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California puts first US billionaire tax to the vote

Costa Rica opens jail inspired by El Salvador mega-prison

School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria

Same-sex couple takes fight for equality to Slovakian court

World's top cocoa producer aims for a climate-tough bean

'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again

Why is Shell facing lawsuits over climate disasters in Brazil and the Philippines?

'Expectations high' for Bordeaux-Begles' Champions Cup hat-trick bid, says Depoortere

New four-lane bridge opens between China, North Korea

Rennie urges All Blacks to stay focused against 'hurting' Wallabies

Tech stocks lead rout after US inflation fuels rate hike bets

Palmeiras beat Fluminense 2-1 in Libertadores semi-final first leg

'No time to recover': UNDP chief sounds alarm on growing poverty after Iran war shock

Brewers blasts leave Dodgers on brink

Threatened by US, Canada hugs France and Britain close

With Canada's economy and even sovereignty under unprecedented threat from its southern neighbour the United States, its new leader has embarked on a trans-Atlantic trip to strengthen ties with traditional friends France and Britain.

Comic-loving German goalkeeper finds peace, and himself, in Japan

Svend Brodersen was fascinated with Japan as a child -- now the German goalkeeper plays in the country and is fondly known as an "otaku", someone obsessed with Japanese pop culture.

Trump and Putin to discuss Ukraine this week

US President Donald Trump says he plans to speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about ending the war in Ukraine, adding discussions are already ongoing about "dividing up certain assets" between the warring parties.

Five talking points on Nations League, World Cup qualifiers in Europe

International football gets underway in Europe for the first time in 2025 as the Nations League moves into the quarter-finals stage and the continent's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign gets underway.

Heavyweight seven eye finish line in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be clear of the remaining quartet.

Australian Grand Prix: What we learned

Lando Norris claimed victory for McLaren at the Australian Grand Prix to open his season with a bang, while world champion Max Verstappen and Red Bull showed they will also be in the hunt again.

Data shows patchy Chinese economy in first two months of the year

China's economy charted an uneven trajectory in the first two months of the year, a slew of key indicators showed Monday, muddying Beijing's drive to boost flagging consumption.

Starmer, Macron work 'hand in glove' amid revived UK-French ties

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron teaming up to lead Europe's backing of Ukraine during Donald Trump's tumultuous second presidency highlights a warming British-Franco relationship, insiders and analysts say.

'Dark oxygen': a deep-sea discovery that has split scientists

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?

Peru farmer in German court battle with energy giant

A Peruvian farmer faces off in a German court Monday in a "David and Goliath" battle against an energy giant, demanding the firm pay for climate change damage.

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