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Polls open in Australian vote swayed by inflation, Trump
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Russell clocks second fastest 100m hurdles in history at Miami meeting
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Germany move against far-right AfD sets off US quarrel
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Billionaire-owned Paris FC win promotion and prepare to take on PSG
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Teenager Antonelli grabs pole for Miami sprint race
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Man City climb to third as De Bruyne sinks Wolves
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Mercedes' Wolff backs Hamilton to come good with Ferrari
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'Devastated' Prince Harry says no UK return but seeks reconciliation
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Elway agent death likely accidental: report
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Turkish Cypriots protest new rule allowing hijab in school
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Germany's AfD dealt blow with right-wing extremist label
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Trump NASA budget prioritizes Moon, Mars missions over research
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Hard-right romps through UK polls slapping aside main parties
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Rangers hire two-time NHL champion Sullivan as coach
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Haaland on bench for Man City as striker returns ahead of schedule
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US designates two Haitian gangs as terror groups
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Lower profits at US oil giants amid fall in crude prices
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NBA icon Popovich stepping down as Spurs coach after 29 seasons
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'Devastated' Prince Harry says no return to UK but seeks royal reconciliation
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Grande scratched from Kentucky Derby
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Carney vows to transform Canada economy to withstand Trump
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Prince Harry says he would 'love' to reconcile with family
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Major offshore quake causes tsunami scare in Chile, Argentina
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GM cuts shift at Canada plant over 'evolving trade environment'
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F1 extends deal to keep Miami GP until 2041
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Popovich mixed toughness and spirit to make NBA history
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US asks judge to break up Google's ad tech business
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Trump eyes huge 'woke' cuts in budget blueprint
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Ruud downs Cerundolo to book spot in Madrid Open final
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Gregg Popovich stepping down as San Antonio Spurs coach after 29 seasons: team
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Guardiola to take break from football when he leaves Man City
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Vine escapes to Tour of Romandie 3rd stage win as Baudin keeps lead
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Olympic 100m medalist Kerley arrested, out of Miami Grand Slam meet
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Chile, Argentina order evacuations over post-quake tsunami threat
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Arteta 'pain' as Arsenal fall short in Premier League title race
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Hard-right romps across UK local elections slapping down main parties
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US ends duty-free shipping loophole for low-cost goods from China
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Renewables sceptic Peter Dutton aims for Australian PM's job
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Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump
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Syria slams Israeli Damascus strike as 'dangerous escalation'
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Grand Theft Auto VI release postponed to May 2026
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Lawyers probe 'dire' conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana
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Maresca confident Chelsea can close gap to Liverpool
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Watchdog accuses papal contenders of ignoring sex abuse
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Berlin culture official quits after funding cut backlash
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US hiring better than expected despite Trump uncertainty
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EU fine: TikTok's latest setback
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Stocks gain on US jobs data, tariff talks hopes
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Barca's Ter Stegen to return from long lay-off for Valladolid trip
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Crunch UN talks on ways to "halt and reverse" species loss by 2030 have made "very good progress," officials said Friday, as the summit in Colombia marked its halfway point.

G20 affirms commitment to transition from fossil fuels
G20 leaders affirmed their commitment to shifting away from fossil fuels after talks this week in Washington, according to a ministerial statement released Friday.

Covid lessons learned? UN summit mulls plan for healthy planet, and humans
The Covid-19 and Ebola outbreaks brought into stark relief the harms that can come to humans if we interfere too much with nature, placing ourselves in contact with animals carrying unknown pathogens.

UK climate strategy ruled lawful in landmark court case
A man whose home had to be demolished because of coastal erosion lost a landmark legal claim on Friday against the UK government that accused it of failing to meet obligations to protect citizens from the effects of climate change.

Smog in Pakistan megacity ends outdoor play for schoolkids
Schoolchildren in Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore have been banned from outdoor exercise until January because of hazardous smog levels, officials said Friday.

Huge US lithium mine gets govt approval: company
An enormous lithium mine in the Nevada desert has been granted final government approval, the company that has the concession said Thursday, in a project it predicts will quadruple US production of a mineral critical to the renewable energy revolution.

World already 'paying terrible price' for climate inaction: Guterres
Humanity is 'paying a terrible price' for inaction on global warming, with time running out to correct the course and avoid climate disaster, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.

More than a million Indians flee as cyclone approaches
At least 1.1 million people on India's eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said Thursday.

