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China men’s football ex-coach Li Tie jailed for bribery
The former head coach of Chinese men's national football team, Li Tie, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, state media reported on Friday. ...
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Can the UN COP16 summit help stop Earth’s land drying out?
The drying out and degradation of Earth's land is an "existential crisis" that could affect 5 billion people by the end of the ...
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US: Biden announces clemency for 1,500 people
US President Joe Biden on Thursday commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people and fully pardoned another 39, the largest single-day clemency action ...
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Einstein: Letters reveal legendary scientist’s love of women
Throughout his life, Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a pop star of science. He had his "Annus mirabilis" (Latin for "miracle year") in 1905 ...
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Climate change: Extreme heat a death threat to young people
The burden of heat-related death could shift from the elderly to young people by century's end, according to a new study. In a ...
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Israel’s Netanyahu ‘ready for ceasefire,’ US advisor says
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan visited Israeland met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a bid to support the newly-revived efforts ...
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Mexico and Canada weigh potential fallout of Trump tariffs
Canada and Mexico are grappling with US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to place 25% tariffs on exports into their most important trade market, ...
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Passing through: Croatia’s ‘invisible migrants’
For migrants heading to northwestern Europe on the Balkan route, Croatia is the first EU member state they encounter. Most enter the country ...
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Iran-Turkey ties tested by Assad’s downfall in Syria
The sudden collapse of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria changed the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East overnight. Iran and Turkey, who for ...
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‘Planet Africa’ travels through the archaeology of humankind
For a long time, scientists believed that modern people evolved in a specific "cradle of humankind" in East Africa, some 200,000 years ago. ...
