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S&P 500, Nasdaq end at records as oil prices retreat
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Iran holds World Cup send-off for national football team
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McIlroy's toe 'totally fine' after nine-hole PGA practice
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Rare 'Ocean Dream' blue-green diamond sells for $17 mn at auction
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California says probing possible violations over World Cup ticket sales
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US races to secure rare earths to rebuild depleted arsenal
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Matthew Perry drug middleman jailed for two years
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Warsh confirmed as Fed chair as central bank faces Trump assault
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Kohli ton powers Bengaluru past Kolkata, to top of IPL
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Ex-Nicaragua guerrilla believes Ortega-Murillo days numbered
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Berlin launches scheme to swap trash for treats
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Sarah Taylor named England men's fielding coach
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No plans for PGA outside USA or moving off May date
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US Senate backs Trump on Iran war despite deadline lapse
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Key urges 'world-class' bowler Robinson to make England recall count
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From Black Death to Covid, ships have long hosted outbreaks
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Furyk wants long-term US Ryder blueprint, maybe role for Tiger
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McIlroy back on course on eve of PGA despite blister
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Eulalio seizes control of drenched Giro d'Italia
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New trial ordered for US lawyer convicted of murdering wife, son
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Stocks rise ahead of US-China summit
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US wholesale prices jump 6.0% year-on-year in April, highest since 2022
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Nations drawing down oil stocks at record pace: IEA
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Carrick on brink of permanent Man Utd job: reports
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Strong US economy's resilience to shocks tested by Iran war
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Italy cheers UK's Catherine on first foreign visit since cancer diagnosis
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Keys says players will strike over Grand Slam pay if 'necessary'
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Eurovision stage inspired by Viennese opera
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Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
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Winning worth the wait for Young no matter the ball
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The Chilean town living with the world's most polluting dump
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Donald pleased to have Rahm back for Ryder three-peat bid
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Stocks waver, oil steady ahead of US-China summit as Iran talks stall
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War in Middle East: latest developments
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No cadmium please: French want less toxin in their baguettes
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Warsh set to take over a divided Fed facing Trump assaults
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Shots heard at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
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France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-year-old dies
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After the hobbits, director Peter Jackson tackles 'Tintin'
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Real Madrid win legal battle over Bernabeu concert noise
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EU won't ban LGBTQ 'conversion therapy' but will push states to act
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Revived Swiatek cruises past Pegula and into Italian Open semis
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Shots heard at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out: AFP
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Vin Diesel drives 'Fast and Furious' tribute in Cannes
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Heckler ejected from Eurovision after Israel song disruption
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Australia's North savours 'tremendous honour' of England role
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For hantavirus, experts aim to inform without igniting Covid panic
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Japan rides box office boom into Cannes
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Trump arrives in China for superpower summit with Xi
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UK's Catherine on first official foreign trip since cancer diagnosis
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Solar and wind farms generated more electricity than coal for the first time on record this year, but US and Chinese policy shifts are slowing growth, putting a global 2030 target out of reach, reports said on Tuesday.
Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds
The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States alone, researchers said Monday in a major new study.
China trials 'energy-saving' underwater data centres
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Rising wildfires spur comeback for Canadian water bomber
The Canadair water bomber revolutionized the fight against wildfires after it debuted in the skies decades ago.
Jane Goodall: crusader for chimpanzees and the planet
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Hurricane Imelda bound for Bermuda as a Cat 2 storm
Hurricane Imelda, now a Category 2 storm, was churning toward Bermuda on Wednesday with sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph), threatening damaging waves and flooding.
Typhoon Bualoi batters Vietnam coast, killing 11
Typhoon Bualoi ripped roofs from buildings and uprooted electrical poles along Vietnam's coast, killing at least 11 people, local and national officials said on Monday.
400,000 evacuated, 3 dead as fresh storm batters Philippines
The Philippines evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and confirmed at least three deaths Friday as a severe tropical storm battered the country, still feeling the effects of Super Typhoon Ragasa.
