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The tough-fought finance deal at UN climate negotiations was “imperfect”, the Azerbaijan COP29 leadership has admitted, seeking to blame richer countries for an outcome slammed by poorer nations as insulting.  The contentious deal agreed on Sunday saw wealthy polluters agree to a $300 billion a year pledge to help developing countries reduce emissions and prepare for …

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Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its first smartphone equipped with a fully homegrown operating system, a key test in the firm’s fight to challenge the dominance of Western juggernauts.Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android are currently used in the vast majority of mobile phones, but Huawei is looking to change that with its newest …

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Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation’s security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied police and closed in on the capital’s centre.Convoys of pro-Khan demonstrators have been marching on Islamabad since Sunday, hauling aside roadblocks and skirmishing with police and paramilitary forces …

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Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported Tuesday.Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media said was a night out in the town on November 12.Police …

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British rock star Rod Stewart is set to play the coveted legends slot at Glastonbury next year, over two decades after he headlined the iconic music festival, the organisers said Tuesday.Stewart, 79, said on Tuesday he was “thrilled” to be playing at the world-famous festival in rural southwest England, alongside some 3,000 performers and 200,000 …

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At a crowded camp in Gaza for those displaced by the war between Israel and Hamas, Ayman Siam laid concrete blocks around his tent to keep his family dry as rain threatened more misery.”I’m trying to protect my tent from the rainwater because we are expecting heavy rain. Three days ago when it rained, we …

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Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba go on trial Tuesday, accused of blackmail, attempted extortion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint.The case at the Paris criminal court has shocked the French football world — all the more so because the alleged perpetrators include three childhood friends and …

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Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation’s security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied police and closed in on the capital’s centre.More than ten thousand protestersarmed with sticks and slingshots took on police in central Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon, AFP journalists saw …

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Landmine victims from across the world gathered at a conference in Cambodia on Tuesday to protest the United States’ decision to give landmines to Ukraine, with Kyiv’s delegation expected to report at the meet.More than 100 protesters lined the walkway taken by delegates to the conference venue in Siem Reap where countries are reviewing progress …

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Indian government officials took temporary control Tuesday at a luxurious hilltop palace in Rajasthan after arguments between rival royal brothers sparked clashes between stone-throwing loyalists outside its fortified gates.Police officers surrounded the 450-year-old City Palace in Udaipur after the unrest on Monday night when the older brother Vishvaraj Singh — head of the historic royal …

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