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Biden to use rest of term putting Ukraine in 'best position': advisor
AFP - 27m ago
US President Joe Biden will use the remaining four months of his term "to put Ukraine in the best possible position to …
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Russia, Ukraine swap 206 POWs in UAE-brokered deal
AFP - 59m ago
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a UAE-brokered deal, a rare moment of coordination …
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Comoros president's attacker found dead in prison: prosecutor
AFP - 3h ago
A man who attacked Comoros President Azali Assoumani with a knife, wounding him slightly, has been found dead in prison …
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Italian prosecutors seek six-year sentence for Salvini
AFP - 4h ago
Italian prosecutors Saturday requested a six-year prison sentence for Matteo Salvini, Italy's far-right deputy prime …
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'Shame must change sides': France's mass rape plaintiff becomes feminist icon
AFP - 4h ago
Walking into court each day with her head held high, the ex-wife of a Frenchman on trial for orchestrating her mass rape …
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Uganda holds funeral for murdered Olympian Cheptegei
AFP - 5h ago
Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, …
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Turkey buries activist shot in West Bank
AFP - 7h ago
Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while …
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Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods
AFP - 7h ago
Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced …
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Boeing and striking workers to resume negotiations 'next week'
AFP - 20h ago
Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers are due to resume early next week under a federal mediator, the …
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Trump sharpens anti-migrant attacks as both candidates visit key states
AFP - 21h ago
Donald Trump doubled down Friday on his anti-migrant attacks despite facing criticism for amplifying a conspiracy theory …
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Biden, Starmer put off Ukraine missiles decision
Sep 13 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden on Friday delayed a decision to let Ukraine fire …
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Pope says Trump, Harris 'against life' as Asia tour ends
Sep 13 2024
Pope Francis on Friday accused both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris of being "against life" as he returned to Rome from …
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Harris, Trump campaign in battlegrounds as migrant row intensifies
Sep 13 2024
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris again took their presidential campaigns to battleground states Friday, as a racially …
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Biden, Starmer discuss Ukraine missiles as Russia tensions mount
Sep 13 2024
US President Joe Biden played down threats of war from Moscow Friday as he met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to …
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Boeing workers strike after rejecting contract
Sep 13 2024
Thousands of Boeing factory workers in the United States walked off the job Friday after voting overwhelmingly to reject …
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Foreigners among dozens sentenced to death in DR Congo 'coup' trial
Sep 13 2024
Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday over what the army …
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Pope returns home after epic Asia-Pacific tour
Sep 13 2024
Pope Francis returned to Rome on Friday after a 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, defying health concerns to connect with …
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Biden, Starmer meet as Russia warns over missiles for Ukraine
Sep 13 2024
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden are to meet Friday in Washington to discuss whether to …
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Pope returns home after epic four-nation Asia-Pacific tour
Sep 13 2024
Pope Francis returned to Rome Friday after a gruelling 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, defying health concerns to …
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'Shogun' set to reign at historic Emmys
Sep 13 2024
"Shogun" is tipped to become the first ever non-English-language winner of the Emmy for best drama -- the most …
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'Tell everyone I'm home': Ukrainian prisoners rejoice at rare swap
Sep 13 2024
Tetyana Bugay burst into tears as she called her sister to announce she had finally returned to Ukraine after spending …
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Germany joins pushback to EU anti-deforestation law
Sep 13 2024
Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after …
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London Fashion Week goes 1960s... with a twist
Sep 13 2024
The first full day of London Fashion Week kicked off with a nod to the Swinging Sixties by Irish designer and LFW …
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Pope defies health fears on historic Asia-Pacific tour
Sep 13 2024
Pope Francis wrapped up an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific on Friday, defying health concerns to connect with …
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Germany joins criticism of EU anti-deforestation law
Sep 13 2024
Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving deforestation, after …
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Biden, Starmer meet as Russia warns over long-range missiles for Ukraine
Sep 13 2024
The leaders of Britain and the United States meet Friday in Washington on whether to let Kyiv fire Western-provided …
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Going green? British fashion struggles with sustainability
Sep 13 2024
