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New Zealand denies breaching climate commitments to EU

New Zealand denies breaching climate commitments to EU

New Zealand denied on Wednesday it had broken climate promises made in a free-trade deal with the European Union, after a green group lodged a complaint with Brussels.

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Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia

Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia

Kimi Antonelli has vowed to bounce back and rebuild his runaway advantage in the drivers' championship as Formula One returns to Malaysia this weekend.

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Albert becomes youngest US scorer in 4-2 win over Chile

Albert becomes youngest US scorer in 4-2 win over Chile

Mathis Albert became the youngest-ever US goal-scorer and fellow teen Julian Hall netted in back-to-back games as Mauricio Pochettino's side beat Chile 4-2 in a friendly international Tuesday at St Louis.

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Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

After trawling through dozens of applications, the hunt is over: an Australian animal welfare group has found a successor to a hero hound credited with saving more than 100 koalas from fires.

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Pirate island's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

Pirate island's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

"Let's go to war!" shouted six-year-old Giorgos at his older cousin, Minas, as the two chased each other with claw-like geranium stalks around the schoolyard on the tiny Greek island of Thymaina.

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One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said on Wednesday.

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West Bank's violent settlers part of a new generation fuelled by ideology

West Bank's violent settlers part of a new generation fuelled by ideology

A mass attack by Israeli settlers on a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank has placed new focus on the emergence of a generation of radicals in the territory.

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ChatGPT maker wants to be the App Store for AI as safety concerns grow

ChatGPT maker wants to be the App Store for AI as safety concerns grow

OpenAI on Tuesday launched a less expensive artificial intelligence (AI) model and tools that run continuously, as it aims to reposition ChatGPT as an app store for AI.

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Women fight fires and sexism in Indonesian Borneo

Women fight fires and sexism in Indonesian Borneo

Housework in the morning followed by several hours of firefighting: women in Indonesian Borneo risk life and limb to battle blazes making their communities sick, all while shouldering a sexist backlash.

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Pope-backed White Sox join Braves with MLB playoff wins

Pope-backed White Sox join Braves with MLB playoff wins

Pope Leo XIV sent support to his hometown Chicago White Sox ahead of their Major League Baseball playoff victory on Tuesday while Atlanta's Austin Riley delivered a triumph with a three-run homer.

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