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Talks with Iran can only succeed without threats, president says
AFP - 33m ago
Peace negotiations with Iran would only succeed without "pressure and threats", Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said …
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Hurricane Isaias now major storm as it heads to US Gulf Coast
AFP - 1h ago
Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major category 3 storm Friday as it barrels towards the US Gulf Coast, the National …
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South African judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize
AFP - 1h ago
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide …
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Two Renoir paintings stolen in France recovered: mayor
AFP - 2h ago
Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in …
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German leader outraged at Schroeder birthday visit to Putin
AFP - 2h ago
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is outraged that former German leader Gerhard Schroeder visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow on …
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Man City will win appeal over financial charges, says Maresca
AFP - 3h ago
Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca said Friday he has absolute faith the club will win its appeal after being found …
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US military to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
AFP - 3h ago
The execution by firing squad of convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, a Pentagon official …
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Navi Pillay: S.Africa's global rights activist and Nobel winner
AFP - 3h ago
Former UN rights chief Navi Pillay -- awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday -- is a fearless global rights defender …
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Navi Pillay, South African rights champion, wins Nobel Peace Prize
AFP - 58m ago
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to South Africa's Navi Pillay, the judge who headed the Rwanda genocide …
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Saudi Arabia says three killed at airport as Yemen war expands
AFP - 4h ago
Saudi Arabia said on Friday that three people were killed including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh's …
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Malaysia closes schools in capital, parts of country due to haze
AFP - 4h ago
Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday, as haze from fires in neighbouring …
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Ukraine takes Russia fight to 'scorching sands' of Sahel
AFP - 1h ago
Ukraine has vowed to counter Russia wherever it can, even "in the scorching sands" of the Sahelian desert, as evidence …
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Walking through flames: orangutans rescued in Indonesia fires
AFP - 6h ago
The orangutan clings to the top of a mostly leafless tree in Indonesia's Borneo, as waves of thick smoke from the forest …
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New York mayor says asking Trump to withdraw ICE after shooting
AFP - 5h ago
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he would ask US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents …
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Trump rules out new Iran attack before US midterm elections
AFP - 9h ago
President Donald Trump ruled out Thursday attacking Iran before the US midterms on November 3, saying Washington was …
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More than just football: How scandal-tainted City led Manchester's rebirth
AFP - 5h ago
Standing behind the counter of his fish-and-chip shop near the Etihad Stadium, Sailish Parekh says the transformation of …
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Fuel, fertilizer costs strain US farmers' support for Republicans in midterms
AFP - 8h ago
As soybean farmer David Schacht begins his fall harvest, surging diesel and fertilizer costs are fast outpacing his …
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Seals and sea lions get hearing tested at Australia zoo
AFP - 6h ago
Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine …
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Man City face Anfield cauldron after guilty Premier League verdicts
AFP - 10h ago
Manchester City are set for a hostile reception at Liverpool on Sunday in their first outing since being found guilty of …
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Mourinho's Real Madrid playing catch-up in Clasico countdown
AFP - 3h ago
Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid trail leaders Barcelona by six points as La Liga action resumes this weekend, with Spanish …
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CNN, MS Now, Politico urge judge to extend White House access
AFP - 6h ago
CNN, MS NOW and Politico urged a federal judge on Thursday to extend White House access to the three media outlets which …
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Joy as USS Lincoln back home after troubled Gulf deployment
AFP - 14h ago
Thousands of emotional reunions unfolded Thursday as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf …
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Russian strikes kill 30 in Ukraine frontline city, talks set in US
Oct 08 2026
Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were …
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Madrid mourns evicted retiree, 'icon' of Spain housing protests
Oct 08 2026
Tens of thousands of mourners marched through Madrid on Thursday in tribute to a Spanish pensioner whose eviction …
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France pledges more teachers after school students vow no let-up
Oct 08 2026
France's education minister on Thursday promised 3,000 substitute teachers for the country's worst-off high schools, …
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Russian strike on buses kills 30 in frontline Ukrainian city
Oct 08 2026
Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians after 30 people were killed when two buses were …
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Protests, clashes as S. African anti-migrant tensions reignite
Oct 08 2026
South African protesters clashed with foreign nationals on Thursday as tensions over migration were reignited by a court …
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Saudi kindergarten hit by debris as Houthis say Riyadh airport targeted
Oct 08 2026
The Saudi civil defence agency said a kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh were damaged by debris from a missile …
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Venezuela's Maduro, wife hit with new US torture charges
Oct 08 2026
The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife …
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'Fighting for our future': France high school students vow no let-up
Oct 08 2026
Over 70,000 people took part in demonstrations across France on Thursday demanding better education and less police …
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Riyadh kindergarten hit by interception debris as Houthis say targeted airport
Oct 08 2026
The Saudi civil defence agency said a kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh were damaged by debris from a missile …
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Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel
Oct 08 2026
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek …
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After botched US execution, Christa Pike walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer
Oct 08 2026
The convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was walking around her hospital room though she was mentally …
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High school students turn out for new protests across France
