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N. Korea to hold party congress in February, first since 2021
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Thailand votes after three leaders in two years
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Swiss joy as Von Allmen wins first gold of Winter Olympics
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George backs England to 'kick on' after Six Nations rout of Wales
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Malinin upstaged as Japan keep pressure on USA in skating team event
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Vail's golden comets Vonn and Shiffrin inspire those who follow
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Veteran French politician loses culture post over Epstein links
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Japan's Kimura wins Olympic snowboard big air gold
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Arteta backs confident Gyokeres to hit 'highest level'
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Hojlund the hero as Napoli snatch late win at Genoa
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England's Arundell 'frustrated' despite hat-trick in Wales romp
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Lollobrigida skates to first Italian gold of Winter Olympics on her birthday
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Arundell hat-trick inspires England thrashing of Wales in Six Nations opener
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Chile's climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks
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Rosenior hails 'unstoppable' Palmer after treble tames Wolves
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French ex-minister offers resignation from Paris cultural hub over Epstein links
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New NBA dunk contest champ assured and shooting stars return
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Shiffrin says will use lessons learnt from Beijing flop at 2026 Games
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Takaichi tipped for big win as Japan votes
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Lens return top of Ligue 1 with win over Rennes
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Shiffrin learning from Beijing lessons ahead of Milan-Cortina bow
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Demonstrators in Berlin call for fall of Iran's Islamic republic
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'Free the mountains!": clashes at Milan protest over Winter Olympics
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Townsend accepts pressure will mount on him after Italy defeat
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BMW iX3 new style and design
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Suryakumar's 84 leads India to opening win over USA in T20 World Cup
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Lollobrigida skates to first Italian gold of Milan-Cortina Games
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Barca beat Mallorca to extend Liga lead
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Gyokeres lifts Arsenal nine clear as Man Utd pile pressure on Frank
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Late Guirassy winner for Dortmund trims Bayern's lead atop Bundesliga
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'Free the mountains!": protest in Milan over Winter Olympics
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Gyokeres double helps Arsenal stretch Premier League lead
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New Skoda Epiq: modern with range
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Six Nations misery for Townsend as Italy beat sorry Scotland
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Spain, Portugal face fresh storms, torrential rain
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Opinions of Zuckerberg hang over social media addiction trial jury selection
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Over 2,200 IS detainees transferred to Iraq from Syria: Iraqi official
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Norway's Ruud tops Olympic men's freeski slopestyle qualifying
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Czech qualifier Bejlek claims first title in Abu Dhabi
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French duo reach Shanghai, completing year-and-a-half walk
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Australian snowboarder James eyes elusive Olympic gold
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Sequins and snow: Eva Adamczykova makes Olympic return
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Vonn set for Olympic medal bid after successful downhill training
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Shepherd takes hat-trick as West Indies beat Scotland in T20 World Cup
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Sausages will sell after thrill-seeker Von Allmen wins Olympic downhill
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Swiss racer Von Allmen wins first gold of Winter Olympics
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Von Allmen wins men's Olympic downhill gold, first of Games
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Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed more than 100 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said Monday.
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Satellites link rain, drought intensity to global warming
The intensity of extreme water cycle events -- especially drought and precipitation or flooding -- correlates strongly with a continuing rise in global temperatures, according to a study published Monday.
Cyclone Freddy returns killing 70 in Malawi, Mozambique
Cyclone Freddy, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, killed at least 70 people in Malawi and Mozambique on its return to southern Africa's mainland, authorities said Monday.
'Pineapple express' storm wallops California
Dozens of evacuation orders were in place Friday as a powerful atmospheric river, known as a "Pineapple express," surged into an already-sodden California, sparking warnings of widespread flash flooding.
Nearly 130,000 facing starvation in Horn of Africa: WHO
Nearly 130,000 people in the Greater Horn of Africa are "staring death in the eyes" from catastrophic hunger, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday.
Freddy may break tropical cyclone record: UN
Freddy is on track to break the record as the longest-lasting tropical cyclone, the United Nations said Friday as the killer storm was set to hit Mozambique once again.
US firm bids to stop contested DR Congo oil auction
A US investment firm has proposed to stop a controversial oil auction in DR Congo's rainforests, bidding to exploit carbon credits instead of drilling in the environmentally sensitive areas.
Scientists use TikTok to explain, fight climate change
With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills.
Rise in ocean plastic pollution 'unprecedented' since 2005
Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.
Germany angers EU after putting brakes on fossil fuel car ban
Berlin has upset EU partners by blocking a milestone agreement to ban new sales of fossil fuel cars from 2035, as German domestic politics takes the bloc hostage.
'Total embarrassment': Denmark slams climate fund failure
Denmark, an active foreign aid donor, on Tuesday slammed as a "total embarrassment" the fact rich nations have failed to raise a promised $100 billion a year to help poor countries battle climate change.
Cyclone Freddy kills four in 'rare' return to Madagascar
Tropical storm Freddy returned to Madagascar in what meteorologists described on Monday as a "rare" loop trajectory, killing four people, including two children as it hit for the second time in as many weeks.
New treaty plots conservation course for high seas
Protecting life in the vast expanse of ocean beyond national jurisdictions finally has an international roadmap after UN states agreed a landmark high seas treaty at the weekend.
Treaty ahoy! UN states finally agree deal to protect high seas
UN member states finally agreed Saturday, following years of talks, to a text on the first international treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
After sleepless night, marathon UN high seas talks continue
UN member states struggled Saturday to nail down a long-awaited agreement on the high seas, after a sleepless night of negotiations on a treaty to protect a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
Treaty ahoy? Talks to protect high seas enter last day
UN countries will try to overcome their differences on Friday to finally agree a treaty to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
Earthquakes, back-to-back cyclones batter Vanuatu
The Pacific nation of Vanuatu was under a state of emergency Friday, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days.
Macron says era of French interference in Africa is 'over'
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said the era of French interference in Africa was "well over" as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties.
Tropical deforestation significantly reduces rainfall: study
From the Amazon to the evergreen forests of Africa and Southeast Asia, large-scale deforestation threatens reductions in rainfall across the tropics, according to new research.
Long lost Madagascar songbird seen again in wild
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La Nina ending but warming El Nino may strike soon: UN
An exceptionally long La Nina weather phenomenon that intensified drought and flooding is finally ending, the United Nations said Wednesday -- but what comes next might bring its own problems.
Snow blankets Mallorca as cold grips Spain
Snow blanketed Spain's holiday island of Mallorca on Tuesday as a winter storm brought strong winds and freezing temperatures to large parts of the country.
New York gets biggest snowfall of unusually mild winter
New Yorkers woke Tuesday to something they have barely seen this winter: snow.
In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home
Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed house where Lamrana Bah lives and works.
Sea ice in Antarctic at record low: US data center
Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.
Carbon credits: a contested tool to fight deforestation
Planting trees or safeguarding tropical rainforests have become popular tools for companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions and proclaim their commitment to the environment.
Extinct-in-the-wild species in conservation limbo
For species classified as "extinct in the wild", the zoos and botanical gardens where their fates hang by a thread are as often anterooms to oblivion as gateways to recovery, new research has shown.
Heavy snow hits parts of southern California
Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the hills around Los Angeles, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.
Heavy snow hits southern California
Heavy snow fell in southern California on Friday, as the first blizzard in a generation pounded the Los Angeles area, with heavy rains threatening flooding in other places.