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Crunch time looms for BHP's bid buy Anglo American

Kane to face old club Spurs for first time in Seoul

Markets rise as traders cheered by China property plan

Black farmers in Brazil changing views on coffee production

Iran's President Raisi declared dead in helicopter crash

Australia police arrest 554 in domestic violence crackdown

South Korea, Britain host AI summit with safety top of agenda

New president Lai vows to defend Taiwan's democracy

Forever fad: Rubik says his cube 'reminds us why we have hands'

Trump eyes witness stand as trial draws to a close

Ryanair annual profit jumps on higher demand, fares

Eight killed in Rio police raid on slum

A police raid on a Rio de Janeiro slum erupted into an intense firefight Friday, leaving eight alleged drug traffickers dead, authorities said.

Don't just blame climate change for weather disasters

As a pioneer in so-called attribution science -- establishing a link between extreme weather and climate change -- Friederike Otto is adamant that the rising toll of heatwaves and hurricanes cannot be explained by global warming alone.

UN science report to sound deafening alarm on climate

Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual meeting Monday to finalise what promises to be a harrowing scientific overview of accelerating climate impacts that will highlight the urgent need to cut emissions -- and prepare for the challenges ahead.

Defections sap rightwing hopeful in French presidential race

The conservative right-wing challenger to Emmanuel Macron in the looming French presidential vote grappled Friday with a wave of defections, while hoping former president Nicolas Sarkozy would finally offer his full-throated support.

West Ham's Zouma available to face Leicester despite cat abuse video

West Ham manager David Moyes says Kurt Zouma will be available for Sunday's Premier League match at Leicester despite the controversy over the defender's cruel treatment of his cat.

England cricket chiefs lift international match ban imposed on Yorkshire after racism scandal

England cricket chiefs on Friday lifted a ban on staging international matches imposed on Yorkshire after a racism scandal that rocked the game.

Original 'Cool Runnings' racer has big plans for Jamaican bobsleigh

One of the pioneering Jamaican bobsleigh team which first competed at the 1988 Winter Games and inspired the movie "Cool Runnings" has big plans for racers from the Caribbean island at future Olympics.

Jorginho sounds Chelsea warning over Palmeiras threat

Chelsea midfielder Jorginho says it would be the "greatest mistake" to underestimate Palmeiras in the Club World Cup final as they bid to become the third English winners of the trophy.

Jones says much-changed England won't underestimate Italy

England coach Eddie Jones is adamant that Italy are making "rapid progress" even though his much-changed side will be overwhelming favourites to inflict more Six Nations misery on the Azzurri.

Italy's Crowley makes three changes for England

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has made three changes for this weekend's Six Nations game with Italy, the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced on Friday.

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