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Inoue wary of 'clever' Nakatani in sold-out Tokyo superfight

Inoue wary of 'clever' Nakatani in sold-out Tokyo superfight

Japan's Naoya Inoue said he will face a "clever, serious" opponent in fellow unbeaten countryman Junto Nakatani when they clash in front of 55,000 at a sold-out Tokyo Dome on Saturday.

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Oil surges to four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning

Oil surges to four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning

Oil prices soared more than five percent to a fresh four-year high Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled.

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Australian Jewish group warned of 'attack' before Bondi mass shooting: inquiry

Australian Jewish group warned of 'attack' before Bondi mass shooting: inquiry

A Jewish community group warned police a terror attack was "likely" just days before two gunmen killed 15 people in a mass shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, an inquiry said on Thursday.

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Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to "return" the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch's state visit on Wednesday.

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New Zealand mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions

New Zealand mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions

White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed.

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Oil at four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning

Oil at four-year high, stocks slip after Trump blockade warning

Oil prices held around four-year highs Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled.

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Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

The first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels wrapped up on Wednesday -- but what progress was made in Santa Marta, a coal port on the Caribbean coast?

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Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo

Mountain festival marks spring arrival high above Tokyo

A centuries-old festival that heralds spring drew hundreds of worshippers to a mountain in Tokyo on Wednesday, as robed Shinto priests led a procession to a sacred shrine at the summit.

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Nations urged to 'go further' as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia

Nations urged to 'go further' as fossil fuel exit talks wrap in Colombia

Nearly 60 nations hailed progress in the fight to exit fossil fuels as a breakaway conference wrapped up in Colombia on Wednesday -- but now face the harder work of turning words into action.

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Australia's 'most beautiful' street fed up with viral fame

Australia's 'most beautiful' street fed up with viral fame

Viral posts of an Australian street dubbed the country's "most beautiful" have enticed coachloads of visitors to a picturesque seaside town -- and locals have had enough of it.

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