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Trump nominates fracking magnate and climate skeptic as energy secretary
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Tyson says 'no regrets' over loss for fighting 'one last time'
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Springboks' Erasmus hails 'special' Kolbe after England try double
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France edge out New Zealand in Test thriller
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Xi tells Biden will seek 'smooth transition' in US-China ties
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Netherlands into Nations League quarter-finals as Germany hit seven
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Venezuela to free 225 detained in post-election unrest: source
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Late Guirassy goal boosts Guinea in AFCON qualifying
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Biden arrives for final talks with Xi as Trump return looms
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Dominant Sinner cruises into ATP Finals title decider with Fritz
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Dinosaur skeleton fetches 6 million euros in Paris sale
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Netherlands-Hungary Nations League match interrupted by medical emergency
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Kolbe double as South Africa condemn England to fifth successive defeat
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Kolbe at the double as South Africa condemn England to fresh defeat
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Kolbe at the double as South Africa beat England 29-20
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'If I don't feel ready, I won't play singles,' says Nadal ahead of Davis Cup farewell
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Fifth of dengue cases due to climate change: researchers
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Trump's Republican allies tread lightly on Paris pact at COP29
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Graham equals record as nine-try Scotland see off tenacious Portugal
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Protesters hold pro-Palestinian march in Rio ahead of G20
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Graham equals record as nine-try Scotland see off dogged Portugal
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China's Xi urges APEC unity in face of 'protectionism'
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Japan's Kagiyama, Yoshida sweep gold in Finland GP
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Macron to press Milei on climate action, multilateralism in Argentina talks
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Fritz reaches ATP Finals title decider with Sampras mark in sight
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All eyes on G20 for breakthrough as COP29 climate talks stall
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Fritz battles past Zverev to reach ATP Finals title decider
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Xi, Biden to meet as Trump return looms
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Kane warns England must protect team culture under new boss
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Italy beat Japan to reach BJK Cup semi-finals
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Farmers target PM Starmer in protest against new UK tax rules
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Shiffrin masters Levi slalom for 98th World Cup win
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Italy's Donnarumma thankful for Mbappe absence in France showdown
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McIlroy in three-way tie for Dubai lead
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Bagnaia wins Barcelona MotoGP sprint to take season to final race
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Ukraine's Zelensky says wants to end war by diplomacy next year
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Shiffrin wins Levi slalom for 98th World Cup victory
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Israel pummels south Beirut as Lebanon mulls truce plan
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Religious Jews comfort hostages' families in Tel Aviv
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German Greens' Robert Habeck to lead bruised party into elections
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Johnson bags five as Australia beat Pakistan to seal T20 series
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Zelensky says wants to end war by diplomacy next year
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Rugby Union: Wales v Australia - three talking points
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10 newborns killed in India hospital fire
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Veteran Le Cam leads Vendee Globe as Sorel is first to quit
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Bagnaia on pole for Barcelona MotoGP, Martin fourth
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UN climate chief urges G20 to spur tense COP29 negotiations
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Rauf takes four as Pakistan hold Australia to 147-9 in 2nd T20
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World not listening to us, laments Kenyan climate scientist at COP29
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Philippines warns of 'potentially catastrophic' Super Typhoon Man-yi
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All women should get mammogram screening for breast cancer starting from age 40, rather than 50, an influential US health body announced Tuesday, a move it said could save thousands of lives.
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UK unveils pharmacies plan to ease NHS pressure
Britain's pharmacists will soon be able to prescribe drugs that were previously only authorised by doctors, under government plans unveiled Tuesday to ease pressure on the state-run National Health Service.
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Head of top US public health agency resigns
The head of the main US public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control, announced on Friday that she will step down from her post at the end of June.
Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained.
Nigerian politician jailed after landmark UK organ trial
A UK court on Friday jailed Nigeria's former deputy Senate president for nine years and eight months, following his landmark conviction for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
Nigerian politician faces sentencing in landmark UK organ plot
Nigeria's former deputy Senate president faces up to life in jail in Britain on Friday when he is sentenced for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
Covid returns to strike peloton ahead of Giro
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Branson feared he would 'lose everything' during pandemic
British entrepreneur Richard Branson defended his Virgin empire's request for government support during the coronavirus pandemic, telling the BBC in an interview to be aired Thursday that he feared he would "lose everything".
US becomes first country to approve RSV vaccine
The United States on Wednesday approved the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades-long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness.
US issues world's first approval of RSV vaccine
The United States on Wednesday approved the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness.
US approves world's first RSV vaccine
The United States on Wednesday approved GSK's Arexy vaccine against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can cause severe pneumonia and bronchiolitis in infants and the elderly.
'Remarkable' Alzheimer's drug reduces cognitive decline, study shows
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly on Wednesday announced its experimental Alzheimer's drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline, results hailed as "remarkable" by experts despite some patients experiencing serious side effects.
'Remarkable' Alzheimer drug reduces cognitive decline, results show
US drugmaker Eli Lilly on Wednesday announced its experimental Alzheimer's drug significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline, results hailed as "remarkable" by experts.
Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping
Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next "generation of nicotine addicts" by deliberately targeting teenagers.
Senegal opposition head says police sprayed him with deadly gas
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Monday that foreign laboratories have revealed that a gas that police sprayed at him in March was "toxic and deadly", accusing them of trying to assassinate him.
Covid vaccine requirement for international travelers ends May 11: W.House
The White House on Monday announced a May 11 end to Covid-19 vaccine requirements for travelers to the United States and for government employees across the world's biggest economy.
Japan approves abortion pill for the first time
The abortion pill will become available in Japan for the first time after the health ministry approved the drug used to terminate early-stage pregnancy.
Combative Erdogan returns from three-day campaign absence
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday appeared in public for the first time in three days after a stomach infection kept him off the campaign trail before key polls.
Ailing Erdogan spends third day away from campaign trail
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stayed home for a third day Friday following a stomach ailment that has interrupted his campaign to extend his rule to beyond 20 years.
Ailing Erdogan re-emerges by video link with Putin
Turkey's ailing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday re-emerged from a two-day absence and spoke by video link with Vladimir Putin at a virtual ceremony unveiling a Russian-built nuclear power plant.
Erdogan cancels appearances after developing stomach bug
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday cancelled his planned appearances due to a stomach bug less than three weeks before Turkey's crunch election.
EU to unveil reforms for cheaper drugs
The EU on Wednesday is to unveil a long-awaited proposed reform of legislation governing pharmaceutical drugs to make them cheaper, prevent shortages and speed up delivery of new compounds.
US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill -- for now
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.
The abortion pill at the center of a US court battle
The US Supreme Court has weighed in on the legal battle over an abortion pill that accounts for more than half of the abortions in the United States, freezing restrictions imposed on the drug by an appeals court.
US Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.
Every breath a struggle, as air pollution harms health in Thailand
An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a "drastic increase" in respiratory problems caused by a spike in air pollution.
Killer political blow for UK's karate-loving deputy PM
Dominic Raab has had a bumpy ride in British politics ranging from an aborted try to be Tory chief to a stinging demotion after failing to rush back to work from holiday as Kabul fell to the Taliban.
WHO hails Africa's first mRNA vaccine hub
Africa's first mRNA vaccine hub was ceremonially launched on Thursday to acclaim from the UN's global health chief, who hailed it as a historic shift to help poor countries gain access to life-saving jabs.
Family planning in India: A woman's dangerous burden
Occasional screams sounded from the operating theatre in a rural Indian clinic as a heavily sedated woman named Kajal waited to have her tubes tied, long the country's preferred family planning method.