roads.
Ottawa rolls out CAN$1.6 bn plan to adapt to climate change
The Canadian government on Thursday unveiled a CAN$1.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) plan to help the country deal with the looming dangers of a warming world, such as floods, wildfires and extreme heat.
UK coin study salvages forgotten Roman emperor from 'obscurity'
A forgotten Roman emperor has been rescued from "obscurity" after UK researchers determined a coin long dismissed as fake was in fact authentic.
Violent protests at largest iPhone factory in China
Violent protests have broken out around Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in central China, as workers clashed with security personnel over Covid restrictions at the plant.
Report lays bare Australia's 'sobering' climate challenge
Rising temperatures are fuelling widespread environmental degradation across Australia and supercharging natural disasters, according to a government report released Wednesday in the wake of flash floods on the country's east coast.
Suspended sentence sought for German ex-Nazi camp secretary
German prosecutors on Tuesday demanded a suspended sentence for a 97-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary in what they described as one of the country's last trials over the Holocaust.
France, Germany, Italy agree on next-generation space rockets
France, Germany and Italy, the three biggest contributors to the European Space Agency, said Tuesday they have agreed to guarantee the future of the next-generation Ariane 6 and Vega-C rocket launcher systems.
Who will become history's first 'parastronaut'?
The first astronaut -- or astronauts -- with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency.
No way to run a COP: climate summit host Egypt gets bad marks
Almost from the start, Egypt came under fire over its handling of the UN COP27 climate talks tasked with responding to the growing threat of global warming.
Joy at 'historic' climate damages deal
Vulnerable nations least responsible for planet-heating emissions have been battling for three decades for wealthy polluters to cough up the cash for climate damages.
Climate damages are key flashpoint as UN COP talks go overtime
Climate negotiators were grappling for an agreement Saturday at the UN COP27 in Egypt after high stakes talks went deep into the night with key sticking points over funding for countries wracked by climate disasters and ambition in tackling global warming.
Gridlocked UN climate talks head deep into overtime
Climate negotiators were locked in efforts to break the deadlock at UN COP27 talks Friday as nations tussle over funding for developing countries battered by weather disasters and ambition on curbing global warming.
Climate activists pour paint on Charles Ray sculpture in Paris
Environmental activists on Friday dumped orange paint over an outdoor sculpture by the American artist Charles Ray in central Paris, the latest in a string of artwork defacements aimed at spurring greater government efforts to fight climate change.
Climate change 'main threat' for world heritage sites
One of the world's first cities came close to being wiped off the map during tragic floods this summer in Pakistan. Though Mohenjo Daro survived, it has become a symbol of the threat global warming poses to humanity's cultural heritage.
Webb observations point to a shorter cosmic dark age
The first galaxies may have formed far earlier than previously thought, according to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope that are reshaping astronomers' understanding of the early universe.
WWII veteran with US 101st Airborne Division dies at 101
A US paratrooper who participated in the 1944 D-Day invasion, and lived to reenact the famed World War II landing 75 years later, has died aged 101, his unit -- the 101st Airborne Division -- announced Thursday.
UN chief says stop 'blame game' at deadlocked climate talks
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged rich and developing nations to stop the "finger pointing" at crunch climate talks on Thursday and reach a deal on covering the losses suffered by vulnerable nations battered by weather disasters.
Fixing climate trumps economic woes, threat of war: YouGov survey
Government action to curb global warming should be a top concern despite inflation, an energy crisis and nuclear sabre-rattling by Russia, according to a YouGov survey in wealthy nations published exclusively by AFP.
France backs Lula's proposal to hold climate conference in the Amazon
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday backed a proposal by Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to hold a 2025 United Nations climate conference in the Amazon rainforest.
Battle to save Panama turtle at center of aphrodisiac superstition
The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition.
Climate change fuelled rains behind deadly Nigeria floods: study
Heavy rains behind floods that killed over 600 people in Nigeria this year were about 80 times likelier because of human-induced climate change, scientists reported Wednesday.
Webb telescope reveals blazing hourglass around forming star
The James Webb Space Telescope unveiled its latest image of celestial majesty on Wednesday, an ethereal hourglass of orange and blue dust being shot out from a newly forming star at its centre.
Liftoff! NASA launches mega Moon rocket, ushering new era of exploration
NASA launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday, in a spectacular blaze of light and sound that marked the start of the space agency's new flagship program, Artemis.
Brazil's Lula to take star turn at UN climate talks
After years of Amazon deforestation under Brazil's outgoing leader Jair Bolsonaro, president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will address Wednesday a UN climate conference eager to hear how he will protect the rainforest.