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Israel warns of attacks 'everywhere' in Lebanon after rocket fire
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Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in drinking water
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Trump prompts US allies to reopen nuclear weapons debate
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Nigerian police ban Kano Eid parade as rival emirs dispute throne
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Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction overturned
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French lawyers condemn 'sexism' of Depardieu's defence in abuse trial
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Stock markets slide over US inflation, tariff fears
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King of cobbles Van der Poel adds Belgium's E3 to Milan-San Remo win
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Vance lands in Greenland as anger mounts over Trump takeover bid
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Teen Brennan wins again, Ayuso retakes lead in Catalonia
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Massive quake kills more than 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
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Trump, Canada PM ease tensions with 'productive' call
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Italy tries to fill its Albanian migrant centres after legal woes
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S.Sudan govt says Vice President Machar 'under house arrest'
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Erdogan turns sights on opposition CHP with his main rival in jail
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Mateta 'ready' to return for Palace in FA Cup after horror injury
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US 'in arrears' at the WTO
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Massive quake kills nearly 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
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Fleeing Trump: four Americans who chose Mexico
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US Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows some cause for concern
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Journalist, protester killed at Nepal pro-monarchy rally
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Barca blow as Olmo ruled out for three weeks
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Guardiola seeks redemption as Man City head to Bournemouth in FA Cup
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Stock markets fall over US inflation, tariff fears
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PSG 'feel like champions' as Ligue 1 title nears, says Luis Enrique
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'We don't deserve bonus': Man City boss Guardiola
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Cuba resurrects dollar-only stores, a symbol of inequality
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Germany says 'nothing off table' in US tariff row
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Chinese regulator to vet Panama ports deal: Hong Kong media
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Pro-Duterte rallies as ex-Philippine leader marks 80th birthday in jail
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Israel hits Beirut after rockets fired from south Lebanon
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Clouds and conspiracies: concerns over push to make rain
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Nuno urges Forest to write new chapter ahead of FA Cup quarter-final
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Nepal police clash with pro-monarchy demonstrators
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Ex-Barcelona star Dani Alves has rape conviction annulled
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Panic on the streets of Bangkok as quake collapses skyscraper
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Former Spurs boss Redknapp jokes that England coach Tuchel is 'German spy'
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Stock markets drop as autos suffer more tariff-fuelled losses
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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti to go on trial for alleged tax fraud
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No 'spring revival' for Germany as unemployment rises
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Clouds changing as world warms, adding to climate uncertainty
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Real Madrid coach Ancelotti to go on trial for alleged tax fraud: court
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Israel hits south Lebanon after threatening Beirut over rocket fire
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Bayern threaten Canada Soccer with lawsuit over Davies injury
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Lines of wounded at Myanmar hospital after powerful quake
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Putin calls to remove Zelensky, 'finish off' Ukrainian troops
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More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests
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Duterte supporters rally as ex-Philippine leader marks 80th in jail
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Latina star Selena's killer denied parole 30 years after murder
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China's top diplomat Wang Yi to visit Russia for Ukraine talks
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Paris plans green makeover of Champs-Elysees for Olympics
Paris will give the famed Champs-Elysees a makeover ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games by planting trees and increasing pedestrian areas, the French capital's officials said on Wednesday.

India relaxes environment rules for coal mines, citing heatwave
India has relaxed environmental compliance rules for coal mines seeking to ramp up production as power outages exacerbate a sweltering heatwave, a government notice showed.

UN says 'imminent' Yemen oil spill would cost $20 bn to clean up
The United Nations warned Monday that it would cost $20 billion to clean up an oil spill in the event of the "imminent" break-up of an oil tanker abandoned off Yemen.

Standoff at strategic Ukraine river eyed by Russian troops
On the municipal beach at Nikopol in southern Ukraine, barbed wire, sand bags and other defences have replaced children playing on the sand.

Brazil deforestation shatters April record
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon last month shattered the record for April, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometers of the world's biggest rainforest, nearly double the previous high, according to official figures published Friday.

Inbreeding won't doom the last of the vaquitas, but fishing might: study
Vaquita porpoises are on the edge of extinction, with just 10 left in their sole habibat within Mexico's Gulf of California.

World needs food system 'transformation' to tackle climate: expert
Food is fundamental to the efforts to tackle climate change, according to a scientist who has spent decades tracing the interactions between global warming and what we eat.

Thousands sick as latest severe sandstorm sweeps across Iraq
One person died in Iraq and more than 5,000 were treated in hospitals Thursday for respiratory ailments due to a sandstorm, the seventh in a month, the health ministry said.

Please don't croak: Setting the mood to save Venezuelan frog
Enormous expectations rest on the tiny endangered amphibian perched on a rock in a plastic box: the Mucuchies' Frog needs to produce offspring if its species is to survive.

Fossils dating back 66 million years found outside Bangkok mall
More than 70 shells embedded in a footpath outside a Bangkok shopping mall have been found to be the fossils of marine creatures that lived more than 66 million years ago, Thai experts have confirmed.

Floods, fires drive Australian home insurance 'crisis'
Fiercer floods, winds and bushfires whipped up by warmer temperatures mean more than half a million homes in Australia will cost too much to insure by 2030, according to an analysis by a climate advocacy group published Tuesday.

US megadrought reveals 1980s body in lake, with more to come: police
A worsening drought has revealed a four-decade-old body dumped in a US lake, police said Monday, warning that falling water levels would lead to the uncovering of more corpses.

Iraq yet again hit by dust storm
Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.

