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Five key things about heatwaves in Europe

Five key things about heatwaves in Europe

Scorching temperatures, such as those recorded in southern Europe, illustrate the intensifying heatwaves in Europe, which scientists consider a direct result of climate change.

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Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google

Fortnite developer claims win against Apple and Google

An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.

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Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets

Soft US inflation boosts Asia markets

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

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Glitz and graft: Pogba in race against time as Ligue 1 season looms

Glitz and graft: Pogba in race against time as Ligue 1 season looms

Paul Pogba's return to Monaco this summer set tongues wagging as the 2018 World Cup winner made his comeback to football after nearly three seasons on the sidelines -- a turbulent period blighted by injury, blackmail and an 18-month doping ban.

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Liga champions Barca aim to add steel to youthful flair

Liga champions Barca aim to add steel to youthful flair

While Barcelona thrilled on their way to winning La Liga last season, scoring 102 goals in the process, coach Hansi Flick accepts this season his team need to improve defensively.

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German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

German gas drive fuels fears of climate backsliding

Germany's conservative-led government has launched a drive to rapidly build more gas-fired power plants, fuelling fears about climate policy backsliding and sparking unease even within its own ranks.

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Chatbot Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims

Chatbot Grok stirs confusion over suspension after Gaza claims

AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday offered conflicting explanations for its brief suspension from X after accusing Israel and the United States of committing "genocide" in Gaza, as it lashed out at owner Elon Musk for "censoring me."

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Dutch child survivor of Japan's WWII camps breaks silence

Dutch child survivor of Japan's WWII camps breaks silence

It has taken Tineke Einthoven 80 years to be able to speak about what she lived through as a child in brutal Japanese internment camps during World War II without breaking down.

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Alonso becomes MLB Mets career homer king

Alonso becomes MLB Mets career homer king

Pete Alonso became the New York Mets all-time home run leader on Tuesday, smashing two homers to spark the Mets over Atlanta 13-5 and reach 254 for his Major League Baseball career.

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Typhoon Podul intensifies as it nears Taiwan

Typhoon Podul intensifies as it nears Taiwan

Thousands of people sheltered and fishermen secured their boats across storm-battered southern Taiwan on Wednesday as Typhoon Podul intensified on its approach to the island.

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