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'Disaster' as roadbook error causes chaos at Dakar Rally
AFP - 56m ago
An organisers' error in the drivers' route guide caused chaos at the Dakar Rally on Sunday as cars went off the route …
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Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises, with dangerous winds incoming
AFP - 1h ago
The death toll from massive wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles rose to 24 on Sunday, with officials warning of …
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Five-star Barca smash Real Madrid to win Spanish Super Cup
Jan 13 2025
Barcelona hammered rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in a wild Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to win the …
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At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides
Jan 13 2025
Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 people dead, rescue services in Minas …
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Blue Origin set for first launch of giant New Glenn rocket
Jan 13 2025
A quarter century after its founding, Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin is finally ready for its maiden orbital voyage with a …
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India opens giant Hindu festival for 400 million pilgrims
Jan 13 2025
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with …
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Strong winds return to whip up Los Angeles fires
AFP - 3h ago
Wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Sunday confronted the return of dangerous winds, as officials vowed firefighters were …
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Man Utd's 10-men beat Arsenal on pens in FA Cup, Spurs survive at Tamworth
AFP - 5h ago
Ten-man Manchester United beat Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw in the FA Cup third round, while …
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Croatia populist president re-elected in landslide
AFP - 5h ago
Croatia's populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide, defeating his conservative rival in Sunday's …
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Zelensky 'ready' to hand North Korean POWs to Pyongyang
AFP - 6h ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday he was ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang …
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'Fragile' Mayotte still on high alert as storm moves away
AFP - 6h ago
A tropical storm still presented a threat to the French territory of Mayotte, officials said Sunday, even though it was …
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Croatia populist president re-elected in landslide, exit poll shows
AFP - 1h ago
Croatia's populist President Zoran Milanovic was re-elected in a landslide, defeating his conservative rival in Sunday's …
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Croatia's populist president appears set for re-election
AFP - 1h ago
Croatians were casting ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff where the populist incumbent Zoran Milanovic appears set …
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Saudi Arabia urges Syria sanctions relief at talks with regional, EU diplomats
AFP - 9h ago
Saudi Arabia on Sunday called for the lifting of sanctions on Syria after meetings with top diplomats from the Middle …
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Storm moves away from Mayotte, three dead in Madagascar
AFP - 2h ago
A tropical storm was moving away from the French territory of Mayotte on Sunday after causing torrential rains and flash …
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'Dangerous and strong' winds threaten to spread LA inferno
AFP - 3h ago
US officials warned "dangerous and strong" winds were set to push deadly wildfires further through Los Angeles …
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Aggressive Sabalenka, Zverev storm on as rain mars Australian Open
AFP - 12h ago
Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown Sunday …
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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow and death toll hits 16
AFP - 12h ago
Firefighters battled Sunday to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes …
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Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria
AFP - 3h ago
Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe arrived in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria, as world powers …
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Malala Yousafzai tells Muslim leaders not to 'legitimise' Taliban
AFP - 14h ago
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban …
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Aggressive Sabalenka storms on as rain mars Australian Open
AFP - 2h ago
Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open crown Sunday …
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Seoul confirms Ukraine captured two North Korean soldiers
AFP - 10h ago
South Korea's intelligence service on Sunday backed up Ukraine's account of having captured two wounded North Korean …
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Zheng, Ruud win as rain lashes Australian Open on day one
AFP - 2h ago
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen and sixth seed Casper Ruud rallied to make the Australian Open second round Sunday as …
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South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
AFP - 19h ago
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week …
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Zheng, Andreeva win as rain lashes Australian Open on day one
AFP - 3h ago
Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen overcame a sluggish start to blast into the Australian Open second round Sunday as storms …
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Stay inside to avoid toxic LA wildfire smoke, residents warned
Jan 11 2025
Health bosses warned people living in Los Angeles on Saturday to stay indoors because of dangerous wildfire smoke …
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Special counsel who led Trump prosecutions leaves US Justice Dept
Jan 11 2025
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump for his alleged effort to overturn results of the …
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LA fires threaten more homes as winds forecast to pick up
Jan 11 2025
The largest of the Los Angeles fires spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods Saturday, forcing new evacuations …
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Man City hit Salford for eight, Liverpool cruise into FA Cup 4th round
Jan 11 2025
Manchester City dashed the dreams of Salford's former Manchester United star owners with an 8-0 FA Cup rout on Saturday, …
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Ukraine says questioning POWs it claims are North Koreans
Jan 11 2025
Ukraine said Saturday that it was questioning two wounded soldiers it claimed are North Koreans captured while fighting …
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Germany battles to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
Jan 11 2025
Germany was battling Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken …
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LA fires expand as winds forecast to pick up
Jan 11 2025
The largest of the Los Angeles' fires spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods Saturday, forcing new evacuations …
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Biden blasts 'shameful' Meta decision to scrap US fact-checking
Jan 11 2025
US President Joe Biden blasted Meta Friday for scrapping fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in the United States, …
