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Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo: park authorities
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Ex-midwife enthroned as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
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AC Schnitzer: When Iconic Tuners Fall Silent
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Senegal lodge appeal to Court of Arbitration for Sport over AFCON final decision
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South Africa seal T20 series win in New Zealand
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Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill
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Ex-Google chief Matt Brittin made new BBC director-general
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Iran likely behind attacks sowing fear among Europe's Jews: experts
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'Relieved' McGrath claims career first crystal globe in slalom
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US ski star Shiffrin wins overall World Cup title for sixth time
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Trump names tech titans to science advisory council
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Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
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US TV star details 'agony' over mother's disappearance
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Tehran receives US plan to end Mideast war, as Iran fires at US carrier
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Aviation, tourism, agriculture... the economic sectors hit by the war
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Iran fires at US carrier as backchannel diplomacy aims to end war
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Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool
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Monaco: city of vice and a few virtues
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AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re
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Defying Israeli bombs, Lebanese hold out in southern city of Tyre
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War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week
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Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine
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Oil prices tumble, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes
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Maybach: Between Glory and a Turning Point
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German business morale falls as war puts recovery on ice: survey
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Labubu maker Pop Mart's shares fall 23% despite surging earnings
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ECB won't be 'paralysed' in face of energy shock: Lagarde
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Iran hits targets across Middle East after Trump signals talks progress
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McEvoy says best is to come after breaking long-standing swim record
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Goat vs gecko: A tiny Caribbean island faces wildlife showdown
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Japan PM asks IEA chief to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil
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Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle
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Belarus leader visits North Korea for first time
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'No heavier burden': the decades-long search for Kosovo war missing
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Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns
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Iran fires missile salvo after Trump signals progress in talks
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BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix
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OSCE's 'chaotic' Ukraine evacuation put staff at risk: leaked report
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Top WTO official sounds fertiliser warning over Middle East war
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France and Brazil weigh up World Cup prospects in glamour friendly
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Italy hoping to end World Cup pain as play-offs loom
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Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
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Verstappen's Japan GP win streak under threat as Mercedes dominate
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Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation
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Gauff outlasts Bencic to reach Miami semi-finals
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'Hero' Australian dog who saved 100 koalas retires
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Underdogs chase World Cup berths in Mexico playoff tournament
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Pope heads to tiny Catholic Monaco
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Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks
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UK PM leads efforts to halt deadly meningitis spread
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Afghan govt says 'around 400' killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul rehab centre
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Rescue workers comb ruins of Kabul drug clinic after Pakistan strike
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Kabul drug rehab clinic in ruins after Pakistan strikes on Afghanistan
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Mignoni returns as Toulon coach after mid-season 'breakdown'
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'We're not wombs': Japan women seek rights to sterilisation
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Trump administration does about face on autism treatment
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Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson's in world first
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Real Madrid's Brazilian winger Rodrygo set to miss World Cup with knee injury
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India moves closer to dengue vaccine as final trials underway
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EU says member states can use bloc's funds for 'safe' abortion access
The European Commission affirmed Thursday that member states can tap EU funds to pay for safe abortions in answer to a million-strong petition, but stopped short of steps to actively facilitate access across the bloc.
Starved of fuel, Cubans scramble to make ends meet
The US-imposed oil blockade on Cuba is upending the lives of everyday workers, who are switching jobs and ditching their cars to make due amid rolling blackouts and fuel shortages.
'No thanks': Greenland, Denmark reject Trump's hospital ship offer
Denmark and its territory Greenland on Saturday rejected Donald Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship to the Arctic island coveted by the US leader.
Skier Vonn's Italian hospital a hotbed of men, sister says
An Italian doctors' association on Friday praised US ski star Lindsey Vonn's sister for recognising the "beauty" of Italian emergency room medical staff after she posted some humorous advice on social media.
'Everything was removed': Gambians share pain with FGM ban in balance
Fatou Sanyang still experiences extreme pain she says feels like "hot water is being poured on me" decades after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) as a girl in The Gambia.
Canada makes push to attract skilled migrants, including for defence
Canada has launched a new program to attract highly skilled immigrants, including specialized military recruits, as it moves to overhaul a system the government says had become unsustainable.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule
A coalition of environmental and health groups filed suit Wednesday against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over dismantled climate rule
A coalition of environmental and health groups on Wednesday filed suit against the Trump administration's repeal of a key scientific finding that underpinned federal climate regulations.
France and India hail growing ties as Modi hosts Macron
France and India celebrated their ties as a force for global stability, as President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a three-day visit focused on technology and defence cooperation on Tuesday.
Russian prosthetics workshops fill up with wounded soldiers
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