In an industrial underground space in central London, models in contrasting period dresses and playful streetwear …
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Malaysia widens probe into 'horror' care home child abuse
Sep 13 2024
Malaysian police expanded their probe Friday into a major conglomerate with links to a banned Islamic sect, after …
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London exhibition honours 'human stories' of migrants
Sep 13 2024
Weeks after anti-immigrant riots spread across England, a London exhibition is celebrating the impact immigrant …
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Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up
Sep 13 2024
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital …
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Biden, Starmer to discuss long-range weapons for Ukraine
Sep 13 2024
The leaders of Britain and the United States meet Friday in Washington on whether to let Kyiv fire Western-provided …
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Boeing workers overwhelmingly vote to strike, reject contract
Sep 13 2024
Thousands of Boeing factory workers in the United States overwhelmingly voted on Thursday to strike, spurning a contract …
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Harris, Trump march forward in US battleground states drive
Sep 13 2024
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris head to key battleground states on Friday, each seeking an …
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Afghanistan-New Zealand Test abandoned without ball being bowled
Sep 13 2024
The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was washed out on Friday after five days of rain, just the eighth …
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Sudan museums' precious antiquities looted in war
Sep 13 2024
Sudan's priceless archaeological heritage is being stripped from museums, with looters loading statuettes and fragments …
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Arsenal depleted for Tottenham trip, Ten Hag under scrutiny at Southampton
Sep 13 2024
An under-strength Arsenal face a huge test of their Premier League title credentials at rivals Tottenham, while …
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Bomb threat rattles US city in Republican anti-migrant conspiracy
Sep 13 2024
Government buildings and an elementary school in Springfield, Ohio were evacuated Thursday after an emailed bomb threat, …
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Calm before derby storm for Inter as dark fan underbelly revealed
Sep 13 2024
Inter Milan head into a huge week with the Champions League and Milan derby looming large over Sunday's trip to Monza, …
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Musk brands Australia 'fascists' after move to fine tech giants
Sep 13 2024
Tech mogul Elon Musk has likened the Australian government to "fascists", attacking proposed laws that would fine social …
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PSG refuse League order to pay Mbappe disputed €55 million
Sep 13 2024
Paris Saint-Germain refused Thursday to pay departed striker Kylian Mbappe a disputed 55 million euros ($60.6m) despite …
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US clears way for hearing aid feature in new Apple AirPods Pro
Sep 13 2024
Apple on Thursday got a green light from US regulators to add a feature that would let upcoming AirPods Pro ear pieces …
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Noel Gallagher's 'Brit Pop' guitars go under hammer
Sep 13 2024
A guitar belonging to Noel Gallagher that featured on the cover of Oasis's debut single "Supersonic" fetched £132,000 …
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Trump rules out new Harris debate as swing state fight resumes
Sep 12 2024
Donald Trump said Thursday he would not take part in another debate with Kamala Harris, as the White House rivals headed …
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London Fashion Week opens with Charli XCX party
Sep 12 2024
A hotly anticipated party thrown by high-street retailer H&M with pop star of the summer Charli XCX shook things up with …
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Peru mourns divisive former strongman Fujimori
Sep 12 2024
Peruvians began three days of national mourning Thursday for polarizing former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his …
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London Fashion Week opens with Charli XCX party and second-hand runways
Sep 12 2024
A hotly anticipated party thrown by high-street retailer H&M and pop star Charli XCX was set to shake things up as …
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Putin warns West risks 'war' if it backs Ukraine long-range strikes
Sep 12 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Thursday that letting Ukraine use longer-range weapons to strike …
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Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza school draws global condemnation
Sep 12 2024
Israel faced international condemnation Thursday after a strike killed 18 people at a school-turned-shelter for …
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Spanish PM meets Venezuelan opposition figure amid tensions
Sep 12 2024
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met Thursday with Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who …
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Harris, Trump target swing states after fierce debate
Sep 12 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump headed back Thursday to battleground states set to decide the knife-edge US election, …
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Brigitte Macron awarded damages over false trans claim
Sep 12 2024
A court on Thursday ordered two women to pay 8,000 euros in damages to French First Lady Brigitte Macron after making …
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SpaceX makes history with first spacewalks by private citizens
Sep 12 2024
A pioneering private crew made history Thursday by performing the first commercial spacewalk, with NASA hailing it as "a …