European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power
The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China.

COP16 president hopeful of 'major announcements' soon
The Colombian host and president of the UN's COP16 biodiversity summit said Wednesday she expected "major announcements" soon regarding negotiations to increase funding and political commitment against the destruction of nature.

Chair of global plastics talks pledges deal next month
A global treaty to curb plastic pollution will be secured at a summit in South Korea next month, the chair of the talks pledged Wednesday, although he cautioned there were still complex disputes and the time frame was a "big challenge".

From Colombia's jungle to the world's fish tanks
Every day, local fishermen visit Ernesto Rojas to sell him small, colorful fish plucked from rivers in the Colombian jungle that end up in aquariums around the world.

Miners, farmers protest COP16 host Colombia's nature protection plans
Thousands of miners and small-scale farmers protested Tuesday in Colombia against plans by the government, currently hosting a UN biodiversity summit, to declare protected zones in areas where they make their livelihoods.

In South Africa, water shortages are the new reality
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UN biodiversity summit hears appeals for action, money to save nature
The world's biggest nature protection conference opened in Colombia on Monday with calls for urgent action and financing to reverse humankind's rapacious destruction of biodiversity.
UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia with calls for action, finance
The world's biggest nature protection conference opened in Colombia on Monday with its president calling for urgent action and financing to reverse humankind's rapacious destruction of biodiversity.

London trial probes 2015 Brazil mine disaster
A trial to determine whether Australian mining giant BHP is liable for one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters opened Monday in London, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of people.

UN biodiversity summit opens with call for 'significant' funding
The world's biggest nature protection conference opens in Colombia Monday with the United Nations chief calling for countries to "convert words into action" and fatten a fund seeking to address biodiversity loss.

Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition
You can't walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life depends on, but about which we know very little.

UN chief seeks 'significant' funding at summit to save nature
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged "significant investment" in a fund created to safeguard Earth's biodiversity as he addressed delegates to the world's biggest nature protection conference in Cali, Colombia.

UN biodiversity summit opens under guerrilla threat in Colombia
The world's biggest nature protection conference gets a ceremonial kickoff in Colombia Sunday with host city Cali on high alert after threats from a guerrilla group.

El Salvador activists acquitted after contentious trial
A court in El Salvador on Friday acquitted six former guerrillas, including five anti-mining campaigners, whose trial for a civil war era murder was criticized by fellow environmentalists as politicized.

Global coral bleaching event biggest on record: US agency
A global coral bleaching event that began last year has quickly grown to the largest on record, according to a US agency, with the impacted reef area continuing to grow.

'Timebomb' ship highlights hazard of dangerous cargoes
A damaged ship, spurned by European ports because of its potentially explosive cargo, has been stranded in the North Sea for weeks while authorities work out what to do with it.

Countries under pressure to fork out for nature at UN conference
Thousands of delegates from around the world are descending on Colombia for a summit on halting humankind's rapacious destruction of nature, with host city Cali on high alert after threats from guerrilla groups.

Public money 'must be at core' of new climate pact: UN's Stiell
The UN's climate chief said Thursday that money from rich countries "must be at the core" of a new deal to increase funding for poorer nations to combat global warming.

Climate-hit Pacific Islands plot landmark UN court case
Five Pacific nations on Thursday plotted how to prosecute a pivotal UN court case that aims to hold climate-polluting countries to account and safeguard their islands' survival.

Bondi beach 'closed' as Sydney shores hit by 'tar balls'
Lifeguards declared Sydney's famed Bondi beach and several other strands closed Thursday, as more mysterious black "tar ball" globules washed up along the city's shores.

Worms and snails handle the pressure 2,500m below the Pacific surface
Giant worms found wriggling under the Pacific seabed have unveiled a thriving ecosystem in a fiercely hostile environment, according to a study published by Nature.

Few countries have drawn up nature protection plans: UN
Fewer than 15 percent of countries have submitted plans to slow the destruction of nature ahead of a global biodiversity summit in Colombia, according to a count shared by the United Nations Wednesday.

Middle East crisis top-of-mind at first EU-Gulf summit
Gulf leaders including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with European heads of state and government in Brussels Wednesday for summit talks the EU hopes could help defuse an "extremely dangerous escalation" in the Middle East.

India issues flood warnings as rain pounds south
Intense rain lashed southern India on Wednesday, with weather officials issuing a red alert warning of flash floods and landslides.