Amnesty pleads for FIFA to compensate World Cup migrant workers
Amnesty International has made an urgent plea less than 10 days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to commit to a compensation package for the migrant workers who built the tournament's gleaming stadiums.
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Ethiopia govt says aid flowing to Tigray but rebels deny
The Ethiopian government said Friday that 70 percent of the war-stricken northern region of Tigray was now under federal army control and that aid was being sent in -- claims swiftly denied by Tigrayan rebels.
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China confirms Xi to attend G20 summit, meet Biden
Xi Jinping will attend the G20 summit in Indonesia next week and meet his US counterpart Joe Biden, Beijing's foreign ministry confirmed on Friday, in their first in-person talks since the Chinese president sealed a historic third term as leader last month.
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UK economy contracts in third quarter
Britain's economy shrank in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, likely confirming it is already in a recession forecast to last some time.
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SoftBank posts Q2 net profit after Alibaba share sales
Japan's SoftBank Group on Friday posted a net profit in the second quarter, partly thanks to gains from its recent reduction of its stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
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Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plans
Standing next to a freshly-cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in an up to 300-year-old tree stump.
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Kim Engelbrecht, Emmy-nominated actor celebrates S.African roots
Heads turn and jaws drop when South African actor Kim Engelbrecht walks down a Cape Town street.
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'Threat multiplier': How climate change affects health
Deadlier than Covid, or even rivalling cancer? Researchers have been increasingly attempting to calculate the effect climate change will have on health if the world does not act quickly to reduce carbon emissions.
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Paul Allen's art collection sells for record $1.6 billion
An auction of paintings and sculptures from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen fetched a record $1.6 billion over two days, Christie's auction house said on Thursday.
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Record-breaking women's Rugby World Cup shows 'people waking up'
The curtain comes down Saturday on a women's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand which has smashed records and been declared a milestone in the growth of the sport.
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