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Ambitious Como's Champions League bid tested by Serie A leaders Inter

Ambitious Como's Champions League bid tested by Serie A leaders Inter

Como's bid to reach the Champions League faces a key test on Sunday when Serie A leaders Inter Milan arrive lakeside trying to take another step towards a 21st league title.

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Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN

Emperor penguins listed as endangered species: IUCN

The emperor penguin has been declared an endangered species as climate change pushes the icon of Antarctica a step closer to extinction, the global authority on threatened wildlife announced on Thursday.

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Six new caps for France for women's Six Nations opener

Six new caps for France for women's Six Nations opener

France will begin their women's Six Nations campaign against Italy with six new caps in their matchday 23 after new coach Francois Ratier announced wholesale changes to the squad on Thursday.

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Calls for US-Iran truce to extend to Lebanon after Israeli strikes

Calls for US-Iran truce to extend to Lebanon after Israeli strikes

Calls were mounting on Thursday for the ceasefire between the US and Iran to be extended to Israel's war with Hezbollah, after a massive wave of Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed more than 200 people.

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Artemis crew's families enthralled by messages from space

Artemis crew's families enthralled by messages from space

A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.

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Champions Cup 'heartbreak' driving Toulouse revenge mission

Champions Cup 'heartbreak' driving Toulouse revenge mission

Toulouse hooker Peato Mauvaka is eyeing revenge on Sunday as the six-time Champions Cup winners head to Bordeaux-Begles in the quarter-finals after last season's "heartbreaking" loss to their French rivals in the last four.

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Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents

Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents

A shallow 4.9-magitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia overnight, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said Thursday.

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Argentine MPs approve bill to allow mining in glaciers

Argentine MPs approve bill to allow mining in glaciers

Argentine MPs approved a bill early Thursday promoted by President Javier Milei that authorizes mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, and has outraged environmentalists.

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'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them

'Chills': Artemis astronauts say lunar flyby still washing over them

They took thousands of photographs and documented copious observations on their voyage around the Moon, but as they sped closer to home the Artemis astronauts said Wednesday they have barely started processing the extraordinary experience they shared.

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Mountain-made: Balkan sheepdog eyes future beyond the hills

Mountain-made: Balkan sheepdog eyes future beyond the hills

At a remote monastery in North Macedonia's rugged west, Father Porfirij starts his day by feeding his large black Karaman sheepdogs, a breed that has guarded highland flocks for centuries.

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