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Malala Yousafzai at Muslim girls' education summit snubbed by Taliban
Jan 11 2025
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Saturday joined a global summit on the education of Muslim girls that was …
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Los Angeles investigates fire blame as curfew enforced
Jan 11 2025
Californians on Friday demanded to know who is at fault for the vast devastation caused by the raging Los Angeles …
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Malala Yousafzai attends Muslim girls' education conference snubbed by Taliban
Jan 11 2025
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as …
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Thousands of South Koreans protest as president digs heels in
Jan 11 2025
Thousands of South Koreans gathered for rival demonstrations in the capital on Saturday, as investigators prepare …
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Malala Yousafzai 'overwhelmed and happy' to be back in Pakistan
Jan 11 2025
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan Saturday, as …
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South Korea says Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash
Jan 11 2025
The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight that left 179 people …
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Germany races to secure stricken 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker
Jan 11 2025
Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship …
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'Education apartheid': schooling in crisis in Pakistan
Jan 11 2025
Aneesa Haroon drops off her tattered school bag at her rural home in Pakistan and hurriedly grabs lunch before joining …
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Wind lull offers hope in Los Angeles fires as blame game begins
Jan 11 2025
Winds calmed Friday around Los Angeles, providing a fleeting window of opportunity for firefighters battling five major …
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Venezuela's Maduro sworn in as opponents decry 'coup,' US hikes bounty
Jan 10 2025
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term Friday in a ceremony decried as illegitimate by the …
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Wind lull offers hope in Los Angeles fires
Jan 10 2025
Winds calmed Friday around Los Angeles, providing a fleeting window of opportunity in a firefighting battle against five …
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2024 hottest recorded year, crossed global warming limit
Jan 10 2025
The last two years saw average global temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time, Europe's climate …
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Germany reports foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo
Jan 10 2025
Germany on Friday registered three cases of foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo on a farm near Berlin, the country's …
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US judge spares Trump jail, fine for hush money conviction
Jan 10 2025
A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star …
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Venezuela's Maduro sworn in as opposition decries 'coup'
Jan 10 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term rejected by the opposition as a "coup …
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2024 hottest year ever, crossed 1.5 global warming limit
Jan 10 2025
The last two years saw average temperatures exceed a critical warming limit for the first time, Europe's climate monitor …
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Venezuela's Maduro takes presidential oath, opposition decries 'coup'
Jan 10 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term rejected by the opposition as a "coup …
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2024 warmest year on record for mainland US: agency
Jan 10 2025
Last year set a record for high temperatures across the mainland United States, with the nation also pummeled by a …
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Trump sentenced to 'unconditional discharge' for hush money conviction
Jan 10 2025
A judge sentenced Donald Trump to an unconditional discharge Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star …
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Globally ostracized, Venezuela's Maduro takes third presidential oath
Jan 10 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday for a third six-year term, shunned internationally over claims …
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Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
Jan 10 2025
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar "beyond …
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Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in
Jan 10 2025
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 …
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Venezuela's Maduro to take presidential oath despite domestic, global outcry
Jan 10 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, is due to take the oath of office for a third term Friday …
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'Real-world harm' if Meta ends fact-checks, global network warns
Jan 10 2025
There will be "real-world harm" if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global …
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Security chief of South Korea's impeached President Yoon resigns
Jan 10 2025
South Korea's presidential security chief resigned Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the …
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Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded
Jan 10 2025
Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine …
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South Korea's presidential security chief resigns
Jan 10 2025
South Korea's presidential security chief resigned Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the …
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Shotgun watch: LA fire evacuees guard against looters
Jan 10 2025
Nicholas Norman managed to save his home using little more than buckets of water when towering flames ripped through his …
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Ukraine's French-trained brigade rocked by scandal
Jan 10 2025
With its soldiers trained in France and high-profile endorsements from the French and Ukrainian presidents, the "Anne of …
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US President-elect Trump to be sentenced for hush money conviction
Jan 10 2025
Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US …
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Djokovic claims he was 'poisoned' before 2022 Australian Open deportation
Jan 10 2025
Novak Djokovic has claimed that he was "poisoned" by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly held in Melbourne …
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Venezuela opposition claims elusive leader briefly detained in Caracas protest
Jan 10 2025
Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging …
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India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims
Jan 10 2025
The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu …
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Los Angeles fires rage on as National Guard called in
Jan 10 2025
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles raged out of control …
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Japan 'poop master' gives back to nature
Jan 10 2025
When nature calls, Masana Izawa has followed the same routine for more than 50 years: heading out to the woods in Japan, …
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Everton advance in FA Cup after Dyche dismissal
Jan 10 2025
