Borgen returns with dark power struggle over Arctic oil
After a 10-year hiatus, smash hit political drama Borgen returns to screens this week for a new season that sees Denmark wage a high-stakes power struggle over the Arctic after Greenland strikes oil.
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Starling bank's Anne Boden takes fintech out of London
Gazing out from the new offices of online bank Starling, Anne Boden sees the familiar, modest surroundings of the Welsh capital Cardiff rather than the skyscrapers of London's City financial district.
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All 22 bodies retrieved from Nepal plane crash
Nepali rescuers have retrieved the bodies of all 22 people from a plane that crashed in the Himalayas, authorities said Tuesday as they began identifying the victims.
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New Zealand Rugby faces crucial vote on $134mn US private equity deal
The fate of New Zealand Rugby's contentious deal with a US private equity firm should be known on Thursday, when members vote at a special general meeting in Auckland.
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From US death-row cell, he turns to music for salvation
Music has helped Keith LaMar survive the mind-numbing sameness of nearly 30 years on death row in a maximum-security prison in the US state of Ohio.
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Asian markets swing on new inflation, rates concerns
Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday as investors struggled to maintain a global rally, with inflation continuing to niggle owing to a pick-up in oil prices while a top Federal Reserve official pressed for a series of sharp interest rate hikes.
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Boards against boredom: Libya rolls out first skatepark
Libyan Mohamed Abderraouf put a foot on his board and launched himself across Tripoli's first skatepark, a welcome break in the conflict-battered capital with few facilities for bored young people.
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Denmark votes on scrapping EU defence opt-out
After staying out of the European Union's common defence policy for 30 years, Denmark votes Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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2TK, Canada's migratory bird that fell for Uruguayan resort
The first cold winds announce the arrival of winter in Uruguay's jet setters' playground, Punta del Este.
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Funerals to begin for Uvalde victims as Biden vows action on guns
Grieving families were to hold the first funerals Tuesday for Texas shooting victims one week after a school massacre left 19 children and two teachers dead, with President Joe Biden vowing to push for stricter US gun regulation.
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