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Energy transition threatens to wipe Dutch village from map

Stopped broadcast, layoffs: Hungary media eyes post-Orban renewal

Self-taught Turkish 'linguist' keeps dead language alive

Typhoon Dolphin weakens but disrupts travel in east China

Asian stocks track Wall St higher after US job losses ease rate fears

Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Ithaca bets on hometown hero Odysseus for tourism boom

Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach Montreal quarter-final

Five things to know about Zambia ahead of the presidential vote

Who are the main contenders in Zambia's presidential vote?

Zambia vote to test Hichilema's economic record

Rybakina survives scare as Gauff, Osaka race into Toronto quarters

Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US

Pogacar tests cycling superpowers at Milan-San Remo

Tadej Pogacar is again the man to beat as the peloton rolls towards Milan-San Remo wondering whether anyone can topple the crown prince of cycling.

Frying pan to fire: Ethiopians trapped in war-torn Yemen

Mother-of-two Zoubiba Mohamed fled Ethiopia seeking a better life only to be ensnared by Yemen's bitter civil war, and now ekes out an existence in a squalid refugee camp.

Australia sues Facebook owner Meta over scam ads

Australia announced Friday it is suing Facebook owner Meta over scam adverts for cryptocurrency schemes that falsely claimed to be endorsed by prominent figures.

Japan's prices are finally rising, but will it last?

From rice balls to nappies, prices are rising in Japan. But unlike inflation seen in many other places, the increases are long-sought but also unlikely to last, analysts say.

In Yemen's civil war, decaying hospitals on life support

Five-year-old Amina Nasser hugs her toys in a decrepit cancer ward in Yemen, her life in the hands of a healthcare system pushed to the brink of collapse by grinding conflict.

War and neglect endanger Yemen's historical sites

Yemen's Sira Fortress withstood attacks by the Portuguese and the Turks, but years of war have left the 11th century citadel in disrepair, defaced by graffiti and littered with rubbish.

New microscopic organisms found in deep sea trench baffle Chile scientists

When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area where no human had ever been, his team discovered microscopic organisms that generated more questions than answers.

Dozens of whales die in New Zealand mass stranding

More than two dozen whales died in a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach renowned as a death trap for the ocean giants, wildlife rangers said Friday.

Galthie says France focus fixed on Six Nations decider despite Jones' jibes

France coach Fabien Galthie has insisted his side will be "ready to respond" to some typical Eddie Jones taunts when they attempt to win a first Six Nations title since 2010 by defeating England in Paris on Saturday.

Winning Triple Crown could be sweet and sour for Irish: MacNeill

Ireland winning the Triple Crown by beating Scotland on Saturday will leave the players feeling hollow if France achieve the Six Nations Grand Slam, former Ireland full-back Hugo MacNeill told AFP.

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