Oct 08 2026
High school pupils across France launched a fresh day of protests on Thursday, despite government attempts to ease a …
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Rwanda to host F1 Grand Prix: sources close to both sides
Oct 08 2026
Rwanda will host an F1 Grand Prix, sources in the government and close to the sport's governing body told AFP Thursday, …
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Woman in botched US execution walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer
Oct 08 2026
The convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was walking around her hospital room though she was mentally …
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel
Oct 08 2026
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek …
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Canada's Anne Carson wins Nobel for modern spin on classics
Oct 08 2026
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek …
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Diplomats, schools in Saudi take safety measures after blasts heard: sources to AFP
Oct 08 2026
Diplomats stationed in the Saudi capital were sheltering in place and international schools took safety measures on …
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Canada's Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize
Oct 08 2026
The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson, an essayist and classicist who …
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Ethiopia drones hit Eritrean troops in Tigray
Oct 08 2026
Ethiopian drone strikes have targeted Eritrean forces who had reached a northern Tigrayan city, a conflict monitor and …
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Saudi says three dead in airport attacks claimed by Houthis
Oct 08 2026
Saudi authorities said Wednesday three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international airports, …
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After botched US execution, Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support
Oct 08 2026
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was almost taken off life support before she regained …
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Saudi Arabia says 3 dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks
Oct 07 2026
Saudi authorities said Wednesday that three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international …
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After botched execution, US woman was nearly taken off life support before revival
Oct 07 2026
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was almost taken off life support before she regained …
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Five children among 28 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine
Oct 07 2026
Russian attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday killed at least 28 people, including five children who died when a missile …
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Mourning, war and elections as Israel marks October 7
Oct 07 2026
Israel marked the third anniversary of Hamas's October 7 attack on Wednesday with silent tributes, new strikes on Gaza …
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Saudi Arabia says three dead at airports after Houthis claim attacks
Oct 07 2026
Saudi authorities said on Wednesday that three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom's international …
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Trump plans to turn Florida golf course into presidential retreat
Oct 07 2026
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants to turn his luxury Florida golf course into a retreat for future …
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After botched execution, US woman is awake and shackled to bed
Oct 07 2026
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution is shackled to her hospital bed, awake and able to speak a …
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Five children among 26 killed in Ukraine after Russian strikes
Oct 07 2026
Russian strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday killed at least 26 people, including five children who died when a missile …
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US woman who survived botched execution is awake and speaking
Oct 07 2026
A convicted killer was awake in a US hospital on Wednesday following a botched execution last week, with her lawyers in …
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Trump wants to turn Florida golf course into presidential retreat
Oct 07 2026
Donald Trump wants to turn his luxury Florida golf course into retreat for future US presidents modeled on the historic …
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French-Japanese duo wins chemistry Nobel for solving molecular 'mystery'
Oct 07 2026
France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering how to …
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Children among heavy casualties in Ukraine after Russian strikes
Oct 07 2026
At least 24 people were killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday, including four young children who died …
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UK court quashes five ex-traders' Libor rate rigging convictions
Oct 07 2026
The Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday quashed the criminal convictions of five former financial traders for …
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Heavy casualties in Ukraine after Russian strikes
Oct 07 2026
At least 20 people were killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine on Wednesday, including 14 when a missile slammed into …
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French-Japanese duo wins Nobel for solving chemical asymmetry puzzle
Oct 07 2026
France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel chemistry prize for solving the mystery of why …
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US military on Okinawa face curfew, alcohol ban after murder case
Oct 07 2026
US forces on Okinawa were barred on Wednesday from drinking alcohol for 48 hours and faced a 30-day curfew after the …
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US woman who survived botched execution is conscious, speaking: lawyers
Oct 07 2026
The woman who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis …
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US pushes Russia for information on plague reports
Oct 07 2026
The United States made a formal request pressing Russia for information on the reported plague death of a laboratory …
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Saudi coalition says shot down Houthi missile
Oct 07 2026
The Saudi-led coalition said Wednesday it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthis at Saudi Arabia, as …
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Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize
Oct 07 2026
Molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes are some of the research fields commentators say …
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Verstappen revival to be put to the test in steamy Singapore
Oct 07 2026
Max Verstappen's resurgence in Malaysia will be put to the test just 300 kilometres south at the Singapore Grand Prix …
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Emotion, tears as Messi retires from Argentina national team
Oct 07 2026
Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring …
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Crisis-stricken Haiti postpones elections
Oct 07 2026
Haiti, which has been engulfed by years of gang violence and political chaos, has indefinitely postponed elections due …
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Crisis-striken Haiti postpones elections
Oct 07 2026
Haiti, which has been engulfed by years of gang violence and political chaos, has indefinitely postponed elections due …
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Israeli settlers beat AFP photographer covering West Bank
Oct 07 2026
