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'Frightening': US restaurants, producers face tariff whiplash
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Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisis
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Experts warn 'AI-written' paper is latest spin on climate change denial
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PSG eye becoming France's first 'Invincibles'
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Late birdie burst lifts Ryder to Texas Open lead
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Five potential Grand National fairytale endings
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Trump purges national security team after meeting conspiracist
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More work for McIlroy even with two wins before Masters
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Trump hopeful of 'great' PGA-LIV golf merger
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No.1 Scheffler goes for third Masters crown in four years
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Where Trump's tariffs could hurt Americans' wallets
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Trump says 'very close to a deal' on TikTok
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Trump tariffs on Mexico: the good, the bad, the unknown
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Postecoglou denies taunting Spurs fans in Chelsea defeat
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director speaks at UN on Israeli settlements
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With tariff war, Trump also reshapes how US treats allies
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Fernandez fires Chelsea into fourth as pressure mounts on Postecoglou
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South Korea court to decide impeached president's fate
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Penguin memes take flight after Trump tariffs remote island
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E.T., no home: Original model of movie alien doesn't sell at auction
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Italy's Brignone has surgery on broken leg with Winter Olympics looming
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Trump defiant as tariffs send world markets into panic
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City officials vote to repair roof on home of MLB Rays
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Rockets forward Brooks gets one-game NBA ban for technicals
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Pentagon watchdog to probe defense chief over Signal chat row
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US tariffs could push up inflation, slow growth: Fed official
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New Bruce Springsteen music set for June 27 release
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Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer
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Mexico president welcomes being left off Trump's tariffs list
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Zuckerberg repeats Trump visits in bid to settle antitrust case
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US fencer disqualified for not facing transgender rival
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'Everyone worried' by Trump tariffs in France's champagne region
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Italy's Brignone suffers broken leg with Winter Olympics looming
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Iyer blitz powers Kolkata to big IPL win over Hyderabad
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Russian soprano Netrebko to return to London's Royal Opera House
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French creche worker gets 25 years for killing baby with drain cleaner
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UK avoids worst US tariffs post-Brexit, but no celebrations
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Canada imposing 25% tariff on some US auto imports
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Ruud wants 'fair share' of Grand Slam revenue for players
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Lesotho, Africa's 'kingdom in the sky' jolted by Trump
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Trump's trade math baffles economists
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Gaza heritage and destruction on display in Paris
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'Unprecedented crisis' in Africa healthcare: report
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Pogacar gunning for blood and thunder in Tour of Flanders
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Macron calls for suspension of investment in US until tariffs clarified
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Wall St leads rout as world reels from Trump tariffs
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Mullins gets perfect National boost with remarkable four-timer
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Trump tariffs hammer global stocks, dollar and oil
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Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI
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Pope Francis presided over his weekly audience Wednesday despite the flu that caused him to scrap a trip to Dubai, but asked an aide to deliver his reading for him.

Hamas eyes Gaza truce extension for more hostage releases
Hamas is willing to extend a truce for four days and release more Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the militant group said Wednesday, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict.

Texas top court hears case challenging abortion ban for medical emergencies
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case brought on behalf of some two dozen women who were denied abortions even though they had serious complications with their pregnancies that were in some cases life-threatening.

Japan trials over-the-counter 'morning-after' pill
Japan began a pilot project on Tuesday selling over-the-counter "morning-after" contraceptive pills, but campaigners criticised the scheme as far too small and called for all restrictions to be lifted.

Doctors warn of New Zealand health tragedy after smoking ban scrapped
Doctors blasted New Zealand’s conservative government on Tuesday for revoking world-leading anti-smoking laws, warning that people will die over the act of "public health vandalism".

Japan trials over-the-counter sales of 'morning-after' pill
Japan on Tuesday began trial sales of over-the-counter "morning-after" contraceptive pills, according to the country's pharmaceutical association, in a partial victory for campaigners.

