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WHO facing $2.5-bn gap even after slashing budget: report
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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti tells tax trial did not seek to defraud
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Chinese tourists pine for Taiwan's return as Beijing jets surround island
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Singapore detains teenage boy allegedly planning to kill Muslims
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AI coming for anime but Ghibli's Miyazaki irreplaceable, son says
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Swedish insurer drops $160 mn Tesla stake over labour rights
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Hunger returns to Gaza as Israeli blockade forces bakeries shut
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Rubio heads to Europe as transatlantic tensions soar
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'Give me a break': Trump tariffs threaten Japan auto sector
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US approves $5.58 bn fighter jet sale to Philippines
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Tsunoda embracing pressure of Red Bull debut at home Japanese GP
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'Outstanding' Hay shines as New Zealand seal Pakistan ODI series
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El Salvador's Bukele flaunts 'iron fist' alliance with Trump
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Stock markets mixed as uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffs
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China probes for key target weak spots with 'paralysing' Taiwan drills
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'Top Gun' and Batman star Val Kilmer dies aged 65: New York Times
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US lawmakers seek to rename street for Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy Lai
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Greece to spend big on 'historic' military shake up
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Trump faces first electoral setback after Wisconsin Supreme Court vote
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Hay shines as New Zealand beat Pakistan for ODI series win
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Israel says expands Gaza offensive to seize 'large areas'
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Curry drops 52 as Warriors win, Jokic bags career-high 61 in Denver loss
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South Korea mobilising 'all resources' for violence-free Yoon verdict
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Myanmar quake victim rescued after 5 days as aid calls grow
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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti tax fraud trial set to begin
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Warner showcases 'Superman' reboot, new DiCaprio film
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'Incredible' Curry scores 52 as Warriors down Grizzlies, Bucks edge Suns
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Asian markets edge up but uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffs
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Nintendo's megahit Switch console: what to know
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Nintendo to unveil upgrade to best-selling Switch console
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China practises hitting key ports, energy sites in Taiwan drills
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Oil, sand and speed: Saudi gearheads take on towering dunes
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'Image whisperers' bring vision to the blind at Red Cross museum
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Hay shines as New Zealand make 292-8 in Pakistan ODI
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Other governments 'weaponising' Trump language to attack NGOs: rights groups
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UK imposes online entry permit on European visitors
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How a Brazilian chief is staving off Amazon destruction
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Meme politics: White House embraces aggressive alt-right online culture
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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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'Frozen in time' landscape discovered under Antarctic ice
Scientists revealed Tuesday that they had discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers that has been "frozen in time" under the Antarctic ice for millions of years.

World 'failing' on pledge to stop deforestation by 2030
The world is "failing" on a pledge to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030, with global losses increasing last year, a group of NGOs and researchers warned Tuesday.

Drought-hit farmers in US heartland hope Mississippi 'comes back'
Jonathan Driver, an Arkansas farmer with blackened hands and a thick southern drawl, doesn't have a minute to spare.

The mighty Mississippi, America's water highway, is dangerously low
In the middle of the shrunken Mississippi, a barge drags a giant metal-edged suction head along the riverbed to remove sediment from shipping lanes.

Faster West Antarctic Ice Sheet melting unavoidable: study
The melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves is likely to substantially accelerate in coming decades even if the world meets ambitions to limit global warming, according to research Monday, warning it would drive rising sea levels.

'Embrace discomfort' to save planet says N Macedonia pioneer
One day Dimche Ackov had enough of the stress and pollution of urban life and chucked in his job and headed out into the North Macedonia countryside for a fresh start.

Race to save the Amazon leaves out Brazil's crucial savanna
People thought she was crazy when Carminha Maria Missio and her family bought what was considered "sterile" land in the Brazilian savanna to farm soybeans, she says.

An endangered whale species is speeding towards extinction
They're one of the most endangered mammals in the world, and a species you may never have even heard of: North Atlantic right whales.

Speeding boats risk killing off North Atlantic right whales: study
An overwhelming majority of large boats off the US East Coast are speeding through slow-zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 340 remain.

Retreating glaciers reveal new pastures for conservationists
Water surged through a desolate canyon of grey rock into a blue-grey lake, an ancient landscape only revealed to humanity in recent decades because France's glaciers have retreated so far.

