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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agency
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History-making Japan golf twins push each other to greater heights
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Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea
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India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'
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Chiba wins women's title, Malinin leads at Skate Canada
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Siakam sparks injury-hit Pacers to season's first NBA win
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Denmark's fabled restaurant noma sells products to amateur cooks
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UK train stabbing wounds 10, two suspects arrested
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Nashville top Messi's Miami 2-1 to level MLS Cup playoff series
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Fergie, her daughters and the corgis hit by Andrew crisis
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'I can't eat': Millions risk losing food aid during US shutdown
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High price of gold inspires new rush in California
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'Swing for the fences': Carney promises bold budget as US threat grows
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UK police arrest two after 'multiple people' stabbed on train
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NBA Hawks lose guard Young for four weeks with knee sprain
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50 dead as Caribbean digs out from Hurricane Melissa
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Forever Young gives Japan first Breeders' Cup Classic triumph
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Mbappe's Real Madrid extend Liga lead, Villarreal move second
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Salah savours 'great feeling' after 250th Liverpool goal
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Ethical Diamond surges to upset win in $5 million Breeders' Cup Turf
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Kinghorn kicks Toulouse to Top 14 summit
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Mbappe extends Real Madrid's Liga lead in Valencia rout
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All Blacks sink 14-man Ireland 26-13 in Chicago Test
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World champ Malinin takes lead at Skate Canada
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Liverpool snap losing streak as Salah hits 250 goals in Villa win
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Salah's 250th Liverpool goal sinks Villa as Arsenal cruise at Burnley
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Morant suspended by Grizzlies after rebuking coaching staff
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Spalletti begins Juve tenure with win at Cremonese but Napoli held
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Frank refuses to condemn Van de Ven, Spence for snub in Spurs defeat
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France superstar Dupont extends Toulouse deal
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Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids
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French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls
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Scotland thrash USA before All Blacks' clash
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Five things to know about the Grand Egyptian Museum
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Bayern rest stars but ease past Leverkusen before PSG clash
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Dead quiet: Paris Catacombs close for renovations
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Families separated, children killed as survivors flee Sudan's 'apocalyptic' El-Fasher
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Napoli held by Como as Spalletti begins Juve adventure
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Southampton boss Still vows to fight on as pressure mounts
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Borthwick hails 'ball of energy' Pollock as England down Australia
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Egypt opens grand museum in lavish, pharaonic ceremony
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Joao Pedro strikes at last as Chelsea edge past Spurs
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Ohtani to open for Dodgers in World Series deciding game seven
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Understrength Bayern sail past Leverkusen before PSG clash
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Ramos header earns PSG late win over Nice
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Two more suspects including woman charged over Louvre heist
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Arteta hails Arsenal's 'exceptional' first half as leaders sink Burnley
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Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist
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More than $2 mn in weapons seized in deadly Rio anti-drug raid: govt
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Feinberg-Mngomezulu guides South Africa to big win over Japan
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EarthCARE satellite launches to probe how clouds affect climate
A rocket carrying a sophisticated satellite blasted off Tuesday from California on a mission to investigate what role clouds could play in the fight against climate change.
US announces 'guardrails' for controversial carbon markets
President Joe Biden's administration announced new "guardrails" to help ensure carbon offset markets are actually effective, in a big boost for the controversy-dogged schemes intended to reduce planet-warming emissions.
Vast concessions threaten Malaysia's forest: report
Vast concessions in Malaysia's forests threaten millions of hectares of rich natural habitats and risk the country's commitment to 50 percent forest cover, a report warned Tuesday.
US to unveil 'guardrails' needed for carbon markets to succeed
President Joe Biden's administration is set Tuesday to unveil "guardrails" it says will ensure that carbon offset markets effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a significant win for advocates of the contentious schemes.
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report
The world experience an average of 26 more days of extreme heat over the last 12 months that would probably not have occurred without climate change, a report said on Tuesday.
Indian climber dies after Everest bid, eighth death this season
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.
Indian climber dies in Everest bid to take toll to eight this season
An Indian climber rescued from Everest has died in hospital, a Nepali tourism official said Tuesday, taking the number of fatalities this season on the world's highest mountain to eight.
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna renowned for its rich biodiversity, increased sharply in 2023 and overtook that of the Amazon, according to a report published Tuesday.
Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen
Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved a swathe of destruction was one of the quickest-forming and longest-lasting they'd experienced, blaming climate change for the shift.
Deadly Bangaldesh cyclone one of longest seen
Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved a swathe of destruction was one of the quickest-forming and longest-lasting they'd experienced, blaming climate change for the shift.
Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic
Using a long-handled net, Ronnel Narvas scoops up discarded plastic soft drink bottles, shopping bags and palm-sized sachets as he wades through a foul-smelling tributary in the Philippine capital Manila.
Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Millions of people in low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India on Monday surveyed the tangled wreckage left by a powerful cyclone that killed at least 16 people, destroyed thousands of homes, smashed seawalls and flooded cities.
World's island states meet to confront climate, fiscal challenges
Extremely vulnerable to climate change, not rich enough to stop it on their own, and not poor enough to depend on aid and development financing: the world's small island countries are bracing for both fiscal and climate shocks.
800,000 seek shelter as Bangladesh braces for cyclone
At least 800,000 Bangladeshis fled their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, top government disaster officials said.
Estanguet and protestors give Olympic surfing judges' tower thumbs-up
Paris Olympics chief organiser Tony Estanguet told AFP he was delighted with the controversial aluminium judges' tower for the surfing event in Tahiti and said Games organisers had "listened to the concerns" regarding its construction by modifying it.
Life in water and mud: Colombians fed up with constant flooding
The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house.
Chile firefighter accused in February blaze that killed 137
A firefighter was arrested Friday in Chile on suspicion of starting a blaze in February that killed 137 people in the resort city of Vina del Mar, authorities said.
Defying protests, TotalEnergies says seeking new oil fields
The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday the French energy giant needed to develop new oil fields to meet global demand, as their AGM was picketed by climate activists.
Culling controversy as French wolf population falls in 2023
The estimated number of wolves in France last year was 1,003, down nine percent from the year before, environmental associations said Thursday, urging the French government to lower its quota for the number of the animals which can be killed each year.
Everest? All in a day's work for record climber Kami Rita Sherpa
Scaling the world's highest peak is all in a day's work for 54-year-old Nepali mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa, a man breezily modest about having set foot on the summit of Everest more times than any other person.
US to sell off strategic gasoline reserves in northeast
The US Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it will sell off a million barrels of gasoline from a small strategic reserve in the northeast, paving the way for its closure.
NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies
NGOs filed a criminal complaint against French oil giant TotalEnergies and its top shareholders in Paris on Tuesday, seeking a trial for involuntary manslaughter and other consequences of climate change "chaos".
Demise of rangelands 'severely underestimated': report
From camel drivers in the Sahara to nomads on the Mongolian steppe, traditional herders the world over rely on earth's wildest open spaces to support an ancient way of life.
In Darwin's footsteps: scientists recreate historic 1830s expedition
Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador.
Brazil mayor's mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of Porto Alegre faces a herculean challenge: rebuild from the disaster while racing against the clock to prevent new ones.
Controversial floating beach unveiled off French Riviera
A controversial private floating beach anchored off the French Riviera has entered service despite opposition from local politicians and environmental groups, its backers said on Friday.
Weather eases Canadian oil sands city wildfire menace
Rain and cooler weather have halted the advance of a huge wildfire threatening the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in a major oil-producing region, officials said Thursday.
New Canadian firefighters train for brutal fire season
Being a forest firefighter in Canada means knowing how to handle a water mist lance but also pumps and axes: in Quebec as in the other provinces, hundreds of new recruits are training to beat down blazes ahead of another possibly harsh wildfire season.
Wildfire closes in on Canadian oil sands city
A wildfire in Canada's major oil-producing region doubled in size as it drew closer to the city of Fort McMurray on Wednesday, but officials were hopeful shifting winds could soon push it away.
Raw sewage pumped into England's largest lake due to fault
Raw sewage was pumped into Windermere, England's largest and best-known lake, over a 10-hour period after a fault caused pumps to stop working, according to documents seen by the BBC and reported Wednesday.
Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near
Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, fled as an out-of-control wildfire drew near and thick smoke filled the skies.
'Sowing peace'? Colombia program for war criminals stokes debate
Once confined to jail over the killings of hundreds under his watch, former Colombian general Henry Torres now spends his days planting trees and otherwise free.