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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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Nuno salutes 'special' Elanga after stunning strike fires Forest
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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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Ball-blasting 'Torpedo bats' making waves across MLB opening weekend
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Newsmax shares surge more than 2,000% in days after IPO
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Thousands of Hungarians protest against Pride ban law
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GM leads first quarter US auto sales as tariffs loom
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Tesla sales tumble in Europe in the first quarter
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No 'eye for an eye' approach to US tariffs: Mexico
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NFL club owners back dynamic kickoffs, delay tush push vote
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Trump 'perfecting' new tariffs as nervous world braces
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Trump nominee says to press UK on Israel arms
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French court says Le Pen appeal ruling could come before presidential vote
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The battle to control assets behind Bosnia crisis
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Prabhsimran powers Punjab to IPL win over Lucknow
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Mass layoffs targeting 10,000 jobs hit US health agencies
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Tiger's April Foolishness: plan to play Masters just a joke
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Myanmar quake toll passes 2,700, nation halts to honour victims
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Turkish fans, artists urge Muse to cancel Istanbul gig
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US seeks death penalty for accused killer of insurance CEO
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UK govt moves to block sentencing guidelines for minority defendants
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Trump puts world on edge as 'Liberation Day' tariffs loom
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Swedish journalist jailed in Turkey kept 'isolated': employer
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Stock markets advance ahead of Trump tariffs deadline
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Gulf between Everton and Liverpool has never been bigger, says Moyes
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Finland to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty
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UK vows £20 million to boost drone and 'flying taxi' services
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Ford's US auto sales dip in first quarter as tariffs loom
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Southampton boss Juric desperate to avoid Premier League 'worst team' tag
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Thailand rescue dogs double as emotional support
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Turkish fans, artists urge Muse to cancel Istanbul gig over protest dispute
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Former captain Edwards named new England women's cricket coach
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Ukraine facing 'massive' Russian attack on energy sector
Ukraine said Friday that it was fending off a new missile attack on its energy system, the latest in Russia's campaign targeting the war-torn country's power grid during the winter season.

Climate change intensified back-to-back Philippines storms: study
Human-induced climate change fuelled a rare string of back-to-back typhoons that battered the Philippines this year and boosted the chances of powerful storms making landfall, a new study said on Thursday.

Blown off course, turbine giant Orsted seeks second wind
Long dependent on fossil fuels before emerging a champion of offshore wind power, Danish company Orsted is now struggling to restore its business after dropping several major projects.

US moves to save once-common monarch butterflies from extinction
The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by its striking black and orange patterns that has faced a dramatic population decline in recent decades.

Fine particle pollution blamed for nearly 240,000 EU deaths in 2022
Fine particle air pollution killed nearly 240,000 people in the European Union in 2022, a five percent fall on the previous year, the European Environment Agency said in a report published Tuesday.

President's push to scrap gold mining ban causes outcry in El Salvador
El Salvador's gang-busting strongman President Nayib Bukele has set out on a new mission: to kickstart his country's sputtering economy by inviting back the mining companies that were barred seven years ago.

2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.

'David v Goliath' battle at ICJ climate hearings
Halfway through marathon climate change hearings at the world's top court, battle lines are being drawn between developed countries urging judges to stick to current legal obligations and vulnerable nations pleading for more.

World's oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74
Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again -- at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74.

With blasts and grit, Colombia fights gold mines run by crime gangs
A thin detonating cord snakes its way into an illegal gold mine drilled high up on a mountain near the Colombian city of Cali, exploding with a roar and destroying a lucrative source of money for armed groups that include leftist rebels.

'Scary' drought empties one of Bosnia's largest lakes
Staring across what was once one of Bosnia's largest expanses of water, all that Saliha Kuljanin can see is boats left high and dry after months of drought emptied Lake Jablanicko.

China reports warmest autumn since records began
China reported its warmest autumn this year since records began decades ago, its National Climate Centre announced on Wednesday.

Hong Kong mega development plan to devour villages, wetlands
For almost half a century, Kwok Hoi-yin's humble cottage on Hong Kong's border with mainland China was surrounded by leagues of fishponds and green fields, buffering the modern highrises of megacity Shenzhen to the north.

Relief as Delhi schools reopen but smog crisis persists
Teenage student Aniksha is relieved to be back in class in India's capital -- even if the choking smog that prompted her school to close last month has yet to dissipate.

US 'disappointed' after plastic pollution talks collapse: White House
The US government said Tuesday it was "disappointed" after nations negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic waste failed to reach a deal, blaming a "small group" of countries and producers for blocking progress.

Japan witnesses warmest autumn on record
Japan has recorded its warmest autumn since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, delaying the country's popular displays of seasonal foliage into December.

Third death as Storm Bora batters Greece
A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the country.

New Zealand scientists dissect world's rarest whale
New Zealand scientists on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven specimens have ever been documented.

Sixth Greenland hearing for anti-whaling activist Watson
A Greenland court will decide on Monday whether to further extend the four-month-long detention of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, pending a decision on his extradition to Japan.

Plastic pollution talks fail to reach landmark deal
Deeply divided negotiators failed on Sunday to reach a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution, missing a self-imposed deadline, and agreed to extend their talks.

Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks said Sunday.
No accord on plastic pollution deal, more time needed: chair
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks said Sunday, calling for additional time to continue discussions.

Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time.
Calls for extension as plastic treaty negotiations falter
Delegates seeking the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution began openly advocating for an extension of talks on Sunday, accusing a handful of nations of obstructing an ambitious agreement.

The farm fires helping to fuel India's deadly air
Blazing flames light the sky as Indian farmer Ali Sher burns his fields to clear them for new crops, a common but illegal practice that is fuelling deadly pollution killing millions.

Philippine Eagle hatchling dies in conservation setback
A Philippine Eagle chick hatched via artificial insemination has died, an avian conservation foundation has announced, in a fresh setback for one of the world's largest and most critically endangered raptors.

Nations warn of 'obstruction' at plastic talks
Dozens of countries warned Sunday that a handful of nations were obstructing efforts in South Korea to reach an ambitious landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution.

Nations warn of deadlock at landmark plastic pollution talks
Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world's first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.

Researchers analyse DNA from dung to save Laos elephants
Slow and silent, former logging elephant Mae Khoun Nung emerges from a forest in northern Laos and follows her guide to an animal hospital for a check-up.

Showdown looms on plastic treaty days before deadline
Diplomats warned Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world's first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and ongoing disagreements.

Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement
With just two days before negotiators are due to agree on the world's first deal to curb global plastic pollution, a new draft text released Friday showed deep differences remain.

Top UN court to open unprecedented climate hearings
The world's top court will next week start unprecedented hearings aimed at finding a "legal blueprint" for how countries should protect the environment from damaging greenhouse gases -- and what the consequences are if they do not.