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Spanish PM gets back to work after weighing resignation

Spanish PM gets back to work after weighing resignation

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez got back to work on Tuesday, a day after he announced he would stay on following days of weighing his future in response to a graft probe targeting his wife.

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G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s

G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s

G7 ministers agreed a timeframe Tuesday for phasing out coal-fired power plants, setting as a goal the mid-2030s, in a move hailed as significant by some environmentalists but slammed as "too late" by others.

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No more dirty diesel for Paris Olympic sites

No more dirty diesel for Paris Olympic sites

French sports venues preparing for this year's Paris Olympics are set to ditch their diesel generators in favour of power grid connections as part of efforts to cut the carbon emissions linked to the Games.

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US panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40

US panel recommends all women receive breast cancer screening from 40

Women should get screened for breast cancer every other year starting from the age of 40 to reduce their risk of dying from the disease, an influential US body recommended on Tuesday.

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Iconic French painting to make comeback in true colours

Iconic French painting to make comeback in true colours

A world-famous painting of a bare-chested woman leading French revolutionaries is this week to reveal its true colours after restorers cleansed it from decades of varnish and grime.

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Judge holds Trump in contempt for gag order violations

Judge holds Trump in contempt for gag order violations

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could result in jail time.

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Kenya's Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floods

Kenya's Ruto orders evacuations after deadly floods

Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday deployed the military to evacuate everyone living in flood-prone areas after 171 people were killed due to heavier than usual rainfall since March.

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Boy, 14, killed in London sword attack: police

Boy, 14, killed in London sword attack: police

A 14-year-old boy died on Tuesday after a man wielding a sword stabbed the youth, two police and two other people, in a street attack in east London, police said.

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Changpeng Zhao, the 'normal guy' who conquered crypto

Changpeng Zhao, the 'normal guy' who conquered crypto

During his time at the helm of the world's biggest cryptocurrency firm, former Binance boss Changpeng Zhao, who will be sentenced in the United States later Tuesday for money laundering, perfected the humble executive look.

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European satellite giant SES to buy US rival Intelsat

European satellite giant SES to buy US rival Intelsat

European satellite group SES will acquire US rival Intelsat for $3.1 billion, the companies said Tuesday, seeking to compete in a race for space-based internet service led by Elon Musk's Starlink.

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