Clean-up underway in southern China after Typhoon Ragasa sweeps through
Hundreds of thousands of people in southern China were clearing up Thursday after powerful Typhoon Ragasa crashed through Guangdong Province, ripping down trees, destroying fences, and blasting signs off buildings.
Low bar, high hopes: China unveils new climate goals
China has announced its new climate action plan at a UN climate meeting -- its first ever pledge to include absolute targets for cutting planet-warming gases -- setting a goal of reducing emissions by 7–10 percent by 2035.
In first, China unveils specific emissions targets
China on Wednesday issued its first ever absolute targets for cutting planet-warming gases, a landmark pledge from the world's top polluter as the United States doubles down on fossil fuels and Europe falters.
Planetary health check warns risk of 'destabilising' Earth systems
Humans are gambling the very stability of Earth's life support systems, scientists said Wednesday, warning that ocean acidity was yet another key planetary threshold to be breached.
Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 14 in Taiwan
Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 14 in Taiwan.
14 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake bursts
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old barrier lake burst in Taiwan, government officials said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain.
'Everything broken': Chinese residents in typhoon path assess damage
Residents in southern China's Yangjiang were grappling with damaged property and power outages Wednesday evening in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Ragasa, hours after the destructive storm made landfall near the city.
17 killed in Taiwan after barrier lake bursts
At least 17 people were killed when a decades-old barrier lake burst in Taiwan, government officials said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain.
14 killed, 152 missing in Taiwan after barrier lake burst
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rain.
14 killed by lake burst in Taiwan as Super Typhoon Ragasa wreaks havoc
Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan.
14 killed, 124 missing in Taiwan after barrier lake burst
At least 14 people were killed when a decades-old lake barrier burst in Taiwan, a government official said Wednesday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains.
Hundreds trapped as typhoon triggers barrier lake burst in Taiwan
A decades-old barrier lake formed by a landslide in eastern Taiwan burst Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains, flooding a nearby town and trapping over 260 people, officials said.
EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules
The EU said Tuesday it will seek a new one-year delay to sweeping anti-deforestation rules cheered by green groups but assailed by key trading partners from the United States to Indonesia.
Over 60,000 Europeans died from heat during 2024 summer: study
More than 60,000 people died from heat in Europe during last year's record-breaking summer, a benchmark study said Monday, in the latest warning of the massive toll climate change is having on the continent.
IEA feels the heat as Washington pushes pro-oil agenda
No stranger to ire from oil-producing nations, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is facing pressure from the Trump administration over its globally-respected reports that predict a dwindling in fossil fuel demand.
Evacuees in Philipines, Taiwan take shelter as super typhoon nears
Hundreds of families sheltered in schools and evacuation centres on Monday as heavy rains and gale-force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa lashed the northern Philippines and southern Taiwan.
Evacuations in Philippines, Taiwan as super typhoon nears
The Philippines and Taiwan ordered evacuations Sunday ahead of possible flooding and landslides as Super Typhoon Ragasa approached, gaining strength on its way to an eventual collision with southern China.
International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect
A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.
What to look for in China and Europe's climate plans
Dozens of countries are expected to announce new climate targets before the UN COP30 summit in November, but none will be as closely scrutinised as the pledges made by China and the EU.
Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court
Young Americans challenging President Donald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda say they were proud to have their day in court -- even if it meant fielding tough, sometimes perplexing questions from government lawyers.
EU states agree broad UN emissions target avoiding 'embarrassment'
The EU agreed on a broad emissions-cutting target on Thursday to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion.
EU states agree 'face-saving' broad UN emissions-cutting target
The EU agreed a broad emissions-cutting target on Thursday to bring to a UN conference in Brazil, sparing the bloc potential diplomatic embarrassment but risking its reputation as a climate champion.
Europe, Mediterranean coast saw record drought in August: AFP analysis of EU data
Europe and the Mediterranean basin saw record drought in August, with more than half of the land affected, according to AFP analysis of EU data.
Australia vows to cut emissions by 62 to 70% by 2035
Australia pledged Thursday to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 62 to 70 percent from 2005 levels over the next decade, after warnings that homes and livelihoods are under threat.