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Hay shines as New Zealand make 292-8 in Pakistan ODI
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UK imposes online entry permit on European visitors
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China launches military drills in Taiwan Strait
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US senator smashes record with 25-hour anti-Trump speech
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Brazil binman finds newborn baby on garbage route
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US senator smashes record with marathon anti-Trump speech
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Trump advisor Waltz faces new pressure over Gmail usage
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Niger junta frees ministers of overthrown government
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Trump set to unleash 'Liberation Day' tariffs
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Boeing chief to acknowledge 'serious missteps' at US Senate hearing
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Real Madrid hold Real Sociedad in eight-goal thriller to reach Copa del Rey final
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Nottingham Forest beat Man Utd, Saka scores on Arsenal return
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Elanga wonder-goal sinks Man Utd as Forest eye Champions League berth
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Stock markets mostly advance ahead of Trump tariffs deadline
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US movie theaters urge 45-day 'baseline' before films hit streaming
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Saka scores on return as Arsenal beat Fulham
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Third-division Bielefeld shock holders Leverkusen in German Cup
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Newsmax shares surge more than 2,000% in days after IPO
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Trump nominee says to press UK on Israel arms
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US says to hold climate talks with China in California ahead of COP28
The United States and China, the world's two largest greenhouse gas emitters, will hold weekend talks in California to seek progress ahead of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the State Department announced Thursday.

Five dead as Western Europe hit by record winds of Storm Ciaran
Five people were killed by falling trees as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe on Thursday, bringing record winds as high as 200 kilometres per hour, floods, blackouts and major travel disruptions.

Climate funding fall shows action 'stalling' as needs grows: UN
International funding for climate resilience in developing countries slumped in 2021 despite increasingly ferocious impacts, the United Nations said Thursday, as Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned action was "stalling" even as the need to protect people increases.

Climate experts warn of fossil fuel tactics at COP28
Oil-rich Gulf states have positioned themselves as both champions of climate innovation and guardians of fossil fuel interests -- a balancing act experts warn could derail action at COP28 in Dubai.

Solar mini-grids offer clean-power hope to rural Africa
Working as a nurse in her rural Nigerian village, Andat Datau faced more than her share of challenges. But delivering babies by torchlight was always hard.

King Charles III to attend COP28 conference in Dubai: palace
King Charles III will deliver a speech at the opening of the COP28 climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.

China's smog problem explained
A thick haze has this week smothered Beijing and surrounding areas, with tens of millions of people in northern China under severe pollution warnings.

North China smog to last until mid-November: state media
Serious pollution is expected to remain over Beijing and surrounding areas until the middle of the month, Chinese state media said Wednesday.

In Brazil town turning to desert, farmers fight to hang on
Standing amid a terrain of rugged red craters that looks like something from Mars, Brazilian farmer Ubiratan Lemos Abade extends his arms, pointing to two possible futures for this land fast turning to desert.

Storms swell Iguazu falls to near decade-high flow
Heavy rains have swollen the famed Iguazu waterfalls on the border between Argentina and Brazil to near decade-high water volumes this week, authorities said, as flooding engulfed one of the site's main tourist walkways.

A month before global climate talks, agreement remains elusive
Nothing has yet been agreed between the nearly 200 countries that will meet at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, with two days of preparatory talks in Abu Dhabi failing to produce any major breakthrough, participants said Tuesday.

Biden approves largest offshore wind project in US history
President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday approved a plan to build the United States' largest ever offshore wind farm, which would power hundreds of thousands of homes with clean energy.

UK govt bans American XL bully dogs after fatal attacks
American XL bully dogs will be banned in England and Wales from the end of the year, the UK government said on Tuesday, following a rise in fatal attacks involving the breed.

Climate 'loss and damage' dominates UAE talks ahead of COP28
Setting up a "loss and damage" fund for poorer nations hit by climate change dominated preliminary talks on Tuesday one month before COP28 in Dubai, where delegates look set to tussle over the future of fossil fuels.

Northern China chokes under severe pollution
Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a greyish smog enveloped the region.

Oman revives CO2-busting mangroves as climate threat lurks
In a muddy wetland in Oman's capital, environmental scientist Zakiya al-Afifi measures the bark of a mangrove tree, estimating its capacity to absorb the carbon dioxide that is slowly heating the planet.
Panama tribunal, president at odds over mine deal referendum
Panama's electoral tribunal on Monday dismissed the idea of organizing a referendum in December on a mining contract that has ignited countrywide protests, even as the president insisted on a vote.

Asteroid dust caused 15-year winter that killed dinosaurs: study
Around 66 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest smashed into Earth, killing off three quarters of all life on the planet -- including the dinosaurs.

UN chief urges world to 'stop the madness' of climate change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the world Monday to "stop the madness" of climate change as he visited Himalayan regions struggling from rapidly melting glaciers to witness the devastating impact of the phenomenon.

Heavy industry turns to carbon capture to clean up its act
For decades heavy industry around Dunkirk in northern France has belched out millions of tonnes of climate-heating gases.

How to run a climate COP, according to the grandfather of the Paris deal
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Cheeses face the heat at Raclette World Championships
Up in the Swiss Alps, the air hangs thick with the funk of hot cheese as the planet's best melt away the competition at the inaugural Raclette World Championships.

1.5C goal on the line as countries gear up for key climate talks
Facing record-shattering temperatures and a geopolitical tinderbox, countries are scrambling to lay the groundwork for crucial UN climate talks next month tasked with salvaging global warming goals laid out in the landmark Paris deal.

How climate conscious Americans reduce their carbon footprints
Bala Sivaraman drives an electric car around the US capital Washington, buys used clothes and furniture and cooks his vegan meals on an induction stove he bought after parting ways with his gas oven.

Can factory chicken really help save the climate?
Stephane Dahirel doesn't exactly say eat chicken and save the planet, but that is what he's hinting at as he opens a shed door on his intensive farm in Brittany, western France.

Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth
By installing a heat pump in his house in the hills of Oslo, Oyvind Solstad killed three birds with one stone, improving his comfort, finances and climate footprint.

Austria says won't repeat 'transport pass for tattoo' campaign
Austria said Friday it doesn't plan to repeat a controversial summer campaign in which festivalgoers were offered one year's free public transport passes for a tattoo, that had drawn fierce criticism.
Australia to restart 'essential' aerial shooting of wild horses
Australia approved on Friday the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as "essential" to protect native wildlife.

Australia to restart aerial shooting of wild horses
Australia approved on Friday the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as "essential" to protect native wildlife.

Arctic archipelago turns the page on its mining past
At the old Svea mine in the Arctic, broken railway tracks overgrown with weeds lead nowhere. Of the hundred buildings that once made up the town, there's almost nothing left.

Tahiti campaigners say 'non' to Paris Olympics surf tower
Surfers are due to catch the first waves of the Paris Olympics in nine months in Tahiti, some 15,000 kilometres (9,300 miles) from the French capital, but a plan to build a giant tower in a legendary surf spot is causing consternation.

UN report warns of catastrophic risks to Earth systems
Melting glaciers, unbearable heat and space junk: a month before crunch climate talks in the United Arab Emirates, a UN report published Wednesday warns about irreversible impacts to the planet without drastic changes to connected social and physical systems.