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Pope says migrant workers need 'a fair wage'
Sep 12 2024
Pope Francis held mass and made a plea for migrant workers to be paid fairly as he visited the affluent city-state of …
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Peru's polarising ex-president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86
Sep 12 2024
Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for …
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Gaza rescuers say 18 killed in Israeli strike on school
Sep 12 2024
Israel bombed a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, which rescuers said killed 18 people, including …
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Brazil's Indigenous people hail return of sacred cloak
Sep 12 2024
With the beating of drums and pipes filled with medicinal herbs, the Tupinamba people of Brazil are counting down the …
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Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' brought together in London show
Sep 12 2024
A hundred years after acquiring one of Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers", Britain's National Gallery in London will bring …
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Taylor Swift again urges fans to vote at MTV VMAs
Sep 12 2024
Taylor Swift on Wednesday repeated her call for fans to register to vote in the US presidential election as she accepted …
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North Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles
Sep 12 2024
North Korea fired multiple short range ballistic missiles into waters east of the Korean peninsula Thursday, Seoul's …
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Hurricane Francine batters US state of Louisiana
Sep 12 2024
Hurricane Francine slammed into Louisiana Wednesday with potential for life-threatening flooding and storm surge as …
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school killed 18
Sep 12 2024
An Israeli air strike hit a school in central Gaza on Wednesday, with the Hamas-run territory's civil defence agency …
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Verstappen, Red Bull seek to bounce back in Baku
Sep 12 2024
Max Verstappen will look for an improved personal and team performance this weekend when Red Bull seek to stop the rot …
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Polarising ex-Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86
Sep 12 2024
Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at …
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Trump and Harris attend 9/11 memorial after brutal debate
Sep 12 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, …
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Mexico adopts world-first judicial reforms after protesters storm Congress
Sep 12 2024
Lawmakers in Mexico approved controversial reforms on Wednesday that will make it the first country to allow voters to …
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Alberto Fujimori, Peru's deeply divisive former strongman leader
Sep 12 2024
Peru's Alberto Fujimori, who died Wednesday at the age of 86, was a one-time university dean who rose to wage a bloody …
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EU consumer groups slam 'manipulative' video game spending tactics
Sep 12 2024
European consumer groups on Thursday accused the world's biggest video game companies of "purposefully tricking" …
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Wreck discovered of French steamship that sank in Atlantic in 1856
Sep 12 2024
A US dive team has discovered the wreck of a French steamship, Le Lyonnais, that sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1856 …
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Los Angeles wildfire explodes, engulfing homes
Sep 12 2024
A wildfire in the hills near Los Angeles exploded overnight, torching dozens of homes as its footprint swelled 1,000 …
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Hurricane Francine makes landfall in US state of Louisiana
Sep 11 2024
Hurricane Francine barreled into Louisiana Wednesday, forecasters said, warning of life-threatening flooding and storm …
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SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew set for historic private spacewalk
Sep 11 2024
After trekking deeper into space than any humans in the last half-century, a pioneering private crew is set to make …
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Louisiana residents brace for Hurricane Francine
Sep 11 2024
Hurricane Francine was due to barrel into Louisiana Wednesday, forecasters said, warning of life-threatening flooding …
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US, UK promise quick review on Ukraine military asks, ramp up aid
Sep 11 2024
The United States and Britain on Wednesday promised a swift review of Ukraine's requests to ease restrictions on …
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US, UK pledge economic aid, quick action over arms for Ukraine
Sep 11 2024
The United States and Britain on Wednesday committed to provide nearly $1.5 billion in support for Ukraine and promised …
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Nigeria floods kill 30, displace 400,000: rescuers
Sep 11 2024
Severe flooding in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri has claimed at least 30 lives and forced 400,000 people …
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US, UK pledge economic aid for Ukraine, quick action on arms requests
Sep 11 2024
The United States and Britain on Wednesday committed to nearly $1.5 billion in support for Ukraine and promised to …
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Harris and Trump attend 9/11 memorial after brutal debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, …
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Bridge partially collapses in Germany, no injuries
Sep 11 2024
A bridge partially collapsed in the eastern German city of Dresden early on Wednesday, with authorities saying that no …
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Was a lack of get-up-and-go the death of the Neanderthals?
