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Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record day

Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record day

Asian shares extended gains Tuesday following a Wall Street rally, with Tokyo's Nikkei jumping more than two percent to another record following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's stunning election triumph.

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Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life

Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life

Standing in his boat with binoculars in hand, hunter Malik Kleist scans the horizon for seals. But this February, the sea ice in southwestern Greenland has yet to freeze, threatening traditional livelihoods like his.

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Unions rip American Airlines CEO on performance

Unions rip American Airlines CEO on performance

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom faced pressure Monday from labor unions frustrated with the carrier's financial performance and handling of recent weather disruptions.

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New York seeks rights for beloved but illegal 'bodega cats'

New York seeks rights for beloved but illegal 'bodega cats'

Simba, a large cat with thick ginger and white fur, is one of thousands of felines that live in New York's corner shops known as "bodegas" -- even if their presence is illegal.

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Blades of fury: Japan protests over 'rough' Olympic podium

Blades of fury: Japan protests over 'rough' Olympic podium

Japan has filed an official protest with Olympic organisers after the figure skating medal podium at the Milan-Cortina Games left athletes with chipped skate blades following the team competition.

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Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial

Meta and Google-owned YouTube were accused Monday of pushing highly addictive apps on children as a landmark social media trial began in earnest in a California court.

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Australian PM 'devastated' by violence at rally against Israel president's visit

Australian PM 'devastated' by violence at rally against Israel president's visit

Australia's Prime Minister said Tuesday he was "devastated" by scenes of clashes at a Sydney rally against a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, but defended the police's actions against protesters.

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Vonn says suffered complex leg break in Olympics crash, has 'no regrets'

Vonn says suffered complex leg break in Olympics crash, has 'no regrets'

US ski star Lindsey Vonn said on Monday she had suffered a "complex tibia fracture" when she crashed in the Winter Olympics downhill and would need "multiple surgeries".

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Five employees of Canadian mining company confirmed dead in Mexico

Five employees of Canadian mining company confirmed dead in Mexico

Mexican prosecutors on Monday confirmed the deaths of five of 10 employees of a Canadian mining company who were kidnapped two weeks ago in Mexico's violence-plagued Sinaloa state.

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US lawmakers reviewing unredacted Epstein files

US lawmakers reviewing unredacted Epstein files

US lawmakers began reviewing the unredacted files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein Monday, and expressed concern that some names have been removed from the records which have been released to the public.

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