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Nepal rescuers search for missing after flash flood

Nepal rescuers search for missing after flash flood

Nepali rescuers searched for five missing people on Monday, a day after devastating flash floods swept away more than 200 houses and five bridges along the Budhi Gandaki river.

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Minister's resignation rocks German coalition

Minister's resignation rocks German coalition

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government faced new turbulence on Monday when a key minister from its junior coalition partner unexpectedly quit and criticised "attacks" from the chancellor's party.

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Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall

Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall

Hurricane Simon lashed Mexico's Pacific coast with severe winds and heavy rain on Monday, as it threatens to make landfall this week, according to the US National Hurricane Center.

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Premier League in limbo as Manchester City soar

Premier League in limbo as Manchester City soar

Manchester City silenced a hostile Liverpool crowd in their first match since being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial regulations but there is a deep sense of uncertainty over what it actually means.

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Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models

Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models

Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic fluctuations.

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MEXC Brings AI, TradFi and the Future of Trading to Life at TOKEN2049 Singapore

MEXC Brings AI, TradFi and the Future of Trading to Life at TOKEN2049 Singapore

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, concluded its TOKEN2049 Singapore presence with a series of interactive experiences and industry discussions spanning TradFi access, AI-powered trading and the future evolution of global trading platforms.

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African players in Europe: Mbeumo ends goal drought as United draw

African players in Europe: Mbeumo ends goal drought as United draw

Cameroon star Bryan Mbeumo ended a four-game goal drought by scoring for Manchester United in a 1-1 Premier League draw with 10-man Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend.

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Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven

Four hundred years after monks transformed a patch of marshlands in northwest Italy into rice fields, farmer Alice Cerutti has restored a third to their natural state, prioritising biodiversity over crop yield.

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France's high school students plan fresh protests

France's high school students plan fresh protests

France's high school students on Monday begin a new stage of their campaign for improved conditions, hoping to maintain the momentum with a fresh wave of demonstrations.

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NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes

NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes

A bank in New Zealand has found itself at the centre of an unlikely free speech row after an attempt to remove "explicit" memes about its sheep mascot from social media.

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