Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens
An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84 percent of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
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Vietnam village starts over with climate defences after landslide
Nguyen Thi Kim's small verdant community in northern Vietnam no longer exists, wiped away in a landslide triggered by Typhoon Yagi's devastating heavy rains last year.
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'Happiness, love' at Moonie mass wedding after Japanese court blow
They've been called a cult, accused of coercive fundraising, and legally disbanded in Japan. But in a mountainous town nestled in South Korea, thousands of "Moonies" gathered this month for a mass wedding.
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Veteran Chinese astronaut to lead fresh crew to space station
China on Wednesday announced that a veteran astronaut will this week lead two crew members on their first flight to the country's Tiangong space station.
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Pilgrims gather as Pope Francis begins lying in state
Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica Wednesday for three days of lying in state, with scores of Catholics and well-wishers expected to pay their respects to the beloved spiritual leader before he is laid to rest.
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Asian markets rally as Trump comments ease Fed, China trade fears
Asian stocks rallied with Wall Street on Wednesday after Donald Trump said he had "no intention" of firing the head of the Federal Reserve and that eye-watering tariffs on China would be slashed drastically.
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Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty
After decades spent pruning thorny bushes and working arduous harvests, Khalaf Allah al-Talhi has perfected the art of capturing the fragrant aroma of the desert rose in a bottle.
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Trump says won't fire Fed chief, signals China tariffs will come down
Donald Trump said Tuesday he had no intention of firing the chair of the US Federal Reserve and signalled a "substantial" lowering of tariffs on China -- moves that brought relief to global markets spooked by his aggressive policies.
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India hunts gunmen who massacred 26 in Kashmir tourist hotspot
Indian security forces in Kashmir carried out a major manhunt Wednesday, a day after gunmen opened fire on tourists, slaughtering at least 26 people in the region's deadliest attack on civilians since 2000.
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'No one else will': Sudan's journalists risk all to report the war
On a mountain near Sudan's border, journalists climb rugged slopes, phones held high, hoping to catch a faint signal from neighbouring Chad to send stories amid the war's two-year communications blackout.
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