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Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested amid lawsuits

Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested amid lawsuits

Sean "Diddy" Combs -- the rap mogul whose star has plunged after a wave of sex trafficking accusations and assault lawsuits -- was arrested in Manhattan late Monday.

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Buoyant Bangladesh seek more history in India Test series

Buoyant Bangladesh seek more history in India Test series

Fresh from their first-ever Test series win over Pakistan, Bangladesh will chase more cricket history when they face India in Chennai from Thursday.

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Boeing, union to resume talks as strike quiets Seattle plants

Boeing, union to resume talks as strike quiets Seattle plants

Negotiators from Boeing and the machinists union are scheduled to resume talks Tuesday after some 33,000 workers went on strike late last week.

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'Virus hunters' track threats to head off next pandemic

'Virus hunters' track threats to head off next pandemic

A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the world's next pandemic.

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Firefighters battling flames around Brazil's capital

Firefighters battling flames around Brazil's capital

Brazilian firefighters on Monday battled flames blazing through a nature reserve in the capital district of Brasilia, where an area the size of 3,000 football fields has already been destroyed.

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Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

Myanmar flooding death toll jumps to 226

The death toll from massive flooding in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has doubled to 226, as the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could be in need of help.

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Peruvian police seize 1.3 tons of shark fins

Peruvian police seize 1.3 tons of shark fins

Peruvian authorities said Monday they had seized about 1.3 US tons of illegally harvested shark fins, a delicacy in some Asian countries that has placed the predatory creatures at grave risk.

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Emmy ratings pick up with historic 'Shogun' wins

Emmy ratings pick up with historic 'Shogun' wins

Television's Emmy Awards enjoyed a sizeable audience boost, with viewership rising by more than half from the previous edition's all-time low, network ABC said Monday.

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Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050

Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050

Infections of drug-resistant superbugs are projected to kill nearly 40 million people over the next 25 years, a global analysis predicted on Monday, as the researchers called for action to avoid this grim scenario.

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London Fashion Week: Burberry gives the trench coat a streetwear edge

London Fashion Week: Burberry gives the trench coat a streetwear edge

With a Spring/Summer 2025 collection reinventing the iconic trench coat with a streetwear edge, English designer Daniel Lee brought a breath of fresh air on Monday to fashion giant Burberry, hit by financial troubles.

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