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New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools
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Culture clash spelt shock end for Japan women's first foreign coach
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Streaming channel for pets launched in China
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Blood clots, burning eyes: pollution chokes north Thailand
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Myanmar junta chief elected as president
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AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
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Hungary's opposition surfs grassroots wave ahead of key election
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Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
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Thunder crush Lakers as Doncic hurt, Cavs clinch NBA playoff berth
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Irish income scheme throws artists unique lifeline
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Microsoft to invest $10 bn for Japan AI data centres
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Spain rethinks how to turn tide against beach erosion
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'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
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Dortmund out to end big-game woes against ascendant Stuttgart
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Napoli and AC Milan face off as Italy licks its World Cup wounds
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Barca need Yamal at best without Raphinha for Atletico 'trilogy'
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Ex-Springbok Smith has Glasgow 'flying' with Scotland job on the horizon
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UN Security Council delays vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz
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Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle
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Cuba pardons 2,010 prisoners amid US pressure
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Yamashita in three-way tie for lead at LPGA Aramco Championship
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Burkina junta chief says country must 'forget' democracy
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Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis
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Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January
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Airbus bets on copter capability for tomorrow's war drones
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'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface
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'Something borrowed': Dutch bride opts for recycled wedding
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Geisha spectacle in Japan's Kyoto celebrates arrival of spring
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Israeli director Nadav Lapid wants new satire to 'shake souls'
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UN Security Council to vote on authorizing force to protect Hormuz
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Man City host Liverpool, Arsenal chase treble in FA Cup quarter-finals
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Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports
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In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome
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With mighty thrust, Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
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Colombia's Rodriguez hospitalized with 'severe dehydration'
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Trump gloats on possible war crimes in Iran, but punishment distant
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Woods told cops he spoke with 'the President' before arrest: bodycam footage
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Cunningham to miss another week for NBA Pistons
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Lyon beat Wolfsburg to reach Women's Champions League semis
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Oil surges, stocks mixed as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war
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Mickelson withdraws from Masters over family matter
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Blues rugby player retires after terminal cancer diagnosis
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Trump ballroom approved by panel, remains stalled by judge
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Resilient Pegula reaches WTA Charleston quarters with tiebreak win
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Pakistan hikes petrol, diesel prices due to Middle East war
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Trump orders new pharma tariff, reshapes metal duties
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Music and barbecues in Tehran despite Trump threats
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Bielle-Biarrey voted best player of Six Nations for second time
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Veteran QB Cousins to join Raiders: reports
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El Ghazi records final legal victory over Israel-Hamas posts
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Israel's justice minister on Wednesday pledged a full investigation into allegations that the controversial Pegasus spyware was used on Israeli citizens, including people who led protests against former premier Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Japan brings back virus restrictions over Omicron surge
Japan's government approved new coronavirus restrictions on a large part of the country, including Tokyo, on Wednesday as it battles record infections fuelled by the Omicron variant.
Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognise Afghan government
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Taiwan VP to attend Honduras inauguration with diplomatic ties in balance
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Women's tennis urges Peng Shuai to get in touch
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Chinese rights lawyer detained for 'inciting state subversion'
A human rights lawyer has been detained in China on suspicion of "inciting state subversion", according to an official notice obtained by his wife weeks after he spoke out for a hospitalised teacher.
Pets, kids and Christmas: how White House has changed under Biden
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Cambodia opposition leader calls for treason charges to be dropped as trial resumes
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha called Wednesday for treason charges against him to be dropped as his trial resumed after two years of delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pakistan's economic woes put PM Khan's future in doubt
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One year on, the verdict on Biden's Divided States of America
When Joe Biden became president, he inherited an America divided in almost every conceivable way, promising to be a force for unity and reconciliation.
Mandatory Chinese Olympics app has 'devastating' encryption flaw: analyst
An app all attendees of the upcoming Beijing Olympics must use has encryption flaws that could allow personal information to leak, a cyber security watchdog said Tuesday.
