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As campaigns begin in Nigeria, Tinubu’s reelection bid puts his party on trial
The gap between improving economic indicators and worsening household finances is likely to define the campaign.
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As Europe rearms, Italy’s fragmented space sector faces a scale test
Italy's space sector is known for niche engineering expertise but remains dominated by small and medium-size companies.
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Alleged sexual assault by local official and businessman sparks outrage in China
Both men are arrested after the alleged assault on a woman at a karaoke bar during a business event.
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Labor thinks it can win elections defending super. For Hanson, it’s just another way to deprive Taylor of political oxygen
Despite leading in the polls, Hanson is allowed to offer thought bubbles instead of actual policy l, free app or daily news podcastAll sides
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Mud baths and red water: inside Bulgaria's Lake Atanasovsko
Tourists slather mud and float in red brine at Lake Atanasovsko, while Pomorie’s salt museum preserves Bulgaria’s fading salt-making heritag
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Trump announces pause on 50% tariffs for Canada after reaching ‘a DEAL’
The 50 per cent tariffs were due to go into effect overnight
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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.
The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean, with the first batch of
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South Korea cuts short joint drills at Trump’s request as US pushes for North Korea talks
North Korea on Wednesday condemned joint US-Seoul military drills but stopped short of mentioning Trump
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Japanese nuclear power plant death threatens to delay restart
A worker was killed after falling into a silo containing gravel needed to help build a seawall at Unit 3 of the Tomari plant late on Tuesday
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US criticises Israel over 'unnecessary escalation' after strikes on Syrian airbase
Israel said it had attacked the base because Syria had been close to breaching an agreed-upon “status quo in security matters” by allowing T
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Attempts to curb Ebola cases in DR Congo fail with more than 5,000 confirmed
The Democratic Republic of Congo is facing the biggest Ebola epidemic in its history. Government data showed on Tuesday that cases now excee
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Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
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Hotel blaze in India's West Bengal kills 9 and injures 6
A fire in a hotel has killed at least nine people and injured six others in Kolkata, the capital of India’s West Bengal state
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Businesses reopen after eastern Indonesia earthquake displaced thousands
Grocery stores, gas stations and other businesses have reopened across Indonesia’s Flores island
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South Africa to Australia: Why coal profits are surging during Iran war
Coal companies are reporting a huge rise in profits, but analysts say global clean energy transition is still on track.
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Scaling back US-South Korea drills may fail to woo Kim away from China
Trump is scaling back US-South Korea military exercises as he signals interest in renewed talks with Kim Jong Un.
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Ukraine's fired defense minister calls for elections despite war with Russia
The former defense minister, whose firing sparked weeks of protests, said Ukraine needed to find a way to hold elections despite the prolong
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Ukraine's sacked defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections
Ukraine's popular ex-defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for wartime elections on Tuesday evening, stating that the nation was facing a
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UK inflation rises to 2.9% as Iran war fuels living costs squeeze
Higher energy costs push up CPI but jobs slowdown could deter Bank of England from raising interest ratesUK inflation rose to 2.9% in July a
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Americans love giant trucks — but they’re killing us
An key obstacle is that U.S. automakers apparently can't make money on anything but large vehicles.
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Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for elections during war
Mykhailo Fedorov's call is first such demand by a major Ukrainian political figure since Russia's full-scale invasion.
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Australia mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal
Patterson was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch
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Ukraine’s ousted defence minister challenges Zelensky and calls for wartime elections
Mykhailo Fedorov says Ukraine faces ‘systemic crisis of governance’
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SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it
Christmas Island locals who woke to see the spacecraft floating off the coast hope global attention will encourage tourists l, free app or d
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