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The movies vying for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize
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Russian war drama among favourites for Cannes top prize
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Banned ex-100m champ Kerley to compete clean at Enhanced Games
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Waratahs 'on right track' despite crushing Brumbies loss
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Senegal's president sacks PM after months of tensions
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SpaceX's enormous Starship splashes down after test flight
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US mulls new strikes on Iran: US media reports
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South Korean Kim flirts with 59, shoots 60 to lead CJ Cup Byron Nelson
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SpaceX sends Starship rocket sailing into space
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NASCAR boss pays tribute to 'badass' Kyle Busch
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Russell bounces back to beat Antonelli in sprint qualifying
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Lens beat Nice to win French Cup for first time
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Mexico, EU lower tariffs in bid to grow non-US trade
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Vunipola guides Montpellier past Ulster to Challenge Cup triumph
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Fresh confrontation between police, protesters in Bolivia
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Kevin Warsh: New Fed chair who vows not to be Trump's puppet
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US Fed chair says will be 'reform-oriented' at glitzy White House swearing-in
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French Gaza activists arrive home after Israel expulsion
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Ace, eagle lift Im to early CJ Cup Byron Nelson lead
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From agave syrup to raw materials: EU, Mexico agree trade expansion
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Antonelli romps opening practice ahead of Russell
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Who killed Trump's AI order? Musk says it wasn't him
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Pakistan military chief arrives in Tehran in push to end Iran war
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Klaasen helps Hyderabad past Bangalore
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US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard resigns
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Gauff at ease in Paris as she prepares to defend French Open title
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Pep 'made me believe I could be a coach', says Kompany
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Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHO
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Rising Spain star Jodar wants to 'follow own path' at Roland Garros
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Wawrinka considering return for famous French Open shorts
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Success fuels Guardiola's campaign for a 'better society'
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EU seeks to rebalance trade relationship with China
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SpaceX to retry Starship test launch Friday
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Spurs must play with 'blood, character, and spirit': De Zerbi
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Stocks gain, oil higher as investors weigh Mideast peace prospects
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Carney says Alberta 'essential' to Canada as separatist push advances
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Barcelona's Putellas dismisses talk of future before Champions League final
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Mexico, EU to lower tariffs in bid to grow non-US trade
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Carrick appointed as Man Utd permanent coach
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Italy's Bettiol claims Giro 13th stage, Eulalio holds lead
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Sabalenka poised to 'go for it' at Roland Garros
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Latest Neuer injury 'no danger' for World Cup, say Bayern
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Sinner says returning to Roland Garros 'special feeling' after 2025 final
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Castro backers rally in front of US embassy in Havana
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PSG defender Hakimi bids to have rape case dismissed
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Archives interrupted: Vintage pics show Gaza 'we no longer know'
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Sinner stands between Djokovic and record 25th major crown at French Open
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Cannes red carpet showstoppers
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Dethroned clay queen Swiatek 'willing to fight'
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Ukraine hits college in Russian-occupied town, killing 4: Moscow
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Belgium's Antwerp port said Friday that it had reopened to North Sea shipping after an oil spill brought traffic to a near-halt in Europe's second-largest port.
Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN
The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced on Thursday.
Argentine MPs to debate watered-down glaciers protection
Argentine MPs on Wednesday were set to begin debating a bill promoted by President Javier Milei which authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost.
Solar push helps Pakistan temper Gulf energy shock
Pakistan's solar power push has cushioned the full impact of the war in the Middle East, analysts said, despite lingering concerns over fuel supplies and rising prices.
Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand
After hours spent in the thick pollution-choking parts of northern Thailand, Pon Doikam gets home and blows her burning nose to find blood clots spattered across the tissue.
Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
Every winter, storms wipe out swathes of the picturesque Spanish coast, undoing summer reconstruction work and threatening the foundations of the country's vital tourism industry.
'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding
"Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage -- in the Netherlands' busiest rail station.
New frog species carrying eggs on back discovered in Peru
Scientists have discovered a new species of miniature marsupial frog in the Peruvian Amazon that carries its young in a natural pouch on its back, a research institute reported Wednesday.
