Halt to MSF work will be 'catastrophic' for people of Gaza: MSF chief
Israel's ban on Doctors Without Borders' humanitarian operation in Gaza spells deeper catastrophe for the Palestinian territory's people, the head of the medical charity told AFP on Monday.
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Italian biathlete Passler suspended after pre-Olympics doping test
Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has failed a doping test and was on Monday provisionally suspended from competing at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Europe observatory hails plan to abandon light-polluting Chile project
Europe's ESO star-gazing organisation on Monday welcomed plans to call off building a massive green energy project in the Chilean desert which threatened to spoil its telescopes' view of the darkest skies on Earth.
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Iran president orders talks with US as Trump hopeful of deal
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the start of nuclear talks with the United States, local media said Monday, after US leader Donald Trump said he was hopeful of a deal to avert military action against the Islamic republic.
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Uncertainty grows over when US budget showdown will end
A partial US government shutdown entered its third day on Monday amid growing uncertainty over Congress finding a path to quickly bring the 2026 budget deadlock to an end.
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Oil slides, gold loses lustre as Iran threat recedes
Oil and gold prices fell as concerns eased over US monetary policy and the chances of an American attack on Iran, while stock markets pushed higher.
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Russian captain found guilty in fatal North Sea crash
The Russian captain of a cargo ship that hit an anchored oil tanker in the North Sea last year was on Monday found guilty by a UK court of killing a crew member.
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Disney earnings boosted by theme parks, as CEO handover nears
The Walt Disney Company on Monday reported quarterly earnings showing that streaming services gained momentum and theme-park revenue hit record levels, but the company warned of a possible slowdown in the United States.
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Sri Lanka drop Test captain De Silva from T20 World Cup squad
Sri Lanka on Monday dropped Test captain Dhananjaya de Silva from their 15-man T20 World Cup squad led by Dasun Shanaka.
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France demands 1.7 bn euros in payroll taxes from Uber: media report
Ride-sharing group Uber has been told by French authorities that it owes 1.7 billion euros ($2 billion) in unpaid payroll taxes, according to a media report Monday.
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