Greta Thunberg briefly detained at German coal mine protest
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was hauled away and briefly detained on Tuesday during a protest near a German village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion, police said.
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Pfizer to sell more drugs at cost to poor nations
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced on Tuesday that it will greatly expand the number of medicines and vaccines it sells on a not-for-profit basis to the world's poorest countries.
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International tourist arrivals doubled in 2022: UN
International tourist arrivals doubled in 2022 over the previous year, and should reach near pre-pandemic levels in 2023 thanks to the lifting of travel restrictions, especially in China, the UN's tourism body said Tuesday.
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Greta Thunberg detained at German coal mine protest
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was hauled away and detained on Tuesday during a protest near a German village being razed to make way for a coal mine expansion, police said.
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Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos declares interest in buying Man Utd
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos company officially joined the race to buy Manchester United on Tuesday.
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Ukraine sees tourism as 'crucial' for post-war revival
With its beaches targeted by Russian strikes and its hotels empty or closed since the start of the war, Ukraine has been deprived of an important source of income: tourism.
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France braces for 'hellish Thursday' as pension strikes loom
France is to face severe public transport disruptions on Thursday, operators have warned, as workers join a nationwide strike against a widely unpopular pension reform plan.
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45 dead, 20 still missing as Ukraine ends tower-block search
Rescuers called off the search on Tuesday for victims of the Russian missile strike in the city of Dnipro with 20 people still missing and funerals being held in the grief-stricken Ukrainian city.
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Kissinger says Russia war validates Ukraine's NATO bid
US elder statesman Henry Kissinger said Tuesday that Russia's invasion shows there is no longer a point to keeping Ukraine out of NATO, the long-held aspiration of Kyiv that he had opposed.
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France concerned for health of French-Irish citizen held in Iran
France is "extremely worried" about the health of a French-Irish citizen held in Iran, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as UN rights experts accused Tehran of institutionalised "hostage-taking".
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