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UK writer Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker with space novel
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US bans flights to Haiti after three jetliners hit by gunfire
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Lincicome ends 20-year LPGA career at hometown event
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Canadian women's coach, two aides out after drone scandal
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Sinner turns aside Fritz to close in on ATP Finals last four
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Global stocks slip as markets take post-US election breather
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UN condemns 'acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes' in Gaza
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US bans flights to Haiti as gang violence rages
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Aga Khan emerald fetches record $9 mn in Geneva auction
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Venezuela crackdown helped avert 'civil war': attorney general
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Trump shapes team ahead of White House return
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Climate cash should also go to nuclear, says UN atomic chief
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Free Facebook in EU with less targeted ads
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Dupont set to be fit for New Zealand despite illness
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New balls, please, plead top men's tennis players
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Ban rules Radradra out of Fiji's final November internationals
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US contractor ordered to pay $42 mn to Iraqis tortured at Abu Ghraib
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Lame-duck US climate team vows to be 'effective' at COP29
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Painter Frank Auerbach, contemporary of Freud and Bacon, dies at 93
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UN carbon market inches closer after COP29 agreement
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US finalizes waste methane fine on drillers, but future uncertain
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Fifteen inmates killed in new Ecuador jail massacre
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Trump tariff worries trip up stocks rally, dollar climbs
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Israel opens Gaza humanitarian crossing but aid groups say not enough
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35 killed, dozens wounded in south China car ramming
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'Carbon-neutral' countries demand credit at COP29
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FA investigates Premier League referee Coote over video rant
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Boeing expects post-strike output recovery to take several weeks
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Trump shapes cabinet ahead of White House return
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Blinken in emergency Brussels trip on Ukraine after Trump win
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All Blacks scrum-halves 'inspired' to play 'master' Dupont
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Medvedev sees off De Minaur to boost ATP Finals bid
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Lindt disputes US lawsuit claims, stands by 'excellence' labelling
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Trump tariff worries trip up stocks rally
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UK to beef up its emissions cuts as it bids to be 'climate leader'
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Nations to submit boosted climate plans: what's at stake?
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French footballer Ben Yedder gets suspended jail term for sexual assault
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Nuclear watchdog chief says room to manoeuvre on Iran 'shrinking'
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Russia jails doctor over alleged Ukraine comments during consultation
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EU vessels to cease fishing in Senegal after accord expires
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Bayer shares hit 20-yr low as problems pile up
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Russian MPs pass law banning 'propaganda' of childless lifestyles
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NATO 'must do more than just keep Ukraine in fight', says Rutte
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EU unity in a 'world on fire': Kallas makes top diplomat pitch
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UK vows to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 81% on 1990 levels by 2035
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Crisis-hit Germany headed for February 23 snap election
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C.Africa urges lifting of embargo on diamond exports
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Poland hoping Swiatek can inspire BJK Cup 'revenge' against Spain
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Court challenge begins against UK oil and gas field approvals
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A sandstorm engulfed Saudi Arabia's capital and other regions of the desert kingdom Tuesday, hampering visibility and slowing road traffic.
Pakistan parched and pummelled by blistering heatwave
Pakistan was in the grip of a heatwave on Friday, with parts of the nation previously scalded by temperatures of nearly 50 degrees Celsius as officials warned of acute water shortages and a health threat.
Every heatwave enhanced by climate change: experts
All heatwaves today bear the unmistakable and measurable fingerprint of global warming, top experts on quantifying the impact of climate change on extreme weather said Wednesday.
Peru's president races home by car to avoid impeachment motion
President Pedro Castillo rushed back to Peru by car from a visit to Ecuador to avoid being impeached, after bad weather grounded his plane.
South Asia wilts in heat as Delhi rubbish dump burns
Millions sweltered in an early summer heatwave across India and Pakistan on Thursday, leading to power and water shortages as annual furnace-like temperatures hit South Asia.
'Ida' removed from UN agency's hurricane roster
The death and destruction caused by Hurricane Ida in the United States last year has prompted the World Meteorological Organization to remove the name from a rotating list of storm titles.
