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Atalanta fight back to take top spot in Serie A, Roma hit five
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Mancini admits regrets over leaving Italy for Saudi Arabia
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Run machine Ayub shines as Pakistan sweep South Africa
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Slovak PM Fico on surprise visit to Kremlin
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 35
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'Incredible' Liverpool must stay focused: Slot
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Maresca 'absolutely happy' as title-chasing Chelsea drop points in Everton draw
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Salah happy wherever career ends after inspiring Liverpool rout
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Three and easy as Dortmund move into Bundesliga top six
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Liverpool hit Spurs for six, Man Utd embarrassed by Bournemouth
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Netanyahu vows to act with 'force, determination' against Yemen's Huthis
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Mbappe back from 'bottom' as Real Madrid down Sevilla
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Ali hat-trick helps champions Ahly crush Belouizdad
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France kept on tenterhooks over new government
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Salah stars as rampant Liverpool hit Spurs for six
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Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'
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'Sonic 3' zips to top of N.America box office
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Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens to limited crowds
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Mbappe strikes as Real Madrid down Sevilla
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'Nervous' Man Utd humiliated by Bournemouth
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Pope again condemns 'cruelty' of Israeli strikes on Gaza
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Lonely this Christmas: Vendee skippers in low-key celebrations on high seas
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Troubled Man Utd humiliated by Bournemouth
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2 US pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: military
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Man Utd embarrassed by Bournemouth, Chelsea held at Everton
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France awaits fourth government of the year
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Germany pledges security inquest into Christmas market attack
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Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41
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Joshua bout only fight left for beaten Fury says promoter Hearn
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Odermatt stays hot to break Swiss World Cup wins record
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Neville says Rashford's career at Man Utd nearing 'inevitable ending'
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Syria's new leader vows not to negatively interfere in Lebanon
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Germany pledges security inquest after Christmas market attack
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Putin vows 'destruction' on Ukraine after Kazan drone attack
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Understated Usyk seeks recognition among boxing legends
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France awaits appointment of new government
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Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique
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Stokes out of England's Champions Trophy squad
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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 28
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Sweet smell of success for niche perfumes
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'Finally, we made it!': Ho Chi Minh City celebrates first metro
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Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack
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China's Zheng pulls out of season-opening United Cup
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Minorities fear targeted attacks in post-revolution Bangladesh
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Tatum's 43-point triple-double propels Celtics over Bulls
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Tunisia women herb harvesters struggle with drought and heat
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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
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India's architecture fans guard Mumbai's Art Deco past
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Secretive game developer codes hit 'Balatro' in Canadian prairie province
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Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu
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Spain's national weather agency put parts of the eastern Valencia region under the highest alert level for rain on Wednesday, two weeks after floods killed more than 200 people there.
'Very humiliating': Bangladesh's Yunus seethes over climate cash fight
In the three months since becoming Bangladesh's interim leader following a student-led revolution, Muhammad Yunus has endured political turmoil, impatient cries for elections, and destructive flooding across the low-lying nation.
Tech's green wave hits choppy waters
Tech entrepreneurs have spent years selling the dream that we can save the planet without changing our ways, but the current focus of innovation is dividing experts and investors.
Stark warning on emissions as leaders divided at COP29
Global leaders offered competing visions on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks on Wednesday as a new report warned that the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned.
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people.
Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction: report
Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction -- and climate change is the chief culprit, a new report said on Wednesday.
Stark warning on emissions as leaders split on climate goals at COP29
Global leaders offered competing views on how to tackle climate change at UN-led talks Wednesday as a new report warned the world must reach carbon neutrality much sooner than planned.
Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chief
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog said Tuesday that atomic power should also be allowed to tap into climate change funds.
US finalizes waste methane fine on drillers, but future uncertain
US President Joe Biden's outgoing government announced on Tuesday a rule to impose fees on the oil and gas industry for waste methane emissions from drilling operations, despite doubts it will take effect under his successor Donald Trump.