Texas top court to hear case challenging abortion ban for medical emergencies
The Texas Supreme Court is set Tuesday to hear arguments in a case brought on behalf of 22 women who were denied abortions even though they had serious complications with their pregnancies that were in some cases life-threatening.

Pope's condition after illness 'good and stable': Vatican
Pope Francis is improving after suffering from flu symptoms at the weekend, the Vatican said Monday, noting that the 86-year-old pontiff was postponing some appointments during his recovery.

Incoming New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws
New Zealand's incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a "huge win for the tobacco industry".

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China reports no 'unusual or novel pathogens' in respiratory illnesses upsurge
China has reported no 'unusual or novel pathogens' in respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Novo Nordisk spends big in France to expand obesity drug capacity
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk will announce Thursday a major investment in a French production site to expand capacity for a blockbuster anti-obesity drug, the French presidency said.

WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak
The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection.

Israel and Hamas agree truce, hostages for prisoners swap
Israel and Hamas said Wednesday they had agreed on a four-day truce in the Gaza war during which the Palestinian militant group would free at least 50 of the hostages they took in their deadly October 7 attack.

Israel, Hamas agree truce, release of 50 hostages
Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war.

Israel, Hamas agree four-day truce, 50 hostages to be released
Israel and Hamas announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war.

Covid-19 variant maintains threat: WHO
Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday.

Hopes mount for hostages after Hamas chief says truce deal 'close'
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday that a truce agreement with Israel was in sight, raising hopes that dozens of people taken hostage in the October 7 attacks could be released from war-torn Gaza.

Hamas says Gaza truce deal 'close', raising hopes for hostages
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday a truce agreement with Israel was in sight, raising hopes that his militant group could soon release dozens of people taken hostage in the October 7 attacks.

29 Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt as Hamas reports deadly hospital strike
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Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a 'death zone', WHO says urging evacuation
Gaza's largest hospital has become a "death zone," the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel's army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas.

Bomb craters and bodies as Gazans evacuate hospital
Columns of Palestinians, some sick, some wounded made their way out of Gaza's largest hospital Saturday, walking for hours through the debris of war as they sought a new refuge.

Hundreds flee from hospital at centre of Israel-Hamas war
Hundreds of people fled on foot Saturday after the director of Gaza's main hospital said Israel's army ordered evacuation of the facility where more than 2,000 patients, medics and displaced people were trapped by the war between Israel and Hamas.

Fuel enters Gaza as 26 reported killed in Khan Yunis strike
A first consignment of fuel has entered Gaza after US pressure on Israel, allowing communications to resume in the territory, where a hospital director on Saturday said 26 people had been killed in a strike in Khan Yunis.

Israel allows two fuel tankers into Gaza daily as aid halted
Israel has agreed to allow two fuel trucks a day into Gaza, Israeli officials said Friday, after the UN warned shortages had halted aid deliveries and put people at risk of starvation.

Iraqis haunted by war battle mental health issues
Raghad Qassem searched all over Iraq's capital Baghdad for a psychologist she could talk to about her problems, before finally settling for consultations online.

Brussels extends use of controversial herbicide
The European Commission said Thursday it will allow the use of the controversial herbicide glyphosate for another 10 years, breaking a stalemate between EU states divided over its safety.

Israel forces search Gaza hospital as civilians stranded inside
Israeli forces were searching building to building at Gaza's main hospital Thursday as Hamas said the military had "destroyed" parts of the compound where deep concern has mounted for the up to thousands of Palestinians trapped inside.

Israel takes Gaza port, battles Hamas fighters
Israeli troops on Thursday advanced their campaign to destroy Hamas in Gaza, fighting gun battles and taking control of a key port a day after a raid on the territory's main hospital.

Israel presses Gaza hospital raid
Israel renewed its operation at Gaza's largest hospital Thursday, targeting what it maintains is a Hamas command centre concealed in a complex sheltering more than 2,000 civilians.