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In Nepal's flood zone, teachers mourn students who never returned

In Nepal's flood zone, teachers mourn students who never returned

Each morning at a school in flood-ravaged Nepal, teachers taking attendance are served a painful reminder of the disaster as they mark in red the names of students who never came back.

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Stocks temper gains as oil pares heavy losses, US data in focus

Stocks temper gains as oil pares heavy losses, US data in focus

Stocks mostly rose Wednesday following a plunge in oil prices the previous day, though the gains were tempered by a slight recovery in the commodity in Asian trading.

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US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

US Supreme Court lifts limits on third-country deportations

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the deportations of immigrants to countries that are not their own, while agreeing to hear the issue on its merits in December.

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New Zealand denies breaching climate commitments to EU

New Zealand denies breaching climate commitments to EU

New Zealand denied on Wednesday it had broken climate promises made in a free-trade deal with the European Union, after a green group lodged a complaint with Brussels.

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Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia

Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia

Kimi Antonelli has vowed to bounce back and rebuild his runaway advantage in the drivers' championship as Formula One returns to Malaysia this weekend.

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Albert becomes youngest US scorer in 4-2 win over Chile

Albert becomes youngest US scorer in 4-2 win over Chile

Mathis Albert became the youngest-ever US goal-scorer and fellow teen Julian Hall netted in back-to-back games as Mauricio Pochettino's side beat Chile 4-2 in a friendly international Tuesday at St Louis.

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Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

Paw-fect candidate: Australia finds new koala rescue dog

After trawling through dozens of applications, the hunt is over: an Australian animal welfare group has found a successor to a hero hound credited with saving more than 100 koalas from fires.

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Pirate island's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

Pirate island's plunging population shows Greece's demographic decline

"Let's go to war!" shouted six-year-old Giorgos at his older cousin, Minas, as the two chased each other with claw-like geranium stalks around the schoolyard on the tiny Greek island of Thymaina.

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One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said on Wednesday.

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With elections ahead, Latvia's Russian-speakers reject Moscow's help

With elections ahead, Latvia's Russian-speakers reject Moscow's help

Smoked sausages and homemade cheese enticed locals at a harvest festival in eastern Latvia -- spiced up on this occasion by the campaign speeches of election candidates, including ones from pro-Russian parties.

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