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How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?

How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?

Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one.

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Amid emotional retirement reveal, Kershaw focused on beating Giants

Amid emotional retirement reveal, Kershaw focused on beating Giants

Clayton Kershaw is ready to call time on his 18-year Major League Baseball career, but the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching legend has work to do first.

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Dodgers pitching icon Kershaw to retire after 18th MLB season

Dodgers pitching icon Kershaw to retire after 18th MLB season

Los Angeles Dodgers pitching great Clayton Kershaw tearfully insisted he was "not sad" as he announced Thursday he will retire after the Major League Baseball season.

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Netflix seeks 'Money Heist' successor in Spanish hub

Netflix seeks 'Money Heist' successor in Spanish hub

In a cavernous studio outside Madrid teeming with TV industry stars, Netflix is blending old knowledge with modern technology to try to concoct a successor to its global hit "Money Heist".

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Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP

Taiwan running out of time for satellite communications, space chief tells AFP

Taiwan's space chief Wu Jong-shinn says the "clock is ticking" for the democratic island to launch its own satellites to secure internet and phone services during a potential conflict with China.

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Gaza, Palestinian future to dominate UN gathering

Gaza, Palestinian future to dominate UN gathering

More than 140 world leaders will descend on New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit, which will be dominated this year by the future of the Palestinians and Gaza.

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Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court

Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court

Young Americans challenging President Donald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda say they were proud to have their day in court -- even if it meant fielding tough, sometimes perplexing questions from government lawyers.

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Kirk killing sparks fierce US free speech debate

Kirk killing sparks fierce US free speech debate

For Americans, the words are practically sacred: the First Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of speech.

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Eying bottom line, US media giants bow to Trump

Eying bottom line, US media giants bow to Trump

The suspension by Disney-owned ABC of talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is the latest surrender by a US media giant to pressure from the Trump administration, putting the bottom line over free speech.

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Indie studio bets on new game after buying freedom from Sega

Indie studio bets on new game after buying freedom from Sega

French developer Amplitude knows that "every game could be the last" as it prepares a big bet on a new strategy title less than a year after buying its independence back from Sega.

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