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China, Russia ministers discuss Korea tensions at G20: state media

China, Russia ministers discuss Korea tensions at G20: state media

The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers discussed tensions on the Korean peninsula during a meeting at the G20 summit in Brazil on Monday, according to Beijing's state media.

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Kohli form, opening woes dog India ahead of Australia Test series

Kohli form, opening woes dog India ahead of Australia Test series

India play Australia in five Tests starting Friday in Perth after their first red-ball series defeat at home in more than a decade exposed the visitors' growing vulnerabilities.

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Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record

Parts of Great Barrier Reef suffer highest coral mortality on record

Parts of the Great Barrer Reef have suffered the highest coral mortality on record, Australian research showed Tuesday, with scientists fearing the rest of it has suffered a similar fate.

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'Gladiator 3' already in works, say director and star

'Gladiator 3' already in works, say director and star

Ridley Scott's long-awaited "Gladiator" sequel has not even hit US theaters yet, but the veteran director is already hard at work on a third installment.

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Defiant Lebanese harvest olives in the shadow of war

Defiant Lebanese harvest olives in the shadow of war

On a mountain slope in south Lebanon, agricultural worker Assaad al-Taqi is busy picking olives, undeterred by the roar of Israeli warplanes overhead.

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Russian delegations visit Pyongyang as Ukraine war deepens ties

Russian delegations visit Pyongyang as Ukraine war deepens ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia's natural resources minister in Pyongyang, state media said Tuesday, as visiting delegations from Moscow highlighted deepening ties amid the Ukraine war.

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S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

S.Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

The cold corridors of South Africa's once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022 in what was trumpeted as a pioneering project in the world's transition to green energy.

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Italy beat Swiatek's Poland to reach BJK Cup final

Italy beat Swiatek's Poland to reach BJK Cup final

Italy reached a second consecutive Billie Jean King Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Iga Swiatek's Poland on Monday in Malaga.

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Japan, UK to hold regular economic security talks

Japan, UK to hold regular economic security talks

Japan and Britain have agreed to hold regular high-level talks on economic security, Tokyo said Tuesday after the two countries' leaders met on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

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Divided G20 fails to agree on climate, Ukraine

Divided G20 fails to agree on climate, Ukraine

G20 leaders failed on Monday to break a deadlock in UN climate talks at a summit in Rio that was dominated by divergences over the war in Ukraine and Donald Trump's impending return to the White House.

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