Russia loses bid to regain seat on UN rights body
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday rejected a bid by Russia to regain a seat on the Human Rights Council, from which it was ousted after invading Ukraine.
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Dutch protests scrapped after fossil fuel vote
Environmental pressure group Extinction Rebellion said Tuesday it was ending its daily blockade of a major motorway in The Hague, after Dutch MPs voted to examine ways of scrapping fossil fuel subsidies.
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Pre-election jitters send Argentine peso to new lows
The US dollar broke through the symbolic 1,000 peso mark on Argentina's parallel market on Tuesday, as citizens scramble to dump the currency two weeks before a presidential election, according to websites tracking the rate.
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Activist arrested after showering glitter on UK opposition leader
Police in Britain arrested an activist heckler who scattered glitter Tuesday on opposition leader Keir Starmer as he began to deliver a keynote speech at his Labour party's annual conference.
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Yellen urges more IMF, World Bank reforms for climate fight
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday she backed efforts to boost the lending firepower of the IMF and World Bank to combat poverty and climate change.
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Russian forces close in on east Ukraine's Avdiivka
Russian forces closed in on the frontline town of Avdiivka in east Ukraine on Tuesday, as Kyiv warned Moscow was stepping up strikes in an attempt to encircle it completely.
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England happy to be public enemy number one against Fiji -- Vunipola
England are more than happy to assume the role of public enemy number one when they take on Fiji in the World Cup quarter-finals in Marseille on Sunday, veteran Billy Vunipola said Tuesday.
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Pharrell Williams to hold Vuitton show in Hong Kong
Musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams will hold his second show as creative director for Louis Vuitton in Hong Kong, the brand announced on Tuesday.
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England hero Malan driven by 'hunger' at Cricket World Cup
Dawid Malan says he is driven by a "hunger" for runs after notching his sixth one-day international hundred in just 23 innings in England's convincing World Cup win against Bangladesh on Tuesday.
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'External activity' probably behind Finland-Estonia gas pipe leak
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday a leak leading to the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline from Estonia to Finland this weekend was probably caused by an "external" element.
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