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09/08/2022 - 05:08

Kurdish Iraqi farmer sprouts online advice, green awareness

Kurdish Iraqi farmer Azad Muhamad has become a social media star by sharing tips on growing fresh fruit and vegetables in the sun-parched country that is highly vulnerable to climate change.

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Study shows environmental impact of 57,000 products sold in supermarkets

Eating fruits and vegetables is better for the planet than eating meat and cheese, but a new study by scientists released Monday showed chips and sugary drinks also have a very low environmental impact.

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US says new Africa strategy will engage leaders, rethink military role

The White House on Monday unveiled broad new policy goals for sub-Saharan Africa, with administration officials seeking to tie the region's democratic, economic and security progress to US national security.

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Japan's SoftBank reports record quarterly net loss

Japan's SoftBank Group on Monday reported a record quarterly net loss of $23.4 billion, after interest rate hikes tanked tech shares.

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Any attack on a nuclear plant 'suicidal': UN chief Guterres

Any attack on a nuclear plant is "suicidal", United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday after fresh shelling hit a huge atomic power complex in southern Ukraine.

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Tonnes of fruit stranded in EU, S.Africa battle of oranges

Millions of boxes of oranges are spoiling in containers stranded at European ports as South Africa and the European Union lock horns in a dispute over import rules, citrus growers have said.

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Strikes badly damaged parts of nuclear plant: Ukraine

Parts of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were "seriously damaged" by military strikes that forced one of its reactors to shut down, the plant's operator said Saturday.

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UN nuclear agency head 'alarmed' by strikes at Ukraine plant

The head of the UN's nuclear watchdog said Saturday he was "alarmed" by Friday's shelling at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant, Europe's largest such facility.

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09/08/2022 - 17:08

Football: CAF Champions League draws

The draws for the preliminary and last-32 rounds of the 2022-2023 CAF Champions League were made in Cairo on Tuesday:

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Serena rose from mean streets to Grand Slam tennis queen

Serena Williams went from learning tennis on public courts in a notorious American gangland neighborhood to becoming a superstar for a generation and perhaps the greatest player in history.

09/08/2022 - 17:08

Serena Williams says 'countdown' to retirement has started

US tennis great Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that "the countdown has begun" to her retirement from the sport.

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Pay women footballers the same as men: German chancellor

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday made a push for equal pay for men and women international footballers after Germany's successful run at the recent European Championships.

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Serena Williams: Six memorable Grand Slam finals

Serena Williams announced on Tuesday the countdown to her retirement had begun from tennis after a career which brought her 23 Grand Slam singles titles.

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Commonwealth Games chief looks to bright, 'edgy' future

The Commonwealth Games must be "modern and edgy" to stay relevant to a young audience, according to federation chief Katie Sadleir, who praised 2022 host city Birmingham for an "outstanding job".

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Ozzy Osbourne closes Commonwealth Games as Birmingham parties

Legendary Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne brought the curtain down on the Commonwealth Games in spectacular style on Monday as dominant Australia celebrated finishing top of the medals table yet again.

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Formula One great Hamilton thinking of extending career beyond 2023

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has said he could continue in Formula One beyond the finish of his current contract with Mercedes.

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Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake dies at 84

Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, whose global career spanned more than half a century, has died aged 84, an employee at his office in Tokyo told AFP on Tuesday.

09/08/2022 - 11:08

Issey Miyake: seamless innovator of avant-garde style

Fashion innovator Issey Miyake shook up Parisian style with his highly wearable avant-garde designs, saying he was driven to create clothes that "bring beauty and joy" after witnessing the horrors of Hiroshima.

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08/08/2022 - 23:08

US returns 30 stolen antique artworks to Cambodia

The United States on Monday returned 30 stolen works of art and antiquities to Cambodia that had been looted from the southeast Asian nation, including from an ancient Khmer city, and illegally trafficked around the world for decades.

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London museum to return looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

London's Horniman Museum on Sunday said that it would return dozens of artifacts looted by British soldiers in Nigeria, including 12 of the famed Benin Bronzes.

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Vermeil among eight inducted into NFL Hall of Fame

Dick Vermeil, who guided two teams to the Super Bowl in 15 seasons as an NFL coach, was among eight people inducted Saturday into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Moscow TV protester plays 'Russian roulette' with risky comeback

Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced Russia's intervention in Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, knew that coming back to Moscow would be akin to playing a game of Russian roulette.