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Thousands flee 'bodies on the streets' in battle-scarred Khartoum

Thousands flee 'bodies on the streets' in battle-scarred Khartoum

Thousands of residents on Wednesday fled Sudan's capital, where witnesses said bodies lay in the street from fighting between the army and paramilitaries after a 24-hour truce failed to take hold.

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Stock markets fall on inflation, interest rate concerns

Stock markets fall on inflation, interest rate concerns

Global stock markets retreated Wednesday as traders digested stubbornly high UK inflation and more corporate earnings, with a wary eye on future central bank moves to tame rampant consumer prices.

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'Hotter and hotter': Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave

'Hotter and hotter': Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave

Sweltering under a blistering sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been taking cover beneath any shelter they can find as they pray for cooling rains with record temperatures hitting the region.

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European Space Agency chief eyes tapping private industry partners

European Space Agency chief eyes tapping private industry partners

European Space Agency director Josef Aschbacher promised a "transformation" of the continent's space sector in the coming years during an interview with AFP, including more collaboration between government and private industry.

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Pixar's 'Elemental' to close Cannes festival

Pixar's 'Elemental' to close Cannes festival

The latest Pixar film, "Elemental", will get its world premiere as the closing film of the Cannes Film Festival next month, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

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German president asks forgiveness on Warsaw ghetto anniversary

German president asks forgiveness on Warsaw ghetto anniversary

Germany's president on Wednesday sought pardon for his nation's World War II crimes in comments on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary in Poland's capital.

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Thiago Silva demands 'strategy' to fix Chelsea crisis

Thiago Silva demands 'strategy' to fix Chelsea crisis

Thiago Silva has urged Chelsea to come up with a "strategy" to prevent the club's slump stretching into next season after Real Madrid ended their Champions League campaign.

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Macron dismisses pan-bashing as he hits the road

Macron dismisses pan-bashing as he hits the road

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said protesters bashing pots and pans would not help France forward as he toured the country hoping to turn the page on his unpopular pension reform.

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Spain's exiled former king makes second visit home

Spain's exiled former king makes second visit home

Spain's disgraced former king Juan Carlos returned home on Wednesday for the second time since he moved to Abu Dhabi in 2020 amid fraud investigations.

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Family planning in India: A woman's dangerous burden

Family planning in India: A woman's dangerous burden

Occasional screams sounded from the operating theatre in a rural Indian clinic as a heavily sedated woman named Kajal waited to have her tubes tied, long the country's preferred family planning method.

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