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Funerary procession to be held for late president in Iran's northwest

Taliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order

Asian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike

Japan wrestles with legacy of graft-stained Games in Paris warning

First rescue flights head to riot-scarred New Caledonia

In Darwin's footsteps: scientists recreate historic 1830s expedition

Parent company of Trump's Truth Social posts $328 mln loss

Australia's Sam Kerr ruled out of Paris Olympics

Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji

Sick of tourists, Japan town to put up barrier blocking Mt Fuji

Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh Gaza war crimes evidence

Spinal cord implant helps paralysed patients walk again

In 2017, Michel Roccati was in a motorbike accident that left his lower body completely paralysed. In 2020, he walked again, thanks to a breakthrough new spinal cord implant.

Blockbusters, arthouse films vie for Oscar nods in crowded race

A crowded field including "Dune," "Belfast," "West Side Story" and "The Power of the Dog" will compete for Oscars nominations Tuesday, as Academy voters handpick the best films from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into movie theaters.

Treating wounds with insects: the strange habits of Gabon chimps

How to treat a wound?

In Venezuela, newspaper HQ handed to govt official

A Venezuelan court has officially handed over the headquarters of the newspaper El Nacional to Diosdado Cabello, widely seen as the government's number-two man.

'Matrix' co-producer sues Warner over streaming release: report

A co-producer of "The Matrix Resurrections" is suing Warner Bros. alleging breach of contract over the studio's decision to release the movie on a streaming platform at the same time as it hit theatres, a report said Monday.

World must work together to tackle plastic ocean threat: WWF

Plastic has infiltrated all parts of the ocean and is now found "in the smallest plankton up to the largest whale" wildlife group WWF said on Tuesday, calling for urgent efforts to create an international treaty on plastics.

Bengals ace Burrow has eye of the tiger for Super Bowl test

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has brushed off the hype surrounding his fairytale first Super Bowl, insisting he remains firmly focused on beating the Los Angeles Rams and little else.

Putin says ready for compromise after talks with Macron on Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready for compromise and would look at proposals put forward by French leader Emmanuel Macron in talks on Monday, while still blaming the West for raising tensions over Ukraine.

US eases Trump-era tariffs on Japanese steel

The United States will ease tariffs on steel imported from Japan, officials announced Monday, in the latest move by President Joe Biden's administration to resolve trade disputes started under his predecessor Donald Trump.

Conservative billionaire Peter Thiel to leave Meta's board

Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel will leave Facebook parent Meta's board, the firm said Monday, after a lengthy tenure that saw the network's rise and his vocal support of Donald Trump.

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