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Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

New Delhi (AFP) - Climate change made record-breaking deadly heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand last month at least 30 times more likely, according to a study published Wednesday.

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Sudan war lays bare 'fault lines' between capital and periphery

Cairo (AFP) - Sudan's brutal war has pitted the traditional urban elite that has long monopolised wealth and power in the capital Khartoum against forces from the marginalised rural periphery, analysts say.

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Kipruto adds to Kenyan athletics doping woes

Paris (AFP) - Kenya's 10 kilometres road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto became the latest Kenyan athlete to be suspended for a doping offence on Wednesday by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU).

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Syria's Assad to emerge from the cold at Arab League summit

Riyadh (AFP) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend this week his first Arab League summit in 13 years, his foreign minister said Wednesday, signalling regional reintegration after more than a decade of war.

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Canada, S. Korea to boost economic, security cooperation after leaders meet

Seoul (AFP) - South Korea and Canada agreed to boost cooperation on crucial supply chains and work more closely to counter North Korea's growing nuclear threats after their leaders met in Seoul on Wednesday.

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Evenepoel's Giro team shredded by new positive Covid cases

Paris (AFP) - The Giro d'Italia lost six more cyclists, four of them from former race leader Remco Evenepoel's team, on Wednesday owing to positive Covid tests taking the total of withdrawals due to the virus to 15 since the race began on May 6.

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Soaring En-Nesyri has Sevilla on brink of Europa League final

Barcelona (AFP) - Youssef En-Nesyri could easily have walked away from Sevilla's grim situation in January, but the Moroccan international stayed and his goals have fired the Andalusians to the brink of another Europa League final.

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China asks Western embassies in Beijing to remove political signs: sources

Beijing (AFP) - Authorities in China's capital asked several Western embassies this week to remove political signs from their outer walls, diplomatic sources in Beijing told AFP.

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European leaders sign war register for Ukraine

Reykjavik (AFP) - European leaders on Wednesday hailed a new "register of damage" for Ukraine they signed on to as "historic" and a first step to making Russia pay for its war.

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Asian football probes 'acts of violence' after red cards mar final

Phnom Penh (AFP) - The Asian Football Confederation said on Wednesday that it was investigating "acts of violence" after two mass brawls and four red cards marred the men's final of the Southeast Asian Games.

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Taiwan's main opposition party picks popular mayor as presidential candidate

Taipei (AFP) - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly opposition Kuomintang party on Wednesday nominated Hou Yu-ih, a popular mayor, as its candidate for the presidential election next year.

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French court upholds Sarkozy's jail term in wiretap graft case

Paris (AFP) - A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.

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Markets mixed as sluggish debt talks worry investors

Hong Kong (AFP) - Unease over the slow progress of US debt talks further dampened sentiment in equity markets on Wednesday, though Japanese stocks got a boost from forecast-beating economic growth data.

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New Zealand police say arson suspected in deadly hostel fire

Wellington (AFP) - An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police said on Wednesday, as they opened a homicide investigation.

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Thai football chiefs apologise after four red cards mar final

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Thailand's football association apologised and vowed to investigate on Wednesday after the Southeast Asian Games men's final against Indonesia was marred by two mass brawls and four red cards.

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Vito's ex-La Rochelle team-mates have 'blueprint' to retain Champions Cup

Paris (AFP) - Former New Zealand and La Rochelle back-rower Victor Vito said the French club have the "blueprint" to defend the Champions Cup when they play Leinster in the final on Saturday.

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'What I promised': Greek PM touts economy in re-election bid

Athens (AFP) - To build a successful company in Greece, the CEO of the popular ship tracking firm MarineTraffic says he does not ask much from the government.

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US debt row overshadows Biden's truncated Asia trip

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's departure Wednesday to the G7 summit in Japan was meant to launch a geostrategic masterclass on rallying the world's democracies against China.

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Nepali mountaineer climbs Everest for record 27th time

Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday, reclaiming the record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.

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Spurs poised for Wembanyama pick after winning NBA draft lottery

Los Angeles (AFP) - The San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday were awarded the top pick in next month's NBA draft, leaving them in pole position to land French prodigy Victor Wembanyama.

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Thai football chiefs apologise after red cards mar final

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Thai football chiefs apologised and vowed to investigate on Wednesday after their Southeast Asian Games men's final against Indonesia was marred by two mass brawls and four red cards.

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Iconic New York discount luxury store reopens after pandemic bust

New York (AFP) - Forced to shutter during the Covid-19 pandemic, discount luxury goods store Century21 reopened its flagship location in Manhattan on Tuesday, drawing elated crowds of bargain hunters back to the New York institution.

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Ex-PM Truss urges UK to get tough with China on Taiwan

Taipei (AFP) - Britain's former prime minister Liz Truss on Wednesday urged her successor Rishi Sunak to get tough with China on Taiwan, describing the democratic island as "an enduring rebuke to totalitarianism".

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Thai football chiefs apologise after bad-tempered regional final

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Thai football bosses apologised and vowed to investigate on Wednesday after their Southeast Asian Games men's final against Indonesia was marred by two mass brawls and four red cards.

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Canada's Trudeau wants to be 'best of friends' with South Korea

Seoul (AFP) - Canada must become the "best of friends" with South Korea, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told lawmakers in Seoul on Wednesday, as the two countries seek to counter China's growing regional influence.

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