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Belgian region grapples with forever chemical scandal
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New-look Australia focused on LA 2028 at swimming worlds
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China urges global consensus on balancing AI development, security
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David's century sparks Aussies to T20I clincher over WIndies
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Taiwan votes in high-stakes recall election
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China prodigy takes on swimming world aged 12
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UN gathering eyes solution to deadlocked Palestinian question
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Polls open in Taiwan's high-stakes recall election
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'Alien' lands at Comic-Con
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Top footballers afraid to speak out against playing too many games: FIFPro chief
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Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand after deadly clashes
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Top US Justice official questions Epstein accomplice for 2nd day
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Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand: envoy to UN
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Raducanu and Fernandez beat the heat to reach DC Open semis
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US stocks end at records as markets eye tariff deadline
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Trump, EU chief to meet Sunday in push for trade deal
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Fake AI photos of Trump with Epstein flood internet
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'Upset' Messi suspended over MLS All-Star no-show: league
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Ponting says 'no reason' why Root cannot top Tendulkar's run record
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NFL players, employees fined for selling Super Bowl tickets: reports
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World's smallest snake makes big comeback
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Trade on agenda as Trump lands in Scotland for diplomacy and golf
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UN chief blasts 'lack of compassion' for Palestinians in Gaza
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Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmful
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Hamilton suffers unprecedented spinning knockout in Belgian GP sprint qualifying
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European powers urge end to Gaza 'humanitarian catastrophe'
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Messi, Alba suspended over MLS All-Star no-show: league
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RB's Permane returns as team boss at Belgian GP two years after sacking
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Trump says '50/50 chance' of US-EU trade deal
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Top US Justice official meets with Epstein accomplice for 2nd day
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Mekies makes retaining Verstappen his Red Bull priority
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Pogacar exits Alps with Tour stranglehold as Arensman edges white-knuckle win
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Piastri takes pole for Belgian GP sprint race ahead of Verstappen
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UK, France, Germany say Gaza 'humanitarian catastrophe must end now'
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Stock markets mark time as Trump puts EU-US trade deal at 50/50
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Pogacar exits Alps with Tour stranglehold as Arensman takes stage
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France defends move to recognise Palestinian state
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Trade on agenda as Trump heads to Scotland for diplomacy and golf
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France's top court annuls arrest warrant against Syria's Assad
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Rubiales forced kiss could drive Spain on in Euro 2025 final: England's Toone
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Trump says Hamas 'didn't want' Gaza deal as talks break down
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Tour de France prankster gets eight-month suspended term for crossing finish line
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Root climbs to second on all-time Test list as England dominate India
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'Unstoppable' renewables help climate, security: experts at COP27
Russia's war in Ukraine has forced a short-term scramble for fossil fuels but the rise of solar, wind and other clean energies is "unstoppable", the head of International Renewable Energy Agency told AFP.

Surge of fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks: watchdogs
Fossil fuel lobbyists have flooded UN climate talks in Egypt, a report by watchdog groups said Thursday, as calls grow at the summit for a windfall tax on oil majors' bumper profits.

US urges islands to set example for China, India on methane
US climate envoy John Kerry urged Pacific island states on Thursday to join global efforts to cut methane emissions in hopes it would sway major emitters China and India to follow suit.

Hurricane Nicole makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Nicole made landfall on the Atlantic coast of the US state of Florida, meteorologists said Thursday, sparking mandatory evacuation orders.

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study
Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday.

Rich nation 'gestures' on climate damage only a start: observers
A trickle of climate "loss and damage" funding pledges from rich countries at the COP27 summit in Egypt have been welcomed by observers and developing nations, who say they must pave the way for a broad global financing deal.

Rare Canaanite inscription found on ivory comb in Israel
A rare inscription that sheds new light on the use of Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago has been discovered on an ivory comb in southern Israel, archaeologists said Wednesday.

Island nations call for oil tax, anti-fossil fuel treaty at UN summit
Small island nations led calls at the UN climate summit Tuesday to tax oil companies' windfall profits to pay for damages caused by natural disasters and enact a "non-proliferation treaty" to halt fossil fuel production.