Reversing warming may stop Greenland ice sheet collapse: study
Breaching the global warming limits of the world's climate goals could see the melting of Greenland's ice sheet add more than a metre to rising sea levels, according to new research on Wednesday.

Hong Kong sticks a fork in disposable plastic products
Need a plastic fork at a Hong Kong restaurant? Come April 22, Earth Day, customers will have to start reaching for more eco-friendly cutlery, according to a bill passed Wednesday by the city's legislature.

In Argentina, trash is a lifeline for army of recyclers
Ayelen Torres weaves her trolley expertly through the streets on the outskirts of Argentina's capital, stopping every few steps to sift through trash in search of recyclable cardboard or plastic.

To find out how wildlife is doing, scientists try listening
A reedy pipe and a high-pitched trill duet against the backdrop of a low-pitched insect drone. Their symphony is the sound of a forest, and is monitored by scientists to gauge biodiversity.

Police detain Greta Thunberg at London climate protest
UK police on Tuesday removed Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from a protest outside the energy sector's annual London get-together, an AFP photographer reported.

Remaking an old Swedish oil depot into a giant underground 'thermos'
Work lights strung up along railings illuminate a dank cavern where workers are preparing to transform a former oil depot into a hot water "thermos" to heat a Swedish town.

How Belize became a poster child for 'debt-for-nature' swaps
When Covid hit Belize, its economy nosedived: closed borders meant fisheries and farmers had no export markets, and tourism centered on the tiny Central American nation's warm waters and wonders of biodiversity came to a halt.

IOC Session backs double award of 2030 and 2034 Winter Games
International Olympic Committee members voted Sunday to allow a double allocation of two successive Winter Games in 2030 and 2034.

Austria designer farm stands out in struggling field
In idyllic western Austria, Ingo Metzler's goat breeding farm with its striking light wood panelling and big glass facades sets itself apart, aiming to survive in a sector in crisis.

Canadian-French astrophysicist Hubert Reeves dies aged 91
Canadian-French astrophysicist Hubert Reeves, who was renowned for his work popularizing space science, died Friday aged 91, his son said in a post on Facebook.

Disasters cause $3.8 trillion in crop losses over 30 years: FAO
Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization said on Friday.

At IMF-World Bank talks, small steps in climate finance
The IMF and World Bank have been holding their first annual meetings in Africa in 50 years under pressure to reform a system too outdated to properly help poor nations battered by the effects of climate change.

Hong Kong adds two shark families on controlled trade list
Hong Kong added on Friday two major shark families to a list of endangered animals, whose trade in the city will now be tightly controlled under new CITES regulations.

'Licence to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar
In a working-class neighbourhood of Myanmar's Yangon, plastic waste is piled a metre high, the toxic product of what a recent investigation said is rampant dumping of Western trash.

Young frogs may camouflage selves as animal poo: study
The young offspring of a frog native to Southeast Asia display an "unusual colour pattern", probably to camouflage themselves "as animal droppings" to escape predators, according to a study.

'Cuter in real life': South Korea names its twin panda 'treasures'
South Korea got its first up-close look at its new pair of baby giant pandas Thursday at a name-revealing ceremony that doubled as an early celebration of the 100 days since their birth.

$9.5 bn of key metals in overlooked electronic waste: UN
Consumers discard or possess disused electronic goods containing raw materials critical for the green energy transition and worth almost $10 billion every year, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Climate change is improving French wine -- for now
What makes a good or bad year for wine? It's a question that vexes not only vintners but also scientists, who've long looked to weather conditions to provide the answer.

Chunky champ: Fat Bear Week winner is crowned
Fat Bear Week 2023 is in the books, with a specimen called 128 Grazer nabbing the title of bulkiest bruin in an Alaskan national park.

'Paradigm shift' needed on plastics health risk: researchers
A "paradigm shift" is needed on the risks posed to human health by plastics, researchers said Wednesday, warning of huge gaps in scientific understanding of the issue.

The village at the end of the world
The last Inuit hunters of Ittoqqortoormiit are a resilient bunch.

Dutch protests scrapped after fossil fuel vote
Environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion said Tuesday it was ending its daily blockade of a major motorway in The Hague, after Dutch MPs voted to examine ways of scrapping fossil fuel subsidies.