Court to hear lawsuit seeking to ban abortion pill in US
A Texas judge favored by anti-abortion activists will hear arguments Wednesday in an unprecedented challenge to the legality of a widely-used abortion pill.
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IPCC: the climate handbook for a 'liveable' future
Earth is hotter than it has been in 125,000 years, but deadly heatwaves, storms and floods amplified by global warming could be but a foretaste as planet-heating fossil fuels put a "liveable" future at risk.
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Ukraine's Tsurenko opens up on Indian Wells withdrawal
Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko said Monday her abrupt withdrawal from the Indian Wells hard court tournament was due to a panic attack shortly before she was to take on Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus.
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With bare hands, Malawians dig through mud for survivors
Armed with shovels or just their bare hands, residents of the southern Malawi township of Chilobwe dig through the mud, hoping to find survivors as the torrential rain unleashed by Cyclone Freddy pours on their backs.
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Colombia's Petro accuses Gulf Clan cartel of breaking ceasefire
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Monday accused the country's largest drug trafficking group of breaking a ceasefire agreement by supporting attacks by illegal gold miners.
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California scrambles to fix levee as another storm looms
Emergency workers scrambled Monday to stabilise a California levee after a breach forced thousands from their homes, as another major storm loomed, threatening more flooding.
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Russia agrees to 60-day Ukraine grain deal extension
Russia agreed Monday to extending the Ukraine grain export deal, but only for a further 60 days, in a proposal criticised by Kyiv.
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Australia to buy US nuclear subs in ambitious new pact
Australia will buy as many as five US nuclear-powered submarines and later build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious plan to beef up Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China, a US official said Monday.
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Athletics high jump legend Dick Fosbury dead at 76: agent
Athletics legend Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised high jumping with his signature "Fosbury flop" has died, his agent confirmed on Monday. He was 76.
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Tunisia swears in new defanged parliament
Tunisia on Monday inaugurated a new parliament largely stripped of its powers, after a vote that saw a paltry turnout amid boycotts following President Kais Saied's July 2021 power grab.
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