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Thomas ends long wait with playoff win over Novak
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Thunder rumble to record win over Grizzlies, Celtics top Magic in NBA playoff openers
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Linesman hit by projectile as Saint-Etienne edge toward safety
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Mallia guides Toulouse to Top 14 win over Stade Francais
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Israel cancels visas for French lawmakers
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame over Easter truce, as Trump predicts 'deal'
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Valverde stunner saves Real Madrid title hopes against Bilbao
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Ligue 1 derby interrupted after assistant referee hit by projectile
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Leclerc bags Ferrari first podium of the year
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Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos
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Ligue 1 derby halted after assistant referee hit by projectile
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Thunder rumble with record win over Memphis in playoff opener
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Leverkusen held at Pauli to put Bayern on cusp of title
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Israel says Gaza medics' killing a 'mistake,' to dismiss commander
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Piastri power rules in Saudi as Max pays the penalty
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Leaders Inter level with Napoli after falling to late Orsolini stunner at Bologna
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David rediscovers teeth as Chevalier loses some in nervy Lille win
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Piastri wins Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Verstappen second
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Kohli, Rohit star as Bengaluru and Mumbai win in IPL
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Guirassy helps Dortmund past Gladbach, putting top-four in sight
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Alexander-Arnold lauds 'special' Liverpool moments
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Pina strikes twice as Barca rout Chelsea in Champions League semi
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Rohit, Suryakumar on song as Mumbai hammer Chennai in IPL
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Dortmund beat Gladbach to keep top-four hopes alive
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Leicester relegated from the Premier League as Liverpool close in on title
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Alexander-Arnold fires Liverpool to brink of title, Leicester relegated
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Maresca leaves celebrations to players after Chelsea sink Fulham
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Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft power: draft plan
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Turkey bans elective C-sections at private medical centres
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Lebanon army says 3 troops killed in munitions blast in south
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N.America moviegoers embrace 'Sinners' on Easter weekend
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Man Utd 'lack a lot' admits Amorim after Wolves loss
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Arteta hopes Arsenal star Saka will be fit to face PSG
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Ukrainian troops celebrate Easter as blasts punctuate Putin's truce
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Rune defeats Alcaraz to win Barcelona Open
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Outsider Skjelmose in Amstel Gold heist ahead of Pogacar and Evenepoel
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Arsenal make Liverpool wait for title party, Chelsea beat Fulham
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Trump slams 'weak' judges as deportation row intensifies
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Arsenal stroll makes Liverpool wait for title as Ipswich face relegation
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Sabalenka to face Ostapenko in Stuttgart final
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Kohli, Padikkal guide Bengaluru to revenge win over Punjab
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US aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO
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Birthday boy Zverev roars back to form with Munich win
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Ostapenko eases past Alexandrova into Stuttgart final
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Zimbabwe on top in first Test after Bangladesh out for 191
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De Bruyne 'surprised' over Man City exit
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Frail Pope Francis takes to popemobile to greet Easter crowd
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
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Zimbabwe bowl Bangladesh out for 191 in first Test in Sylhet
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Cyclone winds tear off roofs on battered French island
Authorities ordered all people on La Reunion island to stay indoors for several hours Friday as Cyclone Garance's fierce winds caused destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory.

China missed key climate target last year: official data
China missed a key climate target in 2024 and emissions in the world's second-largest economy rose slightly as coal remained dominant despite record renewable additions, official data showed Friday.

La Reunion residents ordered indoors as 'purple alert' cyclone nears
Residents of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion were ordered Friday to stay indoors as a cyclone bore down that authorities said could bring gusts of 200 kilometres per hour (125 mph) and sea swells more than eight metres (26 feet) high.

UN nature talks 'close' to breaking funding deadlock
Nations were locked in last-ditch efforts to break deadlock on funding for nature at UN talks in Rome Thursday, in what several countries framed as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.

Paint them white: how Brazil is keeping trains on track
Few people suspect that when they board a train during a heatwave they may be risking their lives, as high temperatures can warp tracks and maybe even cause the train to derail.

'Matter of survival': Nations spar over nature funding at UN talks
Global talks to protect nature restarted Tuesday with a call for humanity to come together to "sustain life on the planet" and overcome a fight over funding that caused a previous meeting last year to end in disarray.

