Prime-time lies: Brazil candidates take information wars to TV
Disinformation on social networks has become routine as Brazil heads for deeply divisive elections, but it can gain traction and a broader audience when it comes straight from the candidates' mouths on national television.
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Drought decimates Texas' key cotton crop
On Sutton Page's ravaged cotton fields, there is almost nothing left to pick. The Texas farmer managed to salvage maybe a fifth of his crop, but the rest was lost to the severe drought that has taken a steep toll across the region.
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New-look USA target 11th women's basketball World Cup crown
Olympic champions USA tip off at the women's World Cup on Thursday with a new-look team missing some of their biggest stars, but even without Brittney Griner and Sue Bird the basketball powerhouse are strong favourites for a fourth straight title.
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Lebanon's past echoes its grim present in exhibition
In a war-scarred Beirut heritage house turned museum, archives of Lebanon's troubled past fuse with artistic depictions of its grim present to portray a country seemingly in perpetual turmoil.
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New Iran protests over woman's death after 'morality police' arrest
Fresh protests broke out Monday in Iran over the death of a young woman who had been arrested by the "morality police" that enforces a strict dress code, local media reported.
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Politics back as UK's new PM makes debut trip to UN
Hours after delivering a sombre reading at Monday's funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's new Prime Minister Liz Truss flew to stage her debut at the UN General Assembly.
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Wall Street ends up thanks to technical rebound and bargain hunt
US stocks closed higher Monday thanks to a technical rebound and bargain-hunting after last week's nightmarish run.
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Global golfers try to 'shock the world' at Presidents Cup
An American squad with 11 of the world's 18 top-ranked players arrived Monday at the Presidents Cup as huge favorites for a ninth consecutive victory over a depleted Internationals lineup.
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Blinken urges peace as he brings together Azerbaijan, Armenia
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan as he brought together their top diplomats for the first time since deadly border clashes.
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49ers quarterback Lance set for 2023 return: team
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance underwent successful surgery to repair his injured right ankle on Monday and is targeting a return for the start of the 2023 season, the team said.
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