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Environmental groups urge EU 'high risk' label for Sarawak

Environmental groups urge EU 'high risk' label for Sarawak

Environmental and rights groups urged the European Union Tuesday to label Malaysia's Sarawak region "high risk" under controversial new anti-deforestation rules to be implemented from the end of December.

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Singapore ex-minister set for high-profile corruption trial

Singapore ex-minister set for high-profile corruption trial

Singapore's former transport minister will appear in court Tuesday for the start of its first political graft trial in more than four decades, which has gripped a nation often cited as one of the world's least corrupt.

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Man Utd, Spurs eye respite from domestic woes in Europa League

Man Utd, Spurs eye respite from domestic woes in Europa League

Manchester United and Tottenham kick off their Europa League campaigns this week, hoping to put disappointing starts to the Premier League season behind them.

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Guatemala picks Supreme Court judges with focus on anti-graft fight

Guatemala picks Supreme Court judges with focus on anti-graft fight

Guatemala's Congress on Monday began the process of selecting 13 new Supreme Court judges in a process seen as crucial to the fight against corruption in one of Latin America's poorest countries.

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Jill Biden announces $500 million for women's health research

Jill Biden announces $500 million for women's health research

US First Lady Jill Biden on Monday announced the Pentagon will spend $500 million annually to advance women's health research, as part of a broader White House push.

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Injured All Blacks centre Jordie Barrett out of Australia Test

Injured All Blacks centre Jordie Barrett out of Australia Test

New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett has been ruled out of the second Test against Australia in Wellington with a knee injury, the All Blacks said Tuesday.

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'Lead the future': youth challenge world leaders at UN

'Lead the future': youth challenge world leaders at UN

Fired up by their desire for change, Alaine, Maria, Emmanuel and Areej are speaking up for young people ahead of the UN's annual diplomatic bonanza in New York.

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Goosebumps and stars as Paris Fashion Week kicks off

Goosebumps and stars as Paris Fashion Week kicks off

Hollywood stars braved the rain to open Paris Fashion Week at L'Oreal's giant outdoor show Monday as rumours swirl of musical chairs at the top of fabled French brands.

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Boeing boosts pay offer in effort to end strike

Boeing boosts pay offer in effort to end strike

Boeing proposed lifting hourly wages for striking workers by 30 percent on Monday, sweetening its initial offer in an effort to end a 10-day stoppage that shuttered Seattle-area plants.

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Global markets inch higher on hopes of further rate cuts

Global markets inch higher on hopes of further rate cuts

US and European shares nudged higher Monday as momentum from last week was restrained by weaker eurozone economic data.

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