Germany halts rescue efforts for stranded whale
Experts said Wednesday they were halting rescue efforts for a humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off the German coast and had given up hope for its survival.
Hong Kong's 'hero trees' lose their glory as climate warms
Hong Kong's beloved kapok trees are not blooming the way they used to, drawing concern from conservationists who see it as a sign that nature is falling out of sync as the climate warms.
The reality of restarting North Sea oil drilling
As the Middle East war drives up oil prices, the UK's main opposition Conservative party is urging the government to restart drilling in the North Sea -- echoing repeated calls from US President Donald Trump.
Kast putting conservative stamp on Chile in first 30 days
Just three weeks into his term, Chile's new President Jose Antonio Kast has lost no time in tilting the rudder sharply to the right as he looks to slash spending and crack down on immigration, both policies a major about-turn on predecessor Gabriel Boric.
Brazil court quashes Neymar environmental damage fine
A Rio de Janeiro court has overturned a fine of more than $3 million against football star Neymar for allegedly damaging the environment by building an artificial lake at his mansion.
Stranded whale frees itself again off German coast and disappears
A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has freed itself for a third time and has now disappeared, a police spokesman told AFP Tuesday.
Australia to halve fuel tax in response to Middle East war
Australia will halve a fuel tax to help motorists experiencing soaring petrol prices due to war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.
Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN body
The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of 40 new species for international protection, including the snowy owl featured in the Harry Potter saga.
Freed whale gets stranded again off German coast
A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said on Sunday, just hours after the animal had freed itself from a sandbank.
Freed whale gets stranded again on German coast
A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said on Sunday, just hours after the animal had freed itself from a sandbank.
Beached whale frees itself from German coast
A humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast since early this week has freed itself and swum into deeper waters, rescuers said Friday.
Virus kills tiger cubs in Indonesian zoo
Two Bengal tiger cubs born in Indonesia's Bandung Zoo last year have died from a viral infection, a conservation official told AFP on Friday.
Sacred leaf offers hope for Vanuatu's threatened forests
The feather-shaped namele leaf is so central to Vanuatu it features on the national flag, and now it is being enlisted to protect some of the country's most important forests.
Mexico blames oil slick on illegal dumping
An oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico affecting hundreds of kilometers of coastline was caused by "illegal dumping" from a ship and exacerbated by seepage from natural sources, Mexican authorities said Thursday.
Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever this winter
Arctic sea ice reached its lowest level ever recorded, statistically tying last year's record, a leading US climate observatory for this geopolitically significant region said on Thursday.
US cannot meet Iran war-induced LNG shortfall: industry leaders
Business leaders are warning that the United States lacks the infrastructure to alleviate a global LNG shortage caused by the US-Israel war on Iran, which has kept a fifth of the world's energy supplies from leaving the Gulf.
EU urged to broadly restrict 'forever chemicals'
"Forever chemicals" pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European Union, with some exceptions, EU experts said in findings published on Thursday.
Announcing the 2026 Recipient of the Steve Fairfield Memorial Award
The annual award, presented at Global Pouch Forum, celebrates flexible packaging innovation.
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo: park authorities
In a rare occurrence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, twin mountain gorillas were recently born in the Virunga National Park, renowned for its biodiversity but threatened by conflict.
Study links major polluters to big climate damages bill
The economic cost of carbon emissions is far higher than previously estimated, said a new study Wednesday that links big polluters to tens of trillions of dollars in climate-related damages worldwide.
Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan -- more from seniors than babies -- but a recycling breakthrough has given them a new lease of life, one hot mess at a time.
Eight people arrested in Brazil for 'brutal' attack on capybara
Rio de Janeiro police said Monday they had arrested eight people for brutally beating a capybara -- the world's largest rodent whose chill demeanor has inspired countless memes online in recent years.
Middle East war to dominate Houston's 'Davos of Energy'
Energy industry leaders will converge on Texas this week for an annual conference dominated by oil and gas supply disruptions from the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.
Records shattered as US heatwave moves eastward
A record-breaking heatwave afflicting the western half of the United States moved eastward Saturday toward the center of the country, bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to places that were at freezing or below just a week prior.