Pogacar wins Tour stage 17, Vingegaard stays in lead
Defending champion Tadej Pogacar won stage 17 of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees on Wednesday, but was once again shadowed over the line by overall leader in Jumbo-Visma's Jonas Vingegaard.
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Europe counts cost of heatwave as Spain PM says more than 500 died
Spain's prime minister said "more than 500 people died" during a 10-day heatwave as Europe counts the cost of a record period of extreme temperatures.
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Mammals became warm-blooded later than thought: study
The ancestors of mammals started to become warm-blooded around 20 million years later than previously thought, researchers suggested Wednesday, after analysing inner-ear fossils hoping to solve "one of the great unsolved mysteries of palaeontology".
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Why Biden's climate agenda has faltered
President Joe Biden ran for office on a pledge to tackle the global climate crisis.
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Biden to announce climate action as heatwave hits Europe
US President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday a series of executive measures to combat climate change, in an effort to push forward an environmental agenda stalled by an unsupportive Congress and a conservative Supreme Court.
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Climate protesters block UK's busiest motorway after heatwave
Climate demonstrators on Wednesday triggered a lengthy tailback on Britain's busiest motorway, warning that a record-breaking heatwave was a dire reminder for urgent action.
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Zelensky's challenges as his fate plays out on battlefield
Catapulted into a war he didn't start, Volodymyr Zelensky is now left with little choice but to prevail militarily against Russia, analysts told AFP.
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US home sales fall again in June as prices hit new record
US home prices hit another new peak in June amid short supply, while existing home sales fell for the fifth straight month amid the ongoing rise in mortgage rates, according to industry data released Wednesday.
Read moreItaly fate in parties' hands after Draghi asks: 'in or out?'
Italy held its breath Wednesday as the country's fractious parties furiously debated whether to support popular Prime Minister Mario Draghi at a crucial confidence vote to end a political crisis that could send Italians to snap elections.
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Dutch boost as striker Miedema returns for Euro 2022 last eight
The Netherlands' star striker Vivianne Miedema is back with the Oranje's Euro 2022 squad after her positive Covid-19 test in time for their quarter-final against France, the champions announced Wednesday.
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