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COP27: Financing for climate damages gets a foot in the door

COP27: Financing for climate damages gets a foot in the door

UN climate negotiations on Sunday offered a sliver of hope and "solidarity" for developing countries battered by increasingly costly impacts of global warming, in agreeing to discuss the thorny issue of money for "loss and damage".

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Union lose chance at top spot after Leverkusen thrashing

Union lose chance at top spot after Leverkusen thrashing

Union Berlin failed to reclaim their spot atop the Bundesliga table after being thrashed 5-0 at Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

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Boffelli the hero as Argentina edge England

Boffelli the hero as Argentina edge England

Emiliano Boffelli was Argentina's hero as they beat England at Twickenham for just the second time in history to open their Autumn Nations Series campaign with a dramatic 30-29 win on Sunday.

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Kenya govt threatens striking pilots with disciplinary action

Kenya govt threatens striking pilots with disciplinary action

Pilots on strike at Kenya Airways will face disciplinary action if they don't return to work immediately, the government said Sunday, with thousands of passengers stranded for a second day after dozens of fresh flight cancellations.

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Arsenal back on top, Man Utd undone by Emery's Villa

Arsenal back on top, Man Utd undone by Emery's Villa

Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 to dispel doubts over their Premier League title credentials and go top of the table on Sunday as Manchester United were blown away 3-1 by an inspired Aston Villa on Unai Emery's bow as boss.

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Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar, nine years after death

Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar, nine years after death

The Taliban on Sunday revealed the final resting place of the movement's founder, Mullah Omar, whose death and burial they kept secret for years.

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19 killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

19 killed after plane plunges into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

The death toll from Sunday's plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight with dozens of passengers aboard plunged into water while approaching the northwestern city of Bukoba.

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New Iran protests erupt in universities, Kurdish region

New Iran protests erupt in universities, Kurdish region

New protests erupted in Iran on Sunday at universities and in the largely Kurdish northwest, keeping a seven-week anti-regime movement going even in the face of a fierce crackdown.

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Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics

Hacking gang targeted Qatar World Cup critics

An India-based computer hacking gang targeted critics of the Qatar World Cup, an investigation by British journalists said on Sunday, as the Qatari government furiously denied it had played any part in commissioning the eavesdropping.

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UN summit warns against climate backsliding, hopeful on financing

UN summit warns against climate backsliding, hopeful on financing

The UN's COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts to cut emissions and calls for rich nations to compensate poor countries after a year of extreme weather disasters.

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