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Japan's new whaling mothership sets sail on first hunt

Markets retreat as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike

Demise of rangelands 'severely underestimated': report

India shuts schools as temperatures soar

Muted on world stage, Taiwan speaks up at Cannes

Crunch time looms for BHP's bid to buy Anglo American

'Heart of the left': ruling party fights to keep Mexico City

First tourist rescue flight lands in riot-scarred New Caledonia

New Caledonia tourists 'ecstatic' as rescue planes arrive

Atalanta's Gasperini stands in way of Alonso's rise in Europa League f...

Funerary procession to be held for late president in Iran's northwest

Taliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order

Taliban poets, long fuelled by fervour for jihad against foreign forces, have focused their efforts on flattering the men who now rule Afghanistan.

Asian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike

Asian markets suffered a downturn Tuesday after racking up a series of gains as profit-takers stepped in, while traders were also spooked by a surge in commodity prices.

Japan wrestles with legacy of graft-stained Games in Paris warning

Japan is still grappling with the fallout of the graft-stained and pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, serving as a warning to Paris ahead of the Games this summer in the French capital.

First rescue flights head to riot-scarred New Caledonia

Australia and New Zealand dispatched three planes to evacuate tourists from New Caledonia on Tuesday, the first rescue flights since looting, arson and deadly gunfire enveloped the French Pacific territory eight days ago.

In Darwin's footsteps: scientists recreate historic 1830s expedition

Like Charles Darwin did in 1831, a group of scientists and environmentalists last year set sail from the English port of Plymouth, headed for the Galapagos islands off the coast of Ecuador.

Parent company of Trump's Truth Social posts $328 mln loss

Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday.

Australia's Sam Kerr ruled out of Paris Olympics

Talismanic Australian striker Sam Kerr was officially ruled out of the Olympics Tuesday, almost five months after a serious knee injury derailed her season with Chelsea.

Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji

A Japanese town began mounting a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists.

Sick of tourists, Japan town to put up barrier blocking Mt Fuji

A Japanese town was set Tuesday to mount a large mesh barrier across the road from an Instagram-famous view of Mount Fuji in an attempt to deter badly behaved tourists.

Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh Gaza war crimes evidence

Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday.

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