Sep 11 2024
A new study posits a very surprising answer to one of history's great mysteries -- what killed off the Neanderthals?
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After fiery debate, Harris and Trump at 9/11 memorial
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump shook hands Wednesday at New York's 9/11 memorial to mark the anniversary of the attacks, …
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US, UK top diplomats vow Ukraine victory as they discuss long-range arms
Sep 11 2024
The US and British top diplomats vowed Wednesday to work together for Ukraine's victory as they discussed further easing …
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Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
Sep 11 2024
Residents of Vietnam's capital waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll …
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president
Sep 11 2024
Taylor Swift, a self-declared "childless cat lady" and one of the world's most popular and influential stars, has …
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Harris and Trump ride debate buzz into election sprint
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set out Wednesday to ride the momentum from their high-stakes debate into the final …
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Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll passes 150
Sep 11 2024
Residents of Hanoi waded through waist-deep water Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the …
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Harris rattles Trump in fiery presidential debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival's skin as …
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Mexico becomes first country to approve popular election of judges
Sep 11 2024
Mexico became the world's first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels on Wednesday, after protesters …
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US president
Sep 11 2024
Taylor Swift, a self-declared "childless cat lady," has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States.
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Harris takes fight to Trump in fiery presidential debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris went on the offensive against Donald Trump in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival's …
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Fact Check: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed Tuesday in the pair's first and so far only scheduled debate of the 2024 election …
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Landslide devastates Vietnam village as Yagi toll rises in SE Asia
Sep 11 2024
A landslide in the wake of the deadly Typhoon Yagi devastated a Vietnamese village, state media reported Wednesday, as …
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Mount Fuji crowds shrink after Japan brings in overtourism measures
Sep 11 2024
Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year's hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities …
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'No hope': China coach under pressure with World Cup hopes in peril
Sep 11 2024
China coach Branko Ivankovic was under pressure Wednesday to quit after less than seven months in the job with their …
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Pope Francis heads to Singapore on final stop of Asia tour
Sep 11 2024
Pope Francis left East Timor for Singapore on Wednesday for the last leg of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour, flying …
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Protesters storm Mexican Senate to disrupt judicial reform debate
Sep 11 2024
Protesters invaded Mexico's Senate on Tuesday and forced lawmakers to suspend a debate on controversial proposals by …
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Trump, Harris clash in fiery presidential debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris savaged Donald Trump as "extreme" and the friend of dictators, while the Republican branded her a …
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US, UK top diplomats head to Ukraine with eye on weapons
Sep 11 2024
The US and British top diplomats headed together into Ukraine on Wednesday to discuss further easing rules on firing …
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Raygun's revenge: Lampooned Aussie breakdancer tops world rankings
Sep 11 2024
Australian Olympic breakdancer "Raygun" has been ridiculed, written off, and now crowned number one in the world, the …
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Trump and Harris clash in high-stakes debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris said Tuesday that Donald Trump made a "mess" of America and the Republican shot back that she was a …
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Private astronauts on daring trek ahead of historic spacewalk
Sep 11 2024
A private crew set out on an audacious orbital expedition Tuesday, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in …
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Trump and Harris meet in high-stakes debate
Sep 11 2024
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met Tuesday for their first -- and possibly only -- televised debate, a potential …
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Australia 'extremely disappointed' with Indonesia draw in World Cup qualifier
Sep 11 2024
Australia football head coach Graham Arnold said his side were "extremely disappointed" after their goal-drought …
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