Armed Israeli settlers on Tuesday beat an AFP photographer, leaving him requiring hospital treatment, as he covered …
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Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US, UN urge transparency
Oct 07 2026
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported …
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Trump to speak to Putin on plague as US steps up pressure
Oct 06 2026
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported …
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As Messi bows out, Argentines say 'thank you'
Oct 06 2026
Argentines will bid farewell to Lionel Messi with a huge "thank you" themed send-off in Buenos Aires on Tuesday as the …
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Ronaldo opens door for Portugal return, apologises for walkout
Oct 06 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the door for a return to the Portuguese national team on Tuesday and apologised for his …
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Saudi coalition says intercepted missile fired by Yemen's Houthis
Oct 06 2026
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that it intercepted a missile fired by the group at the …
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Nobel physics prize hails 'ghostly messengers' from space
Oct 06 2026
Belgian physicist Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using Antarctic ice to …
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Hundreds arrested in French school protests as Macron summons ministers
Oct 06 2026
Mass protests over decrepit conditions at France's high schools descended into sporadic violence Tuesday, leading to …
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Nobel winner Halzen says years of October 'misery' finally over
Oct 06 2026
Physicist Francis Halzen has an impressively long list of academic accolades -- but every October, as the Nobel Prize …
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'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands mass for tense France school protests
Oct 06 2026
A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday as unions and teachers joined high …
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'The sound keeps coming back': children maimed in Ethiopia's Tigray clashes
Oct 06 2026
Lying on a hospital bed, rolled-up blankets propping up the remains of her legs, 10-year-old double-amputee Iyerusalem …
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'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands demand better education in France
Oct 06 2026
A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday as unions and teachers joined high …
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Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit more Black Sea ships
Oct 06 2026
Bulgarian authorities on Tuesday were searching for the missing crew of a ship that sank in the Black Sea after drones …
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Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport, deny losing territory
Oct 06 2026
Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on the Saudi capital's main airport and on Tuesday denied being pushed back by …
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Russia denies imposing anti-plague measures after death of worker
Oct 06 2026
Russian authorities denied Tuesday that they were imposing anti-plague measures after a laboratory technician reportedly …
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Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
Oct 06 2026
Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister said Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living …
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'Afraid for my future': Tens of thousands demand better education in France
Oct 06 2026
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high …
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Nobel physics prize honours work on 'ghostly messengers' from outer space
Oct 06 2026
Belgian physicist Francis Halzen on Tuesday won the Nobel physics prize for groundbreaking work using South Pole ice to …
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'No future': Thousands mass in France for high school protests
Oct 06 2026
Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers …
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Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit two more ships in Black Sea
Oct 06 2026
Bulgarian authorities launched a major search on Tuesday for the missing crew of a ship that sank in the Black Sea after …
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Thousands mass in France for high school protests
Oct 06 2026
Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance Tuesday in Paris and cities across France, as …
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Moscow denies sanitary measures over plague reports
Oct 06 2026
Russian authorities denied Tuesday that special restrictions had been introduced over reports that a laboratory …
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End of an era as Messi prepares to hang up Argentina boots
Oct 06 2026
Lionel Messi will pull on Argentina's sky blue-and-white jersey for the last time on Tuesday and enjoy an emotional …
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Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests
Oct 06 2026
Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France's powerful trade unions …
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Purple reign: Philippines seeks to keep grip on ube throne
Oct 06 2026
The Philippine ube has become a trend-setting sensation from Los Angeles to London to Seoul, with the humble yam's …
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Yemen's Houthis say struck Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites
Oct 06 2026
Iran-backed Houthis said Monday they had struck Riyadh's international airport, an oil refinery and other sites in Saudi …
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Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested
Oct 06 2026
In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest …
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Bolsonaro rides right-wing surge into Brazil's election runoff
Oct 06 2026
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro heads to a runoff election buoyed by sweeping gains in Congress, after a shock first-place …
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NHL record-breaker Ovechkin says current season will be his last
Oct 06 2026
NHL all-time scoring leader Alex Ovechkin said Monday that the current season will be his last in the North American ice …
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American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain
Oct 06 2026
Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent …
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'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower
Oct 06 2026
Leading artificial intelligence companies do not know how to keep AI systems from pursuing objectives their developers …
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Trump approves firing squad for convicted US military base shooter
Oct 06 2026
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead …
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Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors
Oct 06 2026
Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in …
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France roar back in Nations League as Italy beat Turkey
Oct 06 2026
Michael Olise starred as France stormed back from behind to thrash Belgium 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League on Monday, …
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Yemen's Houthis claim striking Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites
Oct 05 2026
Iran-backed Houthis on Monday said they had struck Riyadh's international airport, an Aramco refinery and several other …
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