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IOC's gender test directive throws up multiple questions
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Trump insists Iran operations 'extremely' ahead of schedule
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Bab al-Mandeb Strait: another key shipping route under threat
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Families of Kabul bombing victims still search for answers
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Police detain French ex-cop suspected of killing mothers of his children
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Venezuela's Maduro back in court after stunning US capture
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Senegal victims of 'most blatant scam' in football history: federation
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Former badminton Olympic gold winner Marin retires due to injury
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Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females
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Africa sets out stall for cotton at the WTO
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Trump's Iran war tests MAGA 'America First' creed
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What's happening with Iran-US 'talks'?
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WTO mulls future of global trading under cloud of Mideast war
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US flexes 'new order' trade policy as WTO meet kicks off
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Germany unveils rescue plan for struggling chemical sector
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UK PM 'very keen' to curb addictive social media after US ruling
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South Africa disinvited from G7 in France after US pressure: Pretoria
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EU moves closer to ban sexualised AI deepfakes
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France bids farewell to ex-PM Jospin who 'modernised' nation
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Belarus' Lukashenko gifts automatic rifle to North Korea's Kim
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Germany bank on team spirit to end World Cup woes
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Venezuela's Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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French court orders ex-bishop to pay over 1970s child sex abuse
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PSG Ligue 1 game postponed in between two legs of Liverpool Champions League tie
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Iran may believe it has the upper hand as Trump seeks talks
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EU urged to broadly restrict 'forever chemicals'
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Italy seizes millions 'embezzled' from Ursula Andress
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Trump says Iran 'better get serious' in Mideast war talks
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Global trading system hit by 'worst disruptions in the past 80 years': WTO chief
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EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content
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Cathay Pacific raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%
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EU probes Snapchat over suspected child protection failings
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EU parliament backs Trump tariff deal -- with conditions
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'Return hubs' for migrants clear EU parliament hurdle
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Meta watchdog says grassroots fact checks risk harm to users
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G7 meets in France to mend transatlantic rupture on Iran
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ByteDance quietly rolls out SeeDance 2.0 globally
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Israel strikes Iran as Tehran rejects US talks overture
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Mercedes teen ace Antonelli wants more of the same after maiden win
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Singer Rosalia quits Milan concert with food poisoning
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Oil climbs and equities sink amid mixed messages on 'talks'
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'Get out': Verstappen bans reporter from Japan press conference
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Leaked Nepal report into deadly uprising calls for prosecuting ex-PM
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Verstappen says last-minute F1 rule tweak will help only 'a tiny bit'
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Oil rises and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'
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EU to vote on Trump tariff deal -- but eyes rest of world
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Somalia football slowly becomes a women's game
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Venezuela oil reserves both entice and repel energy giants
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Hamilton says more committed to F1 than ever at 41
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China bans runner after mid-marathon splits goes viral
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Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo.
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Runny nose, itching eyes, worsening asthma symptoms -- the effects of hay fever are nothing to sneeze at, experts say, warning of an "explosion" of allergies as climate change lengthens and intensifies pollen seasons.
Swiss insurers estimate glacier damage at $393 mn
Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month's glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).
Global oil demand to dip in 2030, first drop since Covid: IEA
Global oil demand will fall slightly in 2030, its first drop since the 2020 Covid pandemic, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday.
Macron, on Greenland visit, berates Trump for threats against the territory
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland, as he made a visit to the Danish autonomous territory.
Nations advance ocean protection, vow to defend seabed
A global oceans summit wrapped up Friday with world leaders taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown when nations meet to negotiate rules for deep-sea mining next month.
S.African president blames climate change for 'catastrophic' floods
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met Friday with survivors of devastating floods that killed at least 78 people in the impoverished Eastern Cape province, blaming the "catastrophic disaster" on climate change.
UN summit celebrates ocean protections, but drops fossil fuels
A global oceans summit concludes Friday with nations taking major steps toward marine protection and vowing a showdown over deep-sea mining, but criticised for leaving fossil fuels off the agenda.
Disasters loom over South Asia with forecast of a hotter, wetter monsoon
Communities across Asia's Himalayan Hindu Kush region face heightened disaster risks this monsoon season with temperatures and rainfall expected to exceed normal levels, experts warned on Thursday.
