How Vietnam is trying to stop rice warming the planet
As a child, Dong Van Canh watched while the rice fields of Vietnam's Mekong Delta were set alight to make way for the next crop, blackening the sky and flooding the air with potent greenhouse gases.
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Raccoon dog data sparks new debate about Covid origins
New evidence that raccoon dogs were at the Chinese market where Covid is suspected to have first infected humans has reignited debate over the origin of the pandemic.
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Japan inflation slows to 3.1% in February
Japan's consumer prices rose 3.1 percent in February from a year earlier, slowing from the four-decade highs seen in previous months, government data showed Friday.
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Hugh Grant: romcoms are a 'big fat lie'
Romantic comedies made Hugh Grant one of the most famous men in the world, but he has a few doubts about their premise.
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Iran mother's pain and hope in film on daughter's execution
She was executed for killing the man who was trying to rape her. Now the subject of a devastating documentary, her mother says there are seeds of hope in her terrible story.
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Dominican government razes homes to erect wall on Haiti border
Leocadio Guzman is one of dozens of residents of La Mara in the Dominican Republic whose house was torn down by the military.
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US state to require parental consent for social media
Utah on Thursday became the first US state to require social media sites to get parental consent for accounts used by under-18s, placing the burden on platforms like Instagram and TikTok to verify the age of their users.
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Pegula and Gauff advance in Miami
Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff advanced to the third round at the Miami Open with straight sets wins on Thursday.
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Messi scores in Artgetina's homecoming celebration
Lionel Messi capped a night of unbridled joy with the 800th goal of his career as world champions Argentina celebrated their homecoming with a 2-0 friendly victory over stubborn Panama in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
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US confirms Balogun talks amid switch speculation
US caretaker coach Anthony Hudson confirmed Thursday that American officials have met with highly rated Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun amid speculation he could pledge his international futute to the United States.
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