US Capitol assault probe subpoenas Trump ally Giuliani
The congressional committee investigating the US Capitol riot issued subpoenas Tuesday to Rudy Giuliani -- a key figure in Donald Trump's failed bid to overturn the 2020 election -- and three other allies of the defeated ex-president.
Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released from jail
Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung, whose now-banned slogan became a rallying cry during the 2019 pro-democracy movement, was released from jail in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday after serving nearly four years.
Mexican presidential recall referendum wins enough support: poll body
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's proposed referendum on his own presidency has secured enough signatures of support from voters to go ahead, the national electoral institute said Tuesday.
US warns Russia poised to attack Ukraine 'at any point'
The United States raised the alarm Tuesday on a potentially imminent Russian attack against Ukraine, ahead of a whirlwind diplomatic mission by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Standoff over Palestinian eviction ends, family says
Israeli police on Tuesday backed down from attempts to evict Palestinians from their home in a Jerusalem flashpoint district, the family said.
Former FARC hostage Betancourt announces fresh presidential bid
Ingrid Betancourt -- who was abducted 20 years ago while campaigning for Colombia's presidency, and held captive by FARC rebels in the jungle for more than six years -- on Tuesday announced a new bid for the country's top job.
Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover
Irina Karamanos, the partner of Chile's president elect Gabriel Boric, announced on Tuesday she would take on the official role of first lady but vowed to make it more feminist.
Iranian-Swedish dissident tried in Tehran for 'terrorism'
The trial of Iranian-Swedish dissident Habib Chaab started in Tehran on Tuesday, state television showed, with charges including terrorism and "spreading corruption on earth" punishable by the death sentence.
Breivik provokes as he seeks parole, a decade after Norway attacks
Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik made Nazi salutes and lauded white power on Tuesday as he asked for parole just 10 years after carrying out Norway's deadliest peacetime attack, using his court appearance to spread his ideology.
14 dead as coalition bombs Yemen after UAE attack
The Saudi-led coalition killed 14 people in air strikes on Yemen's rebel-held capital, a medical source said Tuesday, after an attack by Huthi insurgents on the United Arab Emirates sent regional tensions soaring.
Hospitals in Ethiopia's war-torn north reel from shortages: ICRC
Doctors in Ethiopia's Tigray region are recycling surgical gloves and using salt to disinfect wounds as essential medical supplies run out, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday.
Kazakhstan's ex-leader denies conflict with successor
The influential former leader of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev denied any conflict with his successor Tuesday, in his first appearance since unprecedented violence in the Central Asian country sparked rumours of a power struggle.
Sudanese barricade streets, close shops after 7 killed
Sudanese shuttered shops and barricaded Khartoum streets on Tuesday in a civil disobedience campaign to protest one of the bloodiest days since an October coup derailed the country's democratic transition.
11 dead as coalition strikes Yemen after Abu Dhabi attack: witness, medics
Eleven people were killed in coalition air strikes on Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, a witness and medical sources told AFP Tuesday, after the insurgents launched a rare and deadly attack on the United Arab Emirates.
The big fish caught in Xi Jinping's anti-graft net
A state TV series documenting high-profile officials caught in President Xi Jinping's purge of the Communist Party's upper echelons has captivated millions in China and renewed focus on widespread abuses of power.
Indonesia passes law paving way for capital's move to Borneo
Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta to a site 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) away on jungle-clad Borneo island that will be named "Nusantara".
US court awards Warmbier family $240,000 seized from North Korea
A United States court has awarded the family of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died after being jailed by Pyongyang, $240,000 seized from a North Korean bank, court records showed.
Austria raises alarm about 'dramatic' femicide plague
Painted in blood red on an improvised memorial in Vienna, the number 31 is a stark reminder of a grim toll: the women killed by men in Austria last year.
North Korea tests 'tactical guided missiles' in military push
North Korea said Tuesday it had launched two tactical guided missiles, its fourth sanctions-busting test of the year as it seeks to bolster its conventional weaponry while rebuffing offers of talks from the United States.