U can't pay this: MC Hammer sued over delinquent car loan
Baggy pants-wearing rapper MC Hammer is being sued in a US court for allegedly failing to pay off a car loan.
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WHO says nearly 100,000 struck with cholera in Sudan
The World Health Organization on Thursday said nearly 100,000 cholera cases had been reported in Sudan since July last year, as it warned of more hunger, displacement and disease to come.
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Huge wildfire in southern France now under control
France's biggest wildfire this summer has been brought under control, authorities said Thursday, after it killed one person and destroyed thousands of hectares of land and dozens of homes in the south.
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Kane scores as Bayern thump Spurs in pre-season friendly
Harry Kane scored his first goal against his former side as Bayern Munich romped past Tottenham 4-0 at home in a pre-season friendly on Thursday.
Read moreKremlin says Trump-Putin meeting to be held in 'days'
The Kremlin said on Thursday that a summit on Ukraine between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was set for the "coming days" but Putin essentially ruled out including Ukraine's leader.
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France strikes down return of banned bee-killing pesticide
France's top constitutional authority ruled Thursday that a move to allow the reintroduction of a pesticide harmful to the environment was unconstitutional.
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Canada sends troops to eastern province as fire damage grows
Canada is sending troops and coast guard personnel to its easternmost province on Thursday to confront wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate, as the country endures one of its worst fire seasons on record.
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OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
OpenAI on Thursday released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT, touting "significant" advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities, as a global race over the technology accelerates.
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Plastic pollution treaty talks deadlocked
Negotiations on a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf", sources at the talks told AFP on Thursday.
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A French sailor's personal 'Plastic Odyssey'
Simon Bernard's private war on plastic pollution began in 2016.
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