Value oceans, don't plunder them, French Polynesia leader tells AFP
French Polynesia pledged this week to create the world's largest marine protected area to safeguard its seas -- and it hopes to encourage others to lift their game.
Canada town near Vancouver ready to evacuate as fire nears
Residents of a town near Vancouver were on stand-by to evacuate Wednesday as Canada's devastating wildfire season worsened, with officials warning weather conditions through the summer were ripe for further blazes.
Canada town near Vancouver ready to evacuate as fire approaches
Residents of a town near Vancouver were on stand-by to evacuate Wednesday as Canada's devastating wildfire season worsened, with officials warning weather conditions through the summer were ripe for further blazes.
Greenland ice melted much faster than average in May heatwave: scientists
Greenland's ice sheet melted 17 times faster than the past average during a May heatwave that also hit Iceland, the scientific network World Weather Attribution (WWA) said in a report Wednesday.
Monsoon-loving Indian expats chase rain in UAE desert
After Muhammed Sajjad moved from India to the United Arab Emirates a decade ago, he missed his native Kerala's monsoon season, so he embarked on an unlikely quest: finding rain in the desert.
Experts warn Canada's wildfire season likely to be massive again
Two years after a historically devastating summer, Canada is once again facing a massive fire season, with burned areas already exceeding year-to-date averages from recent years.
Sunny Greece struggles with solar energy overload
In a field in central Greece that once grew clover and corn, maintenance worker Nikos Zigomitros deftly drives a tractor between rows of solar panels, trimming weeds under a blazing sun.
What is the high seas treaty?
The high seas treaty could be law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swathes of ocean that belong to no one.
France's Macron to visit Greenland
French President Emmanuel Macron is to visit Greenland, his office said Saturday, the first foreign head of state to do so since US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to seize the autonomous Danish territory.
'No doubt' Canadian firm will be first to extract deep sea minerals: CEO
The head of submarine mining pioneer The Metals Company told AFP he had "no doubt" the Canadian firm would be the first to to extract coveted minerals from the deep seas, with help from Donald Trump.
School's out: climate change keeps Pakistan students home
Pakistan's children are losing weeks of education each year to school closures caused by climate change-linked extreme weather, prompting calls for a radical rethink of learning schedules.
More people leave homes in Canada as huge wildfires spread
More than 31,000 people were under evacuation across Canada on Wednesday as firefighters battled raging wildfires threatening towns and villages, authorities said.
Pledge to protect oceans falling billions short: report
Nations are spending less than 10 percent of what is needed to meet a global target on marine conservation and must commit more at next week's UN oceans summit, NGOs said on Thursday.
Schwarzenegger surprises Vienna metro users with climate message
"Here is your chief mobility officer Arnold Schwarzenegger talking to you" -- with this announcement the "Terminator" star and former governor of California surprised Vienna public transport users on Tuesday by hailing them as "climate action heroes".
Coral-rich Greek archipelago hopes to gain from trawler ban
As a reddish dawn broke over the tiny, coral-rich Greek archipelago of Fournoi, Manolis Mytikas's wooden fishing boat slowly glided home, his nets almost empty.
Key climate target of airline decarbonisation 'in peril': IATA
The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonising by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-sceptic policies, including those of US President Donald Trump, the leading airline association IATA warned on Sunday.
Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria
An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region.
Swiss glacier collapse offers global warning of wider impact
The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide living under the shadow of fragile ice, particularly in Asia, experts say.
Oil-rich UAE orders emissions monitoring in new climate law
The United Arab Emirates, a major oil exporter, began mandatory emissions monitoring for companies on Friday under a new law targeting climate change.
UK records sunniest spring in over a century
The UK had its sunniest spring since records began, the Met Office said on Wednesday after weeks of above-average temperatures and dry weather in the country known for its rainy days.
Flood victims confront damage after record deluge in eastern Australia
Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets littered with debris.
Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'
An Australian firm's production of a heavy rare earth, a first outside of China, is a "major milestone" in diversifying a critical supply chain dominated by Beijing, experts say.
Record floods devastate eastern Australia
Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help.