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Peru to elect interim leader after graft scandal ousts president

Peru to elect interim leader after graft scandal ousts president

Peru's Congress is set to elect an interim president on Wednesday to replace Jose Jeri, who was impeached in a graft scandal just four months after taking office.

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French designer threads a path in London fashion week

French designer threads a path in London fashion week

Just days before her third runway show, French designer Pauline Dujancourt was riding a wave of excitement and nerves.

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Hungarian star composer Kurtag celebrates 100th birthday with new opera

Hungarian star composer Kurtag celebrates 100th birthday with new opera

As Hungarian Gyorgy Kurtag, who is widely considered one of the greatest living classical composers, turns 100 on Thursday, he will offer a one-of-a-kind birthday gift to music lovers: a brand-new opera.

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Congolese rumba, music caught between neglect and nostalgia

Congolese rumba, music caught between neglect and nostalgia

Each weekend, dancers stoked on music and alcohol sway to the old hits on the decrepit rooftop terrace of Kinshasa's venerable La Creche bar like little has changed in the Congolese capital since the 1980s.

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Harrop eyes 'Skimo' gold in sport's Olympic debut

Harrop eyes 'Skimo' gold in sport's Olympic debut

Emily Harrop will aim to go one better than the French men's alpine ski team when she takes to Bormio's Stelvio course for the Olympic debut of ski mountaineering, or 'skimo', on Thursday.

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Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals

Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals

Hundreds of discarded batteries rattle along a conveyor belt into a crusher in a remote plant in northern India, fuelling a multi-billion-dollar industry that is bolstering the country's geopolitical ambitions.

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Struggling farmers find hope in India co-operative

Struggling farmers find hope in India co-operative

Kiran Ramnath Waghchaurebeams as he plucks deep-red grapes from his vines in India's Maharashtra state, one of thousands of farmers reaping the benefits of a cooperative bringing hope to a long-suffering sector.

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Asian stocks up, oil market cautious

Asian stocks up, oil market cautious

Asian stocks rose Wednesday, while the oil market was cautious after prices dropped in the wake of Tehran's upbeat response during talks with US officials on Iran's nuclear programme.

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UK manufacturers struggle under sky-high energy bills

UK manufacturers struggle under sky-high energy bills

Molten glass drops through chutes before being blown into bottles at manufacturer Encirc's northwest England plant, where intensive operations are under strain from exorbitant energy prices weighing on Britain's heavy industry.

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New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next level

New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next level

From tracking the trajectory and speed of a footballer's strike to monitoring a Tour de France rider's real-time power output, performance athlete data is deepening its reach in sports, with specialised firms eyeing to score big business.

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