On Mexico City's streets, vendors fight to make it to World Cup
Mexico is hoping for an economic windfall when it hosts matches including the opening game of the 2026 World Cup, but the capital's iconic street vendors see not only opportunity but dangers.
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Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
Asian markets rose Thursday to claw back some of the previous day's hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked by jobs data that soothed worries about the US economy.
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Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam
Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm headed towards Vietnam.
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Kyrgios targets 'miracle' Australian Open return after knee improves
Nick Kyrgios said Thursday his long-term knee injury had suddenly improved, giving him hopes of a "miracle" comeback in time for the Australian Open in January.
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'AI president': Trump deepfakes glorify himself, trash rivals
In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as criminals and laughingstocks -- an unprecedented weaponization of AI imagery by a sitting American president.
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Belgium probes drone sightings after flights halted overnight
Belgian authorities on Wednesday investigated drone sightings that halted air traffic overnight at several airports, as flights resumed after hundreds of passengers were left stranded.
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Five things to know about 'forest COP' host city Belem
The eyes of the world are on Belem, a gateway city to the Brazilian Amazon playing host to what has been dubbed the "Forest COP" climate conference starting Monday.
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World leaders to rally climate fight ahead of Amazon summit
World leaders meet Thursday in the Brazilian Amazon in an effort to show that climate change remains a top global priority despite broken promises and the United States shunning the gathering.
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Engine fell off US cargo plane before deadly crash: officials
The death toll from a cargo plane crash in the southern US state of Kentucky rose to 11 on Wednesday, with investigators saying the accident was caused by one of the engines catching fire and detaching during takeoff.
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Mexican leader calls for tougher sexual harassment laws after attack
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called Wednesday for sexual harassment to be made a crime nationwide after being groped on the street in an attack that underscored the dangers women in the Latin American country face.
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