Identity crisis: Climate destroying wonders that gave US parks their names
Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought.
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All Blacks captain Cane to retire from international rugby
New Zealand captain Sam Cane will retire from Test rugby at the end of 2024, the side said Monday, calling time on a World Cup winning 12-year international career.
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Indonesia flood death toll rises to 41 with 17 missing
The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday.
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Asian markets mixed as traders pause ahead of US inflation data
Equities fluctuated Monday as traders took a breather after the past weeks' healthy run as they absorbed weak Chinese data and reports that the United States planned to ramp up tariffs on clean energy products from the Asian country.
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Nuggets outgun T'Wolves, Pacers thrash Knicks to level NBA playoff series
The defending champion Denver Nuggets outgunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-107 to level their NBA playoff series on Sunday as the Indiana Pacers pulled even with the New York Knicks.
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Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper crop.
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Germany eyes huge party as it hosts Euro 2024 amid global turmoil
Germany is gearing up to host the Euro 2024 football championship under high security as global threats cast a shadow, but on the field, the home team will be looking to prove they are finally back in form.
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Archegos founder to go on trial for fraud, market manipulation
Archegos founder Bill Hwang will go on trial Monday for alleged securities fraud and market manipulation, prosecutors said, following the fund's spectacular 2021 implosion that cost large banks billions of dollars.
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Attacking birth control pills, US influencers push misinformation
US wellness influencers are increasingly targeting birth control pills, pushing their followers to abandon the contraceptives with false claims about infertility and low libido that researchers say leave them vulnerable to unintended pregnancies.
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At 101, a US WWII veteran - and pacifist - is honored by France
In his 101 years on Earth, Jack Hausman has seen a lot: eight decades ago he endured the battlefields of World War II before returning home and taking over the family business, all the while remaining a lifelong pacifist.
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