UK to beef up its emissions cuts as it bids to be 'climate leader'
The UK will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81 percent on 1990 levels by 2035, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday, as his government ramps up its ambitions to help curb climate change.
Nations to submit boosted climate plans: what's at stake?
Nations have begun setting carbon-cutting targets for the decade ahead, and how ambitious these pledges are could make or break global efforts to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.
Court challenge begins against UK oil and gas field approvals
Two environmental groups kicked off a legal challenge in Scotland on Tuesday to block the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea, with activists optimistic of success.
US climate action won't end with Trump, envoy tells COP29
Washington's top climate envoy sought to reassure countries at the CO29 talks Monday that Donald Trump's re-election would not end US efforts to tackle global warming.
COP29 talks stall from start with fight over agenda
The COP29 talks opened Monday with calls for global cooperation and fresh warnings about climate disasters -- but proceedings quickly ground to a halt in a fight over the agenda.
Afghanistan says to attend UN climate talks, first since Taliban takeover
An Afghan delegation will attend the upcoming UN climate change summit in Azerbaijan, the foreign ministry spokesman told AFP on Saturday, marking a first since the Taliban government came to power.
Heat, air pollution, disease: How climate change affects health
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
Cracked earth in Greece's saffron heartland as drought takes toll
At a field outside Kozani, northern Greece, the strikingly blue-and-purple petals of saffron give off an intoxicating scent that underscores the value of one of the country's most lucrative crops.
Sacred cow: coal-hungry India eyes bioenergy to cut carbon
Venerated as incarnations of Hindu deities, India's sacred cows are also being touted as agents of energy transition by a government determined to promote biogas production to cut its dependence on coal.
Power partly restored in Cuba after Hurricane Rafael
Power was restored to parts of Cuba on Thursday a day after Hurricane Rafael swept over the island, leaving its 10 million inhabitants without electricity for the second time in a month.
Private jet carbon emissions soar 46%: study
The carbon footprint from private jet travel grew 46 percent between 2019 and 2023 and will keep rising unless the ultra-luxury industry is regulated, according to new research published Thursday.
Online disinformation exacerbates Spain flood disaster
The disinformation inundating social media during Spain's catastrophic floods threatened the crucial work of emergency services and exploited fear, anger and grief, an AFP investigation has found.
2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
This year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks.
What impact will Trump have on the world economy?
Donald Trump's return to the White House with his protectionist policies poses threats for the global economy, with the prospect of new trade wars, resurgent inflation and slower growth, experts say.
Cuba braces for Hurricane Rafael
Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a recent power blackout and Hurricane Oscar.
Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record absence
Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, images showed Wednesday, after warm weather led to the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.
Cuba on alert as Hurricane Rafael approaches
Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a recent power blackout and Hurricane Oscar.
Snow seen on Mount Fuji after record time without
Snow has finally fallen on Mount Fuji, photographs shared by local authorities and residents showed Wednesday, after the Japanese mountain's longest-ever stint with bare slopes.
Norway speeds ahead of EU in race for fossil-free roads
On the quiet streets of an Oslo suburb, electric vehicles are parked in nearly every other driveway as Norway speeds towards its goal of becoming the first country free of fossil fuel-powered cars.
Climate finance billions at stake at COP29
Rich nations will be under pressure at this month's UN COP29 conference to substantially increase the amount of money they give to poorer countries for climate action.
Nations gather for crunch climate talks in shadow of US vote
World leaders kick off UN climate talks next week, days after a knife edge US election that could send shockwaves through global efforts to limit dangerous warming.
Kong-rey among biggest typhoons to hit Taiwan in decades
Super Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday as one of the biggest storms to hit the island in decades, whipping up 10-metre waves, triggering floods and claiming at least one life.
Snow forecast next week on Mt Fuji, at last
Japan's Mount Fuji, snowless for the longest since records began 130 years ago, is expected to finally get its famous white cap back next week, a local forecaster said on Thursday.