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Brazilian lawmaker Andre Janones, Lula's social media 'general'
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Walter Koenig, who played original Chekov on 'Star Trek,' dies at 90
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Swiss Ebola patient repatriated from Nigeria
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Netanyahu, rivals trade attacks over Iran as clock counts down to Israel vote
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Nations far from a deal as UN nature talks enter final stretch
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Townsend urges Scotland to use Nations Championship as World Cup springboard
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Brazil markets battered, tech in focus elsewhere
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Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staff
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French court adjourns trial over 2020 death of delivery driver
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S.Africa ambassador calls for talks with US over 'tense' ties
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Serbian student movement eyes power after election triumph
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'Smells of freedom': Serbians hopeful after landmark election
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Machado ready to meet Venezuela leader after shock return
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South Africa select 'enforcer' Coetzee for Australia decider
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Lula celebrates election win as Brazil markets tumble
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Botanists comb Gabon's rich rainforests with nature on the line
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France's Macron accuses social media of sowing discord ahead of election
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New levy on non-EU parcels kicks in Sunday
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Anthropic unveils IPO filing showing soaring sales and AI risks
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Stocks climb ahead of tech earnings, central bank calls
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US singer Chris Brown avoids jail over London nightclub brawl
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Part of London's Oxford Street pedestrianised 'forever'
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US singer Chris Brown avoids jail over UK nightclub brawl
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Canadian youth seek climate action in landmark trial
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Man Utd crisis deepens as Carrick faces axe
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Trump blasts Norway over Nobel Peace Prize snub
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Serbian student movement eyes power after resounding snap poll victory
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Japan PM vows swift response to wave of cyberattacks
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Eala breezes past world number 411 in Tokyo opener
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Swedish Centre Party leader says government coalition talks failed
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France's Macron to visit Marseille after protest violence
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Barca's big-game defeats pose familiar questions
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German union slams Audi boss's appearance at Trump rally
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Russia says open to mini Ukraine ceasefires, but no let up in war
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UK set for 'limited' budget giveaways as borrowing costs surge
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Bangladesh measles crisis 'warning sign' of other outbreaks: report
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Anthropic's AI model accessed US voter data: Axios
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'Historic victory': World leaders celebrate Lula's re-election
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Malaysia's Johor reopens schools as haze eases
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Canada-EU summit seeks deepened alliance as US ties fray
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Senegal to host Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics
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African players in Europe: Jackson brace ends City's perfect record
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ITV drama Adultery examines temptation, class and family consequences
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Freed French journalist returns home to emotional welcome
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'Inevitable' Ukraine victory to reshape region: Georgia's Saakashvili
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UK's Johnson denies lying over lockdown parties as showdown looms
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Xi, Putin begin talks at Kremlin with Ukraine on agenda
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Freed Sahel hostage arrives home in France to emotional welcome
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Kenya says 238 arrested in day of violent protests
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West Bank settlers win Israel parliament vote
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Macron to speak as anger smoulders over French pension reform
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Nigeria's ruling party wins majority of states in local election
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Xi calls Russia ties priority on Moscow trip
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Ethiopia rejects US war crime allegations as 'inflammatory'
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German minister begins first cabinet-level trip to Taiwan in 26 years
Germany's education minister on Tuesday inked a technological cooperation deal with Taiwan, kicking off the first cabinet-level German visit to the island in 26 years.
Afghanistan school year starts but no classes held
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Macron to speak as anger smoulders over pension reform
French President Emmanuel Macron will give a televised interview Tuesday after his government fended off two no-confidence votes in parliament after a controversial pensions overhaul that has sparked mass protests.
No freedom on the horizon for Bangkok 'mall gorilla'
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Sri Lanka bailout conditional on tackling corruption: IMF
Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said Tuesday after signing off on a $3 billion loan for the crisis-hit nation.
Ukraine's Hungarians stuck between Kyiv and 'pro-Putin' Orban
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Saudi releases US citizen imprisoned for critical tweets: son
A US citizen sentenced to 19 years in a Saudi prison for social media posts criticising the kingdom's rulers has been released, his son told AFP on Tuesday.
Ukraine soldiers ride out war stress with horse therapy
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Japan PM Kishida to meet Zelensky in surprise Kyiv visit
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday to offer "solidarity and unwavering support," Japan's foreign ministry said.
Mud: The common enemy in eastern Ukraine
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Israeli minister's 'no Palestinians' tirade sparks Arab outcry
The Palestinian Authority, Egypt and Jordan on Monday condemned as "racist" a firebrand Israeli minister's remarks denying the existence of the Palestinian people, with Amman summoning Israel's ambassador for a rebuke.
Student killed as Kenya opposition stages protests
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Trump to be arrested? US girds for drama
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