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Japan PM says open to meeting N.Korean leader

Japan PM says open to meeting N.Korean leader

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday he was willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seeking a diplomatic path as tensions soar over Pyongyang's weapons programs.

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US Fed likely to pause rate hikes and raise growth forecast

US Fed likely to pause rate hikes and raise growth forecast

Analysts expect the US Federal Reserve to pause interest rate hikes on Wednesday as the central bank looks to tame inflation while avoiding a recession, despite a recent energy-fueled rise in consumer prices.

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Courtrooms: a growing arena in the climate fight

Courtrooms: a growing arena in the climate fight

The battle against climate change is increasingly being fought in the courtroom, as national governments, specific laws and individual companies are targeted for their roles in the crisis.

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Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela's child miners

Gold and mercury, not books, for Venezuela's child miners

At 10 years old, Martin cannot read, but he is an old hand at detecting traces of the gold he and his young cousins dig for at an open-pit mine in southeastern Venezuela.

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High-rises sweep Sao Paulo, but boom casts shadows

High-rises sweep Sao Paulo, but boom casts shadows

Worried by the surge of skyscrapers fast replacing the houses and historic buildings in her Sao Paulo neighborhood, Rosanne Brancatelli put up a sign on her street: "Don't take away our sun."

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Taylor Swift takes on Hollywood

Taylor Swift takes on Hollywood

She already rules music, so now it's on to Tinseltown: Taylor Swift's concert documentary is poised to dominate the fall movie season, challenging the hegemony of film studios and consecrating her business empire.

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Ukraine's first lady at UN: help bring 'abducted' children home

Ukraine's first lady at UN: help bring 'abducted' children home

Ukraine's first lady urged world leaders on Tuesday to help return Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia, where she said they are being indoctrinated and deprived of their national identity.

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Canada's concerned Sikh community urges Ottawa to get tough with India

Canada's concerned Sikh community urges Ottawa to get tough with India

Canada's Sikh community is hoping Ottawa's shock accusations against India -- that New Delhi may have been involved in the assassination of one of their leaders on Canadian soil -- will be just the first dramatic step taken against alleged "Indian interference."

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Islamic leaders bash West at UN over Koran burnings

Islamic leaders bash West at UN over Koran burnings

Muslim leaders addressing the United Nations on Tuesday berated the West over burnings of the Koran, denouncing the acts protected as free speech as discriminatory.

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Mexico cargo trains halted after migrant deaths, injuries

Mexico cargo trains halted after migrant deaths, injuries

Mexico's biggest rail operator said Tuesday that it had halted 60 freight trains after a surge in the number of US-bound migrants traveling on them led to deaths and injuries.

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