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California governor Newsom slams Trump at COP30

California governor Newsom slams Trump at COP30

With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN's climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight at COP30 on Tuesday and took a swipe at the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.

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Alcaraz fights back to beat Fritz at ATP Finals

Alcaraz fights back to beat Fritz at ATP Finals

Carlos Alcaraz battled to victory over Taylor Fritz at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, moving to within one win of securing the year-end number one ranking for the second time.

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Turkey seeks more than 2,000 years behind bars for Erdogan rival

Turkey seeks more than 2,000 years behind bars for Erdogan rival

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences in a massive legal case that could carry a penalty of more than 2,000 years in jail, court documents showed.

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UK court jails Chinese bitcoin fraudster for over 11 years

UK court jails Chinese bitcoin fraudster for over 11 years

A Chinese woman who masterminded a multibillion-dollar bitcoin scam and evaded authorities for years was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in jail by a UK court Tuesday.

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Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine

Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine

Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest iron exporters.

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Ford returns to pull England strings against All Blacks

Ford returns to pull England strings against All Blacks

Sale fly-half George Ford was recalled to England's starting line-up to face New Zealand at Twickenham as coach Steve Borthwick announced seven changes on Tuesday to the side that beat Fiji last weekend.

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Stocks mixed as end to US shutdown appears closer

Stocks mixed as end to US shutdown appears closer

Global stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as a record-long US government shutdown took a step nearer to ending and tech stocks struggled.

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Atalanta turn to Palladino after Juric sacking

Atalanta turn to Palladino after Juric sacking

Atalanta announced the arrival of Raffaele Palladino as coach on Tuesday, following on from the sacking of Ivan Juric.

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'It's un-British': lawmakers raise concerns about aquarium penguins

'It's un-British': lawmakers raise concerns about aquarium penguins

Some 75 British MPs on Tuesday raised concerns about the welfare of 15 penguins being kept in a windowless space at the London Aquarium.

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Prosecutor files 142 charges against Istanbul mayor, a top Erdogan critic

Prosecutor files 142 charges against Istanbul mayor, a top Erdogan critic

Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday charged Istanbul's jailed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu with 142 offences that could carry a penalty of hundreds of years in prison, court documents showed.

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