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Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number

Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number

Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday just as another possible victim was reported missing.

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One of world's oldest dinosaurs discovered in Argentina

One of world's oldest dinosaurs discovered in Argentina

Argentinian scientists have found fossilized bones of one of the world's oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET research agency announced on Wednesday.

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Kanchha Sherpa: Last link to Everest's first summit

Kanchha Sherpa: Last link to Everest's first summit

Kanchha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first to summit the world's highest mountain.

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Markets mixed as traders  weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes

Markets mixed as traders weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes

Markets were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year.

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Kluivert out as coach after Indonesia fail to reach World Cup

Kluivert out as coach after Indonesia fail to reach World Cup

Patrick Kluivert's stint as Indonesia coach is over after they "mutually" agreed to part ways Thursday following a failed bid to reach the World Cup.

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Last member of the first successful Everest expedition dies

Last member of the first successful Everest expedition dies

The last surviving member of the first mountaineering expedition to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest died in Kathmandu on Thursday, aged 92, his family said.

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Markets mostly rise as traders  weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes

Markets mostly rise as traders weigh China-US row, rate cut hopes

Most markets rose Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates this year.

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Shake truck helps Californians prepare for massive quake

Shake truck helps Californians prepare for massive quake

Randy Baxter holds on for dear life as a simulator shows him just how powerful a magnitude 7 earthquake can be.

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Nepal ask FIFA to overturn Malaysia defeat because of player bans

Nepal ask FIFA to overturn Malaysia defeat because of player bans

Nepal have appealed to FIFA to overturn their 2-0 defeat to Malaysia in 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers in March this year, claiming that their opponents fielded an ineligible player.

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Fatal bear attacks hit new record in Japan

Fatal bear attacks hit new record in Japan

Bears have killed a record seven people in Japan this year, the highest since 2006 when the survey started, an environment ministry official said Thursday.

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