Garbage fire chokes Indian capital reeling from heatwave
Indian firefighting teams poured truckloads of sand and mud to douse a huge rubbish dump blaze on Wednesday after thick and putrid smoke from the inferno choked the country's unseasonably hot capital.
'Rare' springtime blizzard wallops parts of Canada
A springtime blizzard walloped Canada's western Prairies region and parts of Ontario province this week, closing roads, airports and schools, and leaving a dump of snow to shovel.
Dust storm covers Iraq for second time in a week
A dust storm blanketed Iraq again on Tuesday, sending people to hospital with breathing difficulties and leading airports to suspend flights.
Torrential rains kill 14 in Brazil
Torrential downpours triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 14 people including eight children, and leaving five missing, authorities said Saturday.
Torrential rains in Brazil kill eight, 13 missing
Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least eight people including six children and leaving 13 missing, authorities said Saturday.
Heavy snow sees Saint-Etienne v Marseille postponed
Heavy snowfall in central France has caused the postponement of the Ligue 1 match between Saint Etienne and Marseille, which had been scheduled for Saturday at 2100 local time.
Australia's flood-ravaged east braces for more storms
Thousands of people across eastern Australia have been told to leave their homes as storms bear down on cities and towns still recovering from record deadly flooding just weeks ago.
Sahara desert dust coats swathes of Spain
A mass of hot air from the Sahara desert dumped dust on large parts of Spain including Madrid on Tuesday, colouring the sky orange and coating cars and streets.
17 die as cyclone lashes Mozambique, Malawi
The death toll from a cyclone that struck Mozambique this week climbed to 12 on Sunday as it moved towards Malawi killing five more after devastating wind and rain lashed the southern African countries.
Rescue effort starts as Cyclone Emnati lashes Madagascar
Rescuers in Madagascar on Wednesday began to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Emnati, which overnight lashed the island nation still reeling from the impact of another cyclone earlier this month.
One dead, 10 feared missing in Australia floods
One person was found dead in a submerged car and 10 others were reportedly missing on Wednesday after heavy rain caused flash flooding in eastern Australia and set off a string of emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast.
Brazil storm death toll rises to 152
The death toll from torrential rains that triggered flash floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis has risen to 152, authorities said Sunday, as the pope sent his condolences.
16 dead as Storm Eunice, hits power, transport in W.Europe
Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses a day after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across northwest Europe and left transport networks in disarray.
Toll mounts as Brazil storm rescuers retrieve more bodies
Rescue workers pulled more bodies Saturday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods and landslides in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, where the death toll rose to 139, including 26 children.
14 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe
Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses a day after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Europe and left transport networks in disarray.
Rescuers retrieve more bodies days after Brazil storm
Rescue workers pulled more bodies Saturday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis, where the death toll stands at 136, including 26 children.
13 dead as Storm Eunice hits power, transport in Europe
Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to more than one million homes and businesses after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Europe and left transport networks in disarray.
13 die as Storm Eunice leaves thousands in Europe without power
Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes in Britain after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Western Europe and left transport networks in disarray.
13 die as Storm Eunice leaves many in Europe without power
Emergency crews Saturday battled to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes in Britain after Storm Eunice carved a deadly trail across Western Europe and left transport networks in disarray.
Nine dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
Storm Eunice killed at least nine people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe.
Volunteer logistics whizzes race to aid Brazil storm victims
Clothing donations have flooded into Brazil's disaster zone, but underwear is in short supply. Enter the volunteer logistics masterminds racing to find out what those left homeless by this week's deadly storms actually need -- and get it to them.
Eight dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
Storm Eunice killed at least eight people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe.
Seven dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
Storm Eunice killed at least seven people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe.
Six dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
Storm Eunice killed at least six people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe.
Four dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
Storm Eunice killed four people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe.
Three dead as Storm Eunice batters Europe
Storm Eunice killed three people in Europe on Friday, pummelling Britain with record-breaking winds and forcing millions to take shelter as it disrupted flights, trains and ferries across Western Europe.