Everton avoided FA Cup embarrassment with a 2-0 victory against third tier Peterborough just hours after Sean Dyche was …
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ATP chief insists Sinner doping case 'run by the book'
Jan 10 2025
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has insisted Jannik Sinner's doping case was "run by the book" with no preferential …
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Survivors patrol as looters prey on fire-wrecked Los Angeles
Jan 10 2025
People forced to flee their homes by massive wildfires tearing through Los Angeles were taking turns to patrol their …
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US 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory gunman killed by police: media
Jan 10 2025
A man notorious for shooting up a pizzeria in the US capital where he wrongly believed Hillary Clinton and other …
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Los Angeles fires rage on as US National Guard called in
Jan 09 2025
Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles remained totally uncontained …
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Chad says 20 killed in bid to storm presidential palace
Jan 09 2025
Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers …
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Danish PM reaches out to Trump over Greenland remarks
Jan 09 2025
Denmark's prime minister said Thursday she had reached out to US President-elect Donald Trump following his remarks …
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Jimmy Carter briefly unites US as presidents attend funeral
Jan 09 2025
Jimmy Carter brought a fleeting moment of national unity to a divided America Thursday as all five living US presidents …
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Venezuela's Machado freed after being 'taken away by force': opposition
Jan 09 2025
Venezuela's opposition said Thursday its leader Maria Corina Machado was freed after earlier being "taken away by force" …
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Los Angeles fires rage on as residents sift through 'death and destruction'
Jan 09 2025
Two massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles were totally uncontained …
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'We're not afraid': Venezuelans defy repression to challenge Maduro's rule
Jan 09 2025
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Thursday emerged from hiding to lead last-ditch protests against the …
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Paris Hilton among celebrities to lose homes in LA fires
Jan 09 2025
Film and television stars are among hundreds of people who have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires that have …
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Major LA fires '0%' contained as residents survey havoc
Jan 09 2025
Shell-shocked Los Angeles residents on Thursday surveyed the devastation from fast-moving fires that have claimed at …
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'Venezuela will be free': anti-Maduro protests roil Caracas
Jan 09 2025
Opponents of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro took to the streets in their thousands Thursday in a last-ditch protest against …
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Ukraine's leader calls for support as Trump's return opens 'new chapter'
Jan 09 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said Donald Trump's return to the White House would open "a new …
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Video game play gets frisky at CES gadget gala
Jan 09 2025
Video game play met romantic intimacy in a corner of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Thursday -- but it hasn't …
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Chad says bid to storm into presidential palace foiled, 20 dead
Jan 09 2025
Two dozen armed men tried to storm into Chad's presidential palace but 18 of the attackers and two soldiers were killed …
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Jimmy Carter unites US as presidents attend state funeral
Jan 09 2025
Jimmy Carter brought a brief moment of national unity to a divided America Thursday as five US presidents gathered for …
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Shocked LA residents survey fire damage, brace for more
Jan 09 2025
Shell-shocked Los Angeles residents on Thursday surveyed the devastation from wind-whipped fires that have engulfed …
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Blinken seeks to avert Syria turmoil with Europeans on final trip
Jan 09 2025
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Rome Thursday for talks with European counterparts on bringing stability …
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Musk draws ire because 'isn't left-wing': Italy's Meloni
Jan 09 2025
Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said on Thursday Elon Musk's political interventions only caused …
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Jimmy Carter honored at state funeral as US mourns
Jan 09 2025
Jimmy Carter began his final journey Thursday, with his flag-draped coffin being moved from the US Capitol for his state …
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Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood
Jan 09 2025
Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, …
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YouTube patriots? The men backing S. Korea's impeached president
Jan 09 2025
Fears of North Korea, online conspiracies and unproven claims of electoral fraud -- conservative South Korean men told …
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America mourns former president Jimmy Carter at state funeral
Jan 09 2025
Jimmy Carter was to be honored Thursday with a state funeral at Washington's National Cathedral, amid a groundswell of …
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Hollywood ablaze as fires rage around Los Angeles
Jan 09 2025
At least five people have been killed in wildfires rampaging around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with …
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Doping and a match made in heaven: Australian Open storylines
Jan 09 2025
The Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year, begins in Melbourne on Sunday and promises to be jam-packed with …
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Conceicao brings good vibes back to AC Milan after Super Cup triumph
Jan 09 2025
Sergio Conceicao has brought back the feelgood factor to AC Milan as the seven-time European champions host Cagliari on …
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Whole streets burn as fires rage around Los Angeles
Jan 09 2025
At least five people have been killed in wildfires rampaging around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with …
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Ukraine allies to hold last defence meet before Trump takes office
Jan 09 2025
Ukraine's Western allies will gather with President Volodymyr Zelensky at a US base in Germany on Thursday in their last …
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What you need to know about HMPV
Jan 09 2025
Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed …
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Venezuela braces for crunch anti-Maduro protests
Jan 09 2025
Opponents of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro will take to the streets Thursday, in a last-ditch bid to prevent him …
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Myanmar military adopts anti-junta fighters' drone tactics
Jan 09 2025
A Myanmar military drone tracked a car carrying anti-junta forces as it drove through the contested village of Moe Bye. …
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Assault on Chad presidential complex leaves 19 dead
Jan 09 2025
Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left …
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