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Vanuatu declares climate emergency

Vanuatu declares climate emergency

Vanuatu's parliament has declared a climate emergency, with the low-lying island nation's prime minister flagging a US$1.2 billion cost to cushion climate change's impacts on his country.

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Berlusconi's bad break-up with Putin reveals Italy-Russia ties

Berlusconi's bad break-up with Putin reveals Italy-Russia ties

After a tycoon bromance, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi is struggling to break up with Russia's Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war -- like many in his country, where ties with Moscow run deep.

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Cannes set to pick Palme d'Or from 'wildly divisive' entries

Cannes set to pick Palme d'Or from 'wildly divisive' entries

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday with one of the tightest races in recent memory and critics fiercely divided over the 21 films competing for the Palme d'Or.

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Top-seeded Lee falls to Masson, ousted from LPGA Match-Play

Top-seeded Lee falls to Masson, ousted from LPGA Match-Play

Germany's Caroline Masson beat top-seeded Minjee Lee 2&1 on Friday to cap a perfect 3-0 round-robin and eliminate the Australian star from the LPGA Match-Play in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Butler's heroics power Heat over Celtics to force NBA game 7

Butler's heroics power Heat over Celtics to force NBA game 7

Jimmy Butler scored a career playoff high 47 points and the Miami Heat forced a winner-take-all showdown for an NBA Finals berth by defeating Boston 111-103 on Friday.

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Hrustic, Rogic spearhead Australia squad for crunch World Cup playoff

Hrustic, Rogic spearhead Australia squad for crunch World Cup playoff

Ajdin Hrustic, fresh from winning the Europa League with Eintracht Frankfurt, and ex-Celtic star Tom Rogic spearhead Australia's squad named Saturday for a crunch World Cup playoff against the United Arab Emirates.

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Bucks assistant coach Ham hired to coach NBA Lakers: reports

Bucks assistant coach Ham hired to coach NBA Lakers: reports

Darvin Ham, a long-time assistant coach for the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks, has been hired as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to multiple reports on Friday.

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Freedom and fear: the foundations of America's deadly gun culture

Freedom and fear: the foundations of America's deadly gun culture

It was 1776, the American colonies had just declared their independence from England, and as war raged the founding fathers were deep in debate: should Americans have the right to own firearms as individuals, or just as members of local militia?

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Gangs, inflation and political crisis bring Haiti economy to brink

Gangs, inflation and political crisis bring Haiti economy to brink

With gas sales already subsidized by the government at a loss, the Haitian economy -- fragile from incessant crime and political instability -- appears close to collapse as the war in Ukraine sends fuel prices soaring.

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Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu freed from prison

Japanese Red Army founder Shigenobu freed from prison

Fusako Shigenobu, the 76-year-old female founder of the once-feared Japanese Red Army, walked free from prison Saturday after completing a 20-year sentence for a 1974 embassy siege.

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