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Nitrous oxide emissions surge in climate threat: study

Nitrous oxide emissions surge in climate threat: study

Global emissions of nitrous oxide -- a potent greenhouse gas -- are outpacing expectations and putting climate change goals in peril, a major study published on Wednesday found.

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Ten Hag to remain as Man Utd boss: British media

Ten Hag to remain as Man Utd boss: British media

Erik ten Hag is set to remain as coach of Manchester United following a performance review of the Dutchman carried out by the Premier League club, British media said Tuesday.

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Rahm withdraws from US Open due to left foot infection

Rahm withdraws from US Open due to left foot infection

Two-time major champion Jon Rahm withdrew from the 124th US Open golf tournament on Tuesday due to a left foot infection after consulting with doctors.

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Lowly Rwanda, Sudan, Comoros steal World Cup show in Africa

Lowly Rwanda, Sudan, Comoros steal World Cup show in Africa

Rwanda, Sudan and Comoros, all fifth seeds in six-nation 2026 World Cup qualifying groups, were shock table toppers in Africa on Tuesday after matchday four.

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Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

Elon Musk on Tuesday dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman for betraying the startup's founding mission.

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Warholm leads galaxy of stars at classy Euros

Warholm leads galaxy of stars at classy Euros

Norway's Karsten Warholm fired out a broadside at Olympic contenders in the run-in to the Paris Games by winning a third successive European title in Rome on Tuesday as a galaxy of global stars showcased some scintillating form.

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Kyiv hopes Russia will attend second Ukraine peace summit

Kyiv hopes Russia will attend second Ukraine peace summit

Ahead of the first summit on peace in Ukraine, Kyiv said Tuesday it wanted Russia to attend a second summit, to receive an internationally agreed roadmap towards ending the conflict.

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European stocks retreat on political unease as Apple lifts Nasdaq to record

European stocks retreat on political unease as Apple lifts Nasdaq to record

European stock markets and the euro tumbled Tuesday amid heightened political uncertainty following weekend election results that bolstered far-right parties, while a rally in Apple shares lifted US stocks to fresh records.

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Phony 'news' portals surpass US newspaper sites, researchers say

Phony 'news' portals surpass US newspaper sites, researchers say

Partisan websites masquerading as media outlets now outnumber American newspaper sites, a research group that tracks misinformation said Tuesday, highlighting a local news crisis in a year of high-stakes elections.

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Google to test AI phone theft features in Brazil

Google to test AI phone theft features in Brazil

Google said Tuesday it has chosen Brazil, a country where nearly two cellphones are pilfered every minute, to test a new Artificial Intelligence system to automatically block stolen Android smartphones.

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