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Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new US national monuments

Eyeing green legacy, Biden declares new US national monuments

Joe Biden is set to designate two new US national monuments -- sprawling parks -- in California as he looks to secure his environmental legacy in the waning days of his presidency.

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Venezuela's Gonzalez Urrutia says son-in-law detained in new clampdown

Venezuela's Gonzalez Urrutia says son-in-law detained in new clampdown

Venezuela's Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who the opposition says won a July presidential election over incumbent Nicolas Maduro, said Tuesday his son-in-law was detained by "hooded men."

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Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver

Invisible man: German startup bets on remote driver

With no one in the driver seat, the SUV pulling up resembles an autonomous robotaxi like those becoming increasingly present in some cities -- but the car from German startup Vay is something else.

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Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters

Turkey threatens military operation against Syrian Kurdish fighters

Turkey threatened Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara's conditions for a "bloodless" transition after the fall of strongman president Bashar al-Assad.

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Loeb crashes out as teenager wins Dakar stage

Loeb crashes out as teenager wins Dakar stage

Sebastien Loeb was forced to withdraw from the Dakar Rally after a crash on Tuesday, denying the Frenchman his dream of a first title in the event.

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Second accused in Liam Payne drug death surrenders: Argentine police

Second accused in Liam Payne drug death surrenders: Argentine police

The second of two men accused of supplying drugs to British singer Liam Payne, who plunged to his death from a third-floor hotel room in Buenos Aires last year, has turned himself in, Argentine police said Tuesday.

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Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking

Disinformation experts slam Meta decision to end US fact-checking

Tech giant Meta's shock announcement to end its US fact-checking program triggered scathing criticism Tuesday from disinformation researchers who warned it risked opening the floodgates for proliferating false narratives.

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Freewheeling Trump sets out US territorial ambitions

Freewheeling Trump sets out US territorial ambitions

Donald Trump threatened military action to secure the Panama Canal and economic force against neighboring Canada, in a meandering press conference Tuesday a day after Congress certified his election victory.

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'Snowball's chance in hell' Canada will merge with US: Trudeau

'Snowball's chance in hell' Canada will merge with US: Trudeau

There is not a "snowball's chance in hell" that Canada will merge with the United States, outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, while his foreign minister added the country will "never back down" from threats by Donald Trump.

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Daglo, feared Darfuri general accused by US of genocide

Daglo, feared Darfuri general accused by US of genocide

Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who has been sanctioned by the United States for genocide, went from feared Darfur militia commander to de facto vice-president before unleashing a devastating war for power.

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