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World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks

World agrees hard-fought nature funding plan at UN talks

Nations cheered a last-gasp deal to map out nature funding to 2030 Thursday, breaking a deadlock at UN talks seen as a test for international cooperation in the face of geopolitical tensions.

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West Ham ease to victory over lacklustre Leicester

West Ham ease to victory over lacklustre Leicester

Leicester sank closer to an immediate return to the Championship after West Ham pulled clear of the bottom three with a convincing 2-0 win on Thursday.

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Global stocks mostly fall on Nvidia results, fresh Trump tariff talk

Global stocks mostly fall on Nvidia results, fresh Trump tariff talk

Global stocks mostly fell Thursday after earnings from artificial intelligence chipmaking leader Nvidia failed to wow the market and US President Donald Trump launched fresh broadsides on trade.

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Trump says US, Britain working on 'great' trade deal

Trump says US, Britain working on 'great' trade deal

US President Donald Trump held out the prospect of a "great" post-Brexit trade deal that could avoid tariffs on Britain Thursday -- as he hailed Prime Minister Keir Starmer as a tough negotiator.

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Ravens kicker Tucker again denies sex allegations

Ravens kicker Tucker again denies sex allegations

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has again denied allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior at massage parlors and spas, days after Ravens officials called the accusations "concerning".

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Apple accused of greenwashing in US lawsuit

Apple accused of greenwashing in US lawsuit

A group of Apple Watch buyers have filed a lawsuit in Silicon Valley accusing the tech giant of exaggerating how environmentally friendly production of the smart wristwear is.

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Popovich says he won't return this season as Spurs coach after stroke

Popovich says he won't return this season as Spurs coach after stroke

Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich said Thursday he won't return this season as coach of the San Antonio Spurs as he continues to recover from a stroke he suffered in November.

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Israel military acknowledges 'complete failure' to prevent October 7 attack

Israel military acknowledges 'complete failure' to prevent October 7 attack

Israel's military on Thursday acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in the nation's history, in a scathing internal probe published weeks into a fragile truce.

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Meta fires employees for leaks amid Zuckerberg's Trump pivot

Meta fires employees for leaks amid Zuckerberg's Trump pivot

Meta on Thursday said it had laid off 20 workers for leaking information to the media, as the social media giant faces pressure over the recent political shift of its boss Mark Zuckerberg towards US President Donald Trump.

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EU top diplomat rejects Trump closing NATO door to Ukraine

EU top diplomat rejects Trump closing NATO door to Ukraine

The EU's top diplomat said Thursday that NATO offered the best security guarantee for Ukraine, accusing President Donald Trump of falling for a Russian narrative by closing the door.

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