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Iran says nuclear deal 'meaningless' without end to watchdog's probe

Iran says nuclear deal 'meaningless' without end to watchdog's probe

The Iranian president on Monday said reviving a 2015 deal with world powers will be pointless unless the UN nuclear watchdog puts an end to its probe of undeclared sites in the country.

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Brazil's Lodi joins Nottingham Forest on loan from Atletico

Brazil's Lodi joins Nottingham Forest on loan from Atletico

Nottingham Forest made their 18th signing of the transfer window on Monday as Brazil left-back Renan Lodi joined on a season-long loan from Atletico Madrid, the two clubs announced.

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Elon Musk says the planet needs more oil ... and babies

Elon Musk says the planet needs more oil ... and babies

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has fathered 10 children, said on Monday the world needs to "make more babies" -- and keep digging for oil.

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Goals not guns: in troubled DRC, football academy draws in youth

Goals not guns: in troubled DRC, football academy draws in youth

In war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, national park authorities are hoping a football academy will persuade youngsters to take up the Beautiful Game rather than a rifle.

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'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid

'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid

The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny southern Pakistani village and flooded the vast stretches of farmland around it.

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Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explained

Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explained

Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people after what its climate change minister called a record unbroken cycle of monsoon rains with "8 weeks of non-stop torrents".

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Diamond magnate appeals Swiss bribery verdict

Diamond magnate appeals Swiss bribery verdict

French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz was back in court in Switzerland on Monday to appeal his conviction in what has been described as the mining sector's biggest-ever corruption case.

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IAEA chief taking team to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

IAEA chief taking team to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday he was en route to inspect Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, which has been targeted by fresh shelling over the past day, according to its operator.

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Honda, LG to invest $4.4 bn in US battery plant

Honda, LG to invest $4.4 bn in US battery plant

Japanese auto giant Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution announced a joint venture Monday to invest $4.4 billion in a new US electric car battery plant.

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Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland destroyed, and the country's main river threatening to burst its banks.

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