Stuck in eternal drought, UAE turns to AI to make it rain
In the marbled halls of a luxury hotel, leading experts are discussing a new approach to an age-old problem: how to make it rain in the UAE, the wealthy Gulf state that lies in one of the world's biggest deserts.

Greenpeace trial begins in North Dakota in key free speech case
A US oil pipeline operator's lawsuit seeking millions of dollars from Greenpeace for allegedly orchestrating a campaign of violence and defamation begins Monday in a North Dakota court, in a case with broad free speech implications.

Japan warns of avalanches, icy roads ahead of more snow
Japan will face more heavy snow after a two-week whiteout, the country's weather agency said Monday, warning people to be wary of avalanches and icy roads.

Cuba opens solar park hoping to stave off blackouts
Cuba on Friday unveiled a new solar energy park in the capital Havana, part of an ambitious project to alleviate the communist island's increasingly desperate struggle with power blackouts.

Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in scorching Pakistan city
In one of the world's hottest cities, fresh and filtered water can quench the searing onslaught of climate change -- but US President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze threatens its vital supply, an NGO says.

Northern Japan snowed under after two-week whiteout
Residents of northern Japan were sheltering from deep snow up to the rooftops in some areas on Thursday after a two-week whiteout.

Japan sets new 2035 emissions cut goal
Japan Tuesday pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels but climate campaigners said the revised target fell short of what was needed under the Paris Agreement to limit global warming.

Japan targets 60% emissions cut by 2035 from 2013 levels
Japan set fresh climate targets on Tuesday, pledging to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in the next decade from 2013 levels.

Rio swelters in heatwave amid run-up to Carnival
Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists baked Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.

Rio swelters in heatwave in run-up to Carnival
Rio de Janeiro residents and tourists were baking Monday in scorching temperatures as the city's crowded pre-Carnival street parties swung into full gear.

In warming world, skiing tries to stay snow white by going green
The snow fell on Saalbach on Friday, dusting the Austrian valley white for the World Championship men's giant slalom and briefly disguising the issues facing the sport in an increasingly warm and hostile environment.

Arid Athens turns to ancient aqueduct as climate crisis bites
Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago.

China's 2024 coal projects threaten climate goals: report
China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday.

New Zealand rethinks opposition to deep-sea mining
New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday.

Steel at heart of new Trump trade war
US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel promise to further complicate a strategic industry already destabilised by Chinese overproduction and Europe's stuttering blast furnaces.

Almost all nations miss UN deadline for new climate targets
Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the US retreat on climate change.

Iranian schools and offices shut as cold snap bites
Authorities in Iran ordered schools and offices in at least 10 provinces to close on Sunday to conserve energy amid a severe cold snap and heavy snowfall, state media reported.

January smashes heat record, surprising scientists
Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La Nina conditions to finally start quelling a long-running heat streak.

COP30 president urges most ambitious emissions targets possible
Countries must aim as high as possible when setting new goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Andre Correa do Lago, the president of the COP30 climate conference to be hosted by Brazil in November, told AFP in an interview.

Indonesia backs climate deals after envoy's Paris skepticism
Indonesia's environment ministry has backed Jakarta's participation in the landmark Paris climate deal after the country's climate envoy suggested the agreement was irrelevant given Washington's withdrawal.

Top yet contested climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark though hotly debated new analysis published by leading scientists.

Top climate scientist declares 2C climate goal 'dead'
Holding long-term global warming to two degrees Celsius -- the fallback target of the Paris climate accord -- is now "impossible," according to a stark new analysis published by leading scientists.

Arctic sea ice levels second lowest on record for January: US data
Both the North and South Pole regions have warmed by some three degrees Celsius compared to late 19th-century levels, much faster than the global average.

Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of sunshine, but with global warming the French reservoir has become an attractive winter retreat.

'I'm out of here': French town waits for flood to recede
Residents of a flooded French town on Thursday waited for the water to drain away from its streets, after a nearby river did not rise out of its bed quite as high as expected.

UK prosecutors defend jail terms of environmental activists
UK prosecutors on Thursday defended the lengthy prison sentences handed down to 16 environmental activists, telling London's Court of Appeal that their actions posed a danger to the public.