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Palestine reach Asian Cup last 16 for first time as China go out

Palestine reach Asian Cup last 16 for first time as China go out

Palestine reached the Asian Cup knockout rounds for the first time on Tuesday with their maiden win in the history of the competition, but China's fate was sealed at the first hurdle.

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Haiti homicides double, 'difficult to overstate' crisis: UN chief

Haiti homicides double, 'difficult to overstate' crisis: UN chief

Homicides in Haiti more than doubled last year as the Caribbean nation faced a worsening "multidimensional crisis," with gangs using kidnappings and sexual violence to steadily gain territory, a UN report said Tuesday.

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Carbon-cutting benefit of cookstoves vastly overestimated: study

Carbon-cutting benefit of cookstoves vastly overestimated: study

The greenhouse gas-reducing benefit of replacing highly polluting cookstoves has been overestimated by up to 10-fold, researchers reported Tuesday.

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Palestine reach Asian Cup knockouts for first time

Palestine reach Asian Cup knockouts for first time

Palestine reached the Asian Cup knockout rounds for the first time after beating Hong Kong 3-0 on Tuesday for their maiden win in the history of the competition.

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Measles cases soar in Europe: WHO

Measles cases soar in Europe: WHO

Measles cases soared in Europe in 2023 to 42,200, a nearly 45-fold increase over the previous year, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, calling for urgent vaccination efforts to halt the spread.

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Tears as Romanians flock to artist Brancusi's 'homecoming'

Tears as Romanians flock to artist Brancusi's 'homecoming'

A Brancusi show billed as the "symbolic homecoming" of the sculptor to his native Romania has been a huge hit, leaving some visitors in tears.

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EU probes Lufthansa's proposed buy of ITA stake

EU probes Lufthansa's proposed buy of ITA stake

The EU's powerful antitrust authority opened an in-depth investigation on Tuesday into German airline Lufthansa's proposed stake in Italy's ITA Airways, over fears it could hurt competition.

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Oscar-nominated '20 days in Mariupol': from normality to ruins

Oscar-nominated '20 days in Mariupol': from normality to ruins

Laying out the horrors of the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, documentary "20 days in Mariupol" was on Tuesday nominated for an Oscar.

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Turkish parliament debates Sweden's NATO bid

Turkish parliament debates Sweden's NATO bid

Turkey's parliament on Tuesday opened a debate on Sweden's NATO aspirations after a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Russian strikes kill eight, create new panic across Ukraine

Russian strikes kill eight, create new panic across Ukraine

A wave of Russian missiles hit Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding dozens as new panic spread among exhausted residents.

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