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Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens

Philippines flooding displaces thousands as new storm threatens

Heavy flooding inundated the Philippines' capital on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee and schools and government offices to shut, while a fresh storm brewed off the coast.

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Price hikes nibble at demand for Lindt chocolate

Price hikes nibble at demand for Lindt chocolate

Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli hiked its 2025 sales target as cocoa price hikes passed on to customers outweighed a drop in volumes.

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New vines bring hope to Israeli monastery scorched by wildfire

New vines bring hope to Israeli monastery scorched by wildfire

Swapping his monk's habit for overalls and a sun hat, Father Christian-Marie knelt alongside volunteers in the freshly dug earth, planting grape vines to replace those damaged by wildfires that swept through central Israel earlier this year.

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China's top football body to form esports team after World Cup flop

China's top football body to form esports team after World Cup flop

China's top football body said on Tuesday it planned to form a national esports team, a surprise foray into virtual gaming after a dismal performance saw the country fail to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Kenya athletics trials under shadow of Chepngetich suspension

Kenya athletics trials under shadow of Chepngetich suspension

Kenya held trials for the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed doping concerns after women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended last week.

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Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus

Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus

Equity markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.

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Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing

Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least three people, with more vehicles buried under the debris, officials said Tuesday.

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AstraZeneca says to invest $50 bn in the US

AstraZeneca says to invest $50 bn in the US

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States amid a looming deadline of ramped-up tariffs from Washington.

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New-look Australia swim team use worlds to build towards LA 2028

New-look Australia swim team use worlds to build towards LA 2028

Seasoned campaigners Kaylee McKeown and Kyle Chalmers spearhead a young Australia squad for the world championships in Singapore as the swimming powerhouse undergoes a post-Olympics changing of the guard.

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Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27

Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27

Families and teachers gathered Tuesday at a Bangladeshi school where a training fighter jet crashed, killing 25 children and two others in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

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