Smart farming tech offers sprout of hope in Greece
Eyes glued to his mobile phone, farmer Sotiris Mournos pores over the latest microclimate and humidity data about his fields on the plain of Imathia in northern Greece.

Eager beaver: dams improve quality of river water hit by climate change
Hotter, drier weather means beaver populations are spreading in the western United States, and their dams are helping to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on river water quality, according to a new study on Tuesday.

Tax oil firms to pay for climate damage, island nations say
A group of small island nations joined calls on Tuesday for a windfall tax on oil companies to compensate developing countries for the damage caused by climate change-induced natural disasters.

Renault reorganises towards electric future
French automaker Renault presented its green revamp to investors Tuesday, splitting its operations in two: a new electric vehicle unit and a subsidiary for thermal and hybrid assets that will pair up with China's Geely.

Science confirms: to light up the dance floor, turn up the bass
Electronic music lovers know the drill: as soon as the DJ turns up the bass, the crowd goes wild and dances with heightened enthusiasm. But to what extent is this a conscious reaction?

Jailed Egypt dissident's death in 'no one's interest', sister says
The possible death of jailed British-Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah in prison is "in no one's interest", his sister Sanaa Seif said, nearly two days after he started refusing water.

Rewire financial system to aid climate-hit nations: UN chief
The world needs to rethink the international financial system to provide debt relief to countries battered by devastating and costly climate impacts like Pakistan, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday.

At least 15,000 killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022: WHO
At least 15,000 people have died in Europe because of hot weather in 2022 so far, the World Health Organization said Monday, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries.

World risks 'collective suicide', UN chief warns climate summit
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned world leaders at a climate summit in Egypt on Monday that humanity faces a stark choice between working together or "collective suicide" in the battle against global warming.
UN chief warns world leaders against 'collective suicide' on climate
UN chief Antonio Guterres warned world leaders at a climate summit in Egypt on Monday that humanity faces a stark choice between working together or "collective suicide" in the battle against global warming.

Vietnam struggles to break one of world's biggest coal addictions
Despite Vietnam's solar boom and ambitious climate targets, the fast-growing economy is struggling to quit dirty energy -- leaving one of the world's biggest coal power programmes largely intact.

UN summit warns against climate backsliding, hopeful on financing
The UN's COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters.

Climate change is speeding up, warns major UN report
Each of the last eight years, if projections for 2022 hold, will be hotter than any year prior to 2015, the UN said Sunday, detailing a dramatic increase in the rate of global warming.

COP27 summit opens as world races against climate clock
The UN's COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt after a year of extreme weather disasters that have fuelled calls for wealthy industrialised nations to compensate poorer countries.

Climate activists glue hands to Goya frames at Spain's Prado
Two climate activists on Saturday each glued a hand to the frame of paintings by Spanish master Francisco Goya in Madrid to protest inaction in the face of global warming.

NASA rolls Moon rocket out to Kennedy Space Center launch pad
NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon.

Norway brings climate ambitions in line with EU
Norway, the largest oil producer in Western Europe, on Thursday announced it intended to cut 1990 emissions levels "at least 55 percent" by 2030, in line with EU goals.

Controversial monkey study reignites animal testing debate
Mother monkeys permanently separated from their newborns sometimes find comfort in plush toys: this recent finding from Harvard experiments has set off intense controversy among scientists and reignited the ethical debate over animal testing.

Kerry sees Brazil, Mexico rising climate hopes ahead of summit
US climate envoy John Kerry said Wednesday he expects bold new action by Mexico and Brazil's next government, raising hopes of achieving progress at this month's summit in Egypt.

Europe temperature rise more than twice global average: UN
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday.

Despite conflict Russia sends France giant magnet for nuclear fusion project
Russia on Tuesday dispatched one of six giant magnets needed for the ITER nuclear fusion programme in France, one of the last international scientific projects Moscow participates in despite the Ukraine conflict.

Blue whales eat 10 million pieces of microplastic a day: study
Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought.

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket for first time in three years
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Tuesday, the first flight since 2019 of the world's most powerful rocket.

Land-based climate plans 'unrealistic': report
The world needs to set aside an area bigger than the United States for tree planting and other measures to meet climate pledges, according to research published Tuesday that warned against "unrealistic" carbon-cutting plans.