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Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial

Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial

A Belgian court Wednesday adjourned a case pitting TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for climate-change damage, pending the outcome of a separate trial against the French energy giant in Paris.

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Troubled waters: Thai fishermen marooned by rising fuel costs

Troubled waters: Thai fishermen marooned by rising fuel costs

With his belongings stuffed into a plastic bag, Thai fisherman Narongsak Kongsuk heads home, far from the sea.

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Doku adamant Man City still have plenty to play for after Champions League exit

Doku adamant Man City still have plenty to play for after Champions League exit

Jeremy Doku believes Manchester City demonstrated enough quality while being knocked out of the Champions League to show that Pep Guardiola's men could yet enjoy a successful season.

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Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks

Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks

A mass funeral for some of the hundreds of victims of a Pakistani strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre was held in Afghanistan on Wednesday, with the Taliban government promising retribution but leaving the door open for talks to end the conflict.

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Stocks fall, oil surges as US inflation jumps and Israel strikes gas facilities

Stocks fall, oil surges as US inflation jumps and Israel strikes gas facilities

Stocks markets fell and oil prices surged Wednesday after a closely watched US inflation gauge came in hotter than expected and Iran said that Israel struck one of its gas facilities.

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Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit

Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit

King Charles III ceremonially welcomed Nigerian President Bola Tinubu at Windsor Castle on Wednesday in the first state visit by the leader of Africa's most populous nation in nearly four decades.

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South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction

South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction

The line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see along the coast of southern Lebanon, as residents of areas bombarded in the Israel-Hezbollah war poured into the ancient city of Sidon in search of safety.

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Buttler ready to continue England career despite 'poor' T20 World Cup

Buttler ready to continue England career despite 'poor' T20 World Cup

Jos Buttler is refusing to accept his England career is over despite admitting he had a "poor tournament" at the recent T20 World Cup.

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Why convoys cannot fully protect oil tankers from Iran attacks

Why convoys cannot fully protect oil tankers from Iran attacks

The Israeli-US war on Iran has provoked a reaction from Tehran that has effectively choked a large chunk of the world's oil supply, and untangling the blockage will take a regional effort beyond what is currently being proposed, experts have told AFP.

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UK PM leads efforts to halt deadly meningitis spread

UK PM leads efforts to halt deadly meningitis spread

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday led urgent calls for young people who visited a nightclub at the centre of a deadly meningitis outbreak to come forward, as the number of cases rose.

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