Disgraced swimmer Sun Yang eyes competitive return as drugs ban ends
Disgraced three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang hopes to return to competitive swimming "as soon as possible" after his more than four-year ban for a doping violation ended on Tuesday.
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Lai calls on troops to make Taiwan 'safer' after China drills
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te thanked troops on Tuesday after China held military exercises around the self-ruled island, as he urged them to help make it "safer".
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120 business leaders back UK's Labour in election
The UK's Labour party won the backing on Tuesday of 120 business leaders, in a timely boost as it bids to oust the ruling Conservatives in the upcoming general election.
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More survivors 'unlikely' from Papua New Guinea landslide
It is "very unlikely" more survivors of Papua New Guinea's deadly landslide will be found, a UN agency warned Tuesday, as thousands of residents at risk from further slips were warned to evacuate.
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Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado higher than in Amazon: report
Deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado region, a vast tropical savanna renowned for its rich biodiversity, increased sharply in 2023 and overtook that of the Amazon, according to a report published Tuesday.
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Asian markets, dollar drop ahead of US inflation data
Asian markets dipped Tuesday as investors took a breather after the previous day's rally and as they gear up for the release of key US inflation data later in the week.
Read moreDeadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen
Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved a swathe of destruction was one of the quickest-forming and longest-lasting they'd experienced, blaming climate change for the shift.
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Trump judgment looms as historic trial reaches finale
Prosecutors in the trial of Donald Trump will make a final pitch to the jury Tuesday, in their historic pursuit of the first ever criminal conviction of a former US president.
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Submerged homes, heat waves fuel Mexico climate angst
Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea -- a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fuel producer.
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Deadly Bangaldesh cyclone one of longest seen
Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved a swathe of destruction was one of the quickest-forming and longest-lasting they'd experienced, blaming climate change for the shift.
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