Look! A polar bear meanders way down south in Canada
A polar bear was spotted Saturday in the Quebec region of Canada, prompting wildlife officials to warn residents of a small town stunned by this very rare appearance.

Boosted by oil prices, ExxonMobil, Chevron throw cash at investors
ExxonMobil and Chevron reported soaring profits Friday despite lower oil and natural gas volumes as the petroleum giants return billions of dollars to shareholders in the wake of lofty crude prices and refining margins.

California probes 'Big Oil' over plastic pollution
California launched a sweeping investigation Thursday into plastic pollution by major oil companies, in a probe it says will look at whether fossil fuel giants have been lying about the problem for decades.

Judge sides with Elon Musk in lawsuit over SolarCity
A judge in the state of Delaware on Wednesday handed Tesla chief Elon Musk a victory in a shareholder lawsuit filed over the controversial buy of solar panel maker SolarCity.

Over 21% of reptile species at risk of extinction
At least one in five reptile species are threatened with extinction, including more than half of turtles and crocodiles, according to the first major global assessment of the world's so-called cold-blooded creatures.

Restoring damaged land key to climate, biodiversity goals
Unsustainable farming is on track to increase the amount of severely degraded land by an area the size of South America by mid-century, a UN report warned Wednesday, as experts said restoration was a matter of "survival".

Solar energy projects lower bills in Rio de Janeiro favelas
In a hillside slum with breathtaking views of Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach, a rooftop covered in photovoltaic panels glitters in the tropical sun -- one of many in Brazil's first favela solar energy project.

No 'significant' harm from Galapagos diesel spill: reserve
A diesel spill off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos islands caused no "significant" damage, the protected nature reserve said Sunday.

Scuba diving boat sinks off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands
A scuba diving boat sank Saturday off one of Ecuador's ecologically sensitive Galapagos Islands but damage was minor and no one was hurt, officials said.

Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution
Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa's main rivers and climate change stresses are impacting microorganisms in the Atlantic ocean, they announced.

Dalai Lama urges move to renewable energy to combat climate crisis
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama urged the public to reduce fossil fuel use during a meeting with activists to mark Earth Day, warning that the climate change crisis transcends national boundaries.

Ecotourism giving rare iguanas a sweet tooth
Ecotourists feeding grapes to rock iguanas on remote islands in the Bahamas have given them a sweet tooth and high blood sugar, researchers said Thursday, warning of unknown effects on the health of the vulnerable reptiles.

'Small actions' can help reduce reliance on Russian energy: IEA
Adjusting the heating and working more from home are just some of the "small actions" that can reduce Europe's reliance on Russia, the International Energy Agency and the European Commission said Thursday.

Judge halts work on Mexico president's contentious tourist train
A Mexican judge has suspended construction of part of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship tourist train project in the Yucatan peninsula due to a lack of environmental impact studies.

Indigenous lands block Brazil deforestation: study
Brazil's indigenous reservations have acted as a barrier against deforestation over the past three decades, although destruction of the Amazon rainforest has accelerated recently under President Jair Bolsonaro, according to a study published Tuesday.

Record low Antarctic sea ice extent could signal shift
Sea ice around Antarctica shrank to the smallest extent on record in February, five years after the previous record low, researchers said Tuesday, suggesting Earth's frozen continent may be less impervious to climate change than thought.

Biden restores environmental safeguards dropped by Trump
The administration of President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced it would restore safeguards in a cornerstone environmental law weakened under Donald Trump -- including a duty to assess the climate impacts of proposed infrastructure projects.

Iraq 'green belt' neglected in faltering climate fight
Envisioned as a lush fortress against worsening desertification and sand storms, the "green belt" of Iraq's Karbala stands as a wilted failure.

Cruise ships at center of dispute in Florida's idyllic Key West
The island-city of Key West off the southern tip of Florida invites visitors to stroll slowly, enjoy turquoise waters and take in the sunset. But according to some residents, that idyllic peace is endangered -- by lumbering, tourist-filled cruise ships.

Endangered North Atlantic right whales make a stand in Cape Cod
After many hours scouring Cape Cod Bay and a few false alarms, those aboard the Research Vessel Shearwater on a bright April day make their first sighting: three North Atlantic right whales, including a rare mother-calf pair.

Climate activists block four of London's busiest bridges
UK climate activist group Extinction Rebellion on Friday shut down four of London's busiest bridges, snarling traffic on the first day of the Easter bank holiday.

Israel to top up shrinking Sea of Galilee with desalinated water
Israel, a leader in making seawater drinkable, plans to pump excess output from its desalination plants into the Sea of Galilee, depleted by overuse and threatened by climate change.

Ship stranded off US delights curious, worries environmentalists
Holding binoculars and toting folding chairs the sightseers are laser-focused: the objective is to see the massive container ship Ever Forward, which has been stranded for a month in the mud of the US East Coast's Chesapeake Bay.

341 dead in S.Africa floods as hunt for survivors widens
The death toll from South Africa's "unprecedented" floods climbed to 341 on Thursday as helicopters fanned out across the southeastern city of Durban in an increasingly desperate search for survivors.

Senegal eyes economic boom in oyster farming
The mangrove swamp near Joal-Fadiouth, a fishing village in southern Senegal, teems with oysters.

'Green cities' focus of largest Dutch garden expo
Dutch King Willem-Alexander on Wednesday opened the gates to one of Europe's largest gardening fairs, a once-in-a-decade show focusing this year on how to make cities greener.