Shetland sanctuary fights to save seals as pollution takes toll
On the edge of a coastal pool on one of Scotland's Shetland Islands, Pixie, a plump grey seal grunts and rolls towards the water to retrieve a fish that's been left for its lunch.
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Dutch farmer party hopes to reap election gains
At "Piggy's Palace", his farm in the Dutch countryside, Erik Stegink watches his pigs cavort in the mud and fight over chunks of broccoli, lines of worry etched on his face.
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Governments to vet crucial UN climate science report
Diplomats from nearly 200 nations and top climate scientists begin a week-long huddle in Switzerland Monday to distill nearly a decade of published science into a 20-odd-page warning about the existential danger of global warming, and what to do about it.
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UAE's ADNOC Gas shares surge 25% in $2.5bn IPO
Shares in the United Arab Emirates' ADNOC Gas soared 25 percent in opening trade on Monday in a $2.5 billion initial public offering that aims to tap into growing demand for the fuel.
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Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with 'poetic force'
Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised and challenged the conformity of modern society, has died aged 88.
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Head, Labuschagne defy India as draw looms in fourth Test
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne stood firm to reduce Australia's second innings deficit to 18 as India raced against time for an unlikely win on day five of the fourth Test on Monday.
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Japan court orders retrial for decades-long death row inmate
Tokyo's High Court ordered a retrial on Monday for an 87-year-old former boxer, dubbed the world's longest-serving death row inmate, nearly six decades after he was convicted of murder.
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Biden meets Australian, British leaders in California on subs pact
President Joe Biden meets Monday with the leaders of Australia and Britain at a California naval base for an expected announcement of a nuclear submarines deal aimed at stabilizing the Asia-Pacific region as it faces a rising China.
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Mum and Malaysia celebrate Yeoh's Oscar win
"Malaysia boleh!" cried Michelle Yeoh's mother in a video chat with her daughter minutes after her historic Oscars win was announced -- citing a popular slogan that loosely translates into "Malaysia can do it!"
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Oscars night: five talking points
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" won top honors at the Oscars on Sunday, claiming seven prizes including best picture.
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