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Typhoon Dujuan leaves 7 dead in Japan from landslides, flooding: media

Typhoon Dujuan leaves 7 dead in Japan from landslides, flooding: media

Typhoon Dujuan left seven people dead with five others still missing Tuesday after the storm triggered landslides and flooding in the greater Tokyo area, Kyodo News reported, citing authorities.

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Snedeker backs Spaun for Ryder Cup after Presidents snub

Snedeker backs Spaun for Ryder Cup after Presidents snub

United States captain Brandt Snedeker is backing JJ Spaun to make next year's Ryder Cup team despite snubbing the former US Open champion for this week's Presidents Cup in Medinah.

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Ganna and Borghini lead Italy to mixed relay gold at cycling worlds

Ganna and Borghini lead Italy to mixed relay gold at cycling worlds

Elisa Longo Borghini and Filippo Ganna dug deep to lead the Italian mixed relay team to a long-awaited gold at the cycling world championships time-trial on Tuesday, ahead of France and Switzerland.

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French prosecutors probe secret filming of women with smart glasses

French prosecutors probe secret filming of women with smart glasses

Paris prosecutors said Tuesday they had opened several probes after receiving complaints concerning women filmed on the street without their consent using smart glasses.

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Drug cocktail killed former child star Hayden Panettiere: coroner

Drug cocktail killed former child star Hayden Panettiere: coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the popular TV series "Heroes" and "Nashville," died from a cocktail of drugs that included fentanyl, a US coroner said Tuesday.

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Trump renames AI "super intelligence," rejects international oversight

Trump renames AI "super intelligence," rejects international oversight

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, as he firmly rejected calls for international supervision of AI, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.

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Moldova declares energy, water emergency

Moldova declares energy, water emergency

Moldova's parliament on Tuesday voted to introduce a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as the country faces rising fuel prices and a severe drought.

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Trump rejects international regulation of AI

Trump rejects international regulation of AI

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday firmly rejected calls for international supervision of artificial intelligence, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.

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EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman

EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman

EU countries on Tuesday agreed a compromise deal to prolong sanctions on Russia that will see oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman removed from the blacklist, diplomats said.

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French Holocaust denier jailed for eight months

French Holocaust denier jailed for eight months

A Paris court on Tuesday jailed a prominent French Holocaust denier for eight months for claiming that Nazi gas chambers did not exist during World War II.

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