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Rescuers detect 'underwater noises' in hunt for lost Titanic sub

Rescuers detect 'underwater noises' in hunt for lost Titanic sub

Rescuers searching for a missing tourist submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have detected "underwater noises" in the search area, the US Coast Guard said Wednesday, with oxygen for the five on board rapidly running out more than two days after they lost contact.

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Climate goals need clean energy surge in Global South: IEA

Climate goals need clean energy surge in Global South: IEA

Financing for clean energy in developing and emerging economies excluding China must increase seven-fold within a decade if global warming is to be capped at tolerable levels, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.

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Campaigners slam Japan government forced sterilisation report

Campaigners slam Japan government forced sterilisation report

Japanese campaigners on Wednesday slammed a government report into the sterilisation of thousands under a eugenics law in place until 1996, saying it failed to take responsibility for the procedures.

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Ex-Australia PM feared Macron would 'kill' nuclear sub deal: book

Ex-Australia PM feared Macron would 'kill' nuclear sub deal: book

Former Australian leader Scott Morrison hid plans to ditch a French submarine contract for fear a furious Paris would find a way to "kill" his new deal with the United States and United Kingdom, he reveals in an upcoming book seen by AFP.

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'Wars bring back the past': Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospodinov

'Wars bring back the past': Booker Prize winner Georgi Gospodinov

Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov doesn't view himself as a predictor of the future. But he said his International Booker Prize-winning dystopian novel "Time Shelter" has become reality.

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UK hosts international allies for Ukraine reconstruction

UK hosts international allies for Ukraine reconstruction

Leaders and representatives from more than 60 countries are expected in London from Wednesday for a two-day conference to secure funding to help Ukraine recover from the ravages of war.

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England v Australia: The Women's Ashes explained

England v Australia: The Women's Ashes explained

Australia will aim to extend their stranglehold on the Women's Ashes when they face England in the 2023 series, starting in Nottingham on Thursday.

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Volvic on front line of France's new water fears

Volvic on front line of France's new water fears

The public fountains in Volvic, the home of one of the world's most famous mineral waters, have been turned off.

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China snooker hands lifetime bans to two players for match-fixing

China snooker hands lifetime bans to two players for match-fixing

China's national snooker body on Wednesday issued lifetime bans to two players embroiled in a match-fixing scandal that has sent shockwaves through the sport.

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US judge scraps law banning gender transition treatment in minors

US judge scraps law banning gender transition treatment in minors

A US federal judge on Tuesday struck down a law prohibiting minors from gender transition treatment in Arkansas, the first time such a restriction has been overturned as similar laws are enacted in Republican-led states.

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