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Google's greenhouse gas emissions are soaring because of AI data centres

The energy required to power AI data centres has caused Google's greenhouse emissions to increase 48% since 2019. Meanwhile, General Motors is faced with a 146 million dollar fine to settle allegations that its vehicles released more pollution than the c

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🔴 Live: French government spokesperson 'attacked' while putting up campaign posters

French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot and her team were attacked by multiple people Wednesday evening while putting up election posters in her constituency near Paris, France’s prime minister confirmed. Thevenot, a French MP and member of Presid

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‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far right

In the run-up to the second round of legislative elections in France, former members of the resistance to Nazi rule are voicing their concerns over the possibility of a far-right government taking power. They urge the French people not to forget the lega

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Hurricane Beryl strikes Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Mexico brace for impact

Category 4 Hurricane Beryl devastated the southern coast of Jamaica on Wednesday evening. The Cayman Islands and Mexico are bracing to be next.

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UK voters head to the polls as Labour tipped for historic win

Europe • 3:40 AM

The UK’s Labour party is expected to win big in Thursday’s general election, with prospective prime minister Keir Starmer pledging “a decade of national renewal”.

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25 soldiers sentenced to death in DR Congo for 'fleeing the enemy'

More than two dozen soldiers, including two captains, were sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo Wednesday on charges of "fleeing the enemy" during fierce fighting with Tutsi-led M23 rebels.

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Israel 'evaluating' Hamas 'ideas' for ceasefire in Gaza

Israel has said it is "evaluating" new comments put forward by Palestinian group Hamas aimed at bringing about a long-awaited ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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Kenya : Ruto orders review of state salary hikes

Africa • 10:02 PM

Kenyan presidency said it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse tensions after a wave of sometimes deadly anti-government protests.

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New Japanese bank bills have 3-D holographic portraits that turn their heads

Japan's first new banknotes in 20 years have entered circulation featuring three-dimensional portraits of the founders of financial and female education institutions in an attempt to curb counterfeits. While ATMs and ticket machines have been updated to

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Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill

France • 7:33 PM

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race against Republican Donald Trump despite the halting and uneven debate delivery that threw a spotlight on questions about Biden's age and capacity to be president.

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French film director Benoît Jacquot placed under formal investigation for rape

French film director Benoit Jacquot has been placed under formal investigation for the rape of actors Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy in a significant #MeToo case that has rocked French cinema.

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Revenge of the moderates? UK's Labour set for landslide win in general election

Europe • 6:08 PM

While French voters ponder the temptation of the far-right, across the Channel they are also campaigning, only there it feels like revenge of the moderates. Out with Little Britain Brexiteers, out with Jeremy Corbyn’s hard left. In with a more genteel ve

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Cavendish breaks nearly 50-year-old record for most career Tour de France stage wins

British sprinter Mark Cavendish on Wednesday secured his 35th Tour de France stage win, breaking Belgian legend Eddy Merckx’s 1975 record for most individual stage wins.

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Hezbollah fires rockets at Israeli positions to avenge killing of another high-ranking commander

Lebanon-based Hezbollah on Wednesday said it had fired a barrage of rockets targeting Israeli positions in retaliation for an attack that killed one of its senior commanders, the third top Hezbollah commander to be killed in almost nine months of hostili

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Cavendish breaks record for most Tour de France stage wins with his 35th victory

Europe • 4:13 PM

The veteran Isle of Man sprinter broke Eddy Merckx’s long-standing record for most career Tour de France stage wins on Wednesday by winning a record 35th stage at the age of 39.

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How France’s far-right National Rally plans to secure its absolute majority in parliament

France • 3:27 PM

Buoyed by its resounding success in the first round of the snap legislative elections, France’s far-right National Rally party (RN) is hoping to secure an absolute majority in the second round on July 7. Before it can achieve this however, NR’s President

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Israel's Netanyahu should leave 'immediately', former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon says

FRANCE 24 spoke to Ami Ayalon, who was the head of Israel's internal security agency, the Shin Bet, from 1996 to 2000. "As long as he (Binyamin Netanyahu) is prime minister, we shall not have peace [and] security," Ayalon said. The former spy chief said

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French political figure Roland Dumas, who served in François Mitterrand’s government, dies at 101

Roland Dumas, a French political figure who was a close ally of former president François Mitterrand and served in his government in the 1980s and 1990s, mainly as his top diplomat, has died, his family confirmed to AFP and other French media on Wednesda

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Film show: Syrian refugees haunted by horrors of war in 'Ghost Trail'

Culture • 2:12 PM

Inspired by a true story, "Ghost Trail" introduces us to the clandestine groups tracking down Syrian war criminals in Europe. Director Jonathan Millet joins us to talk about how he constructed an espionage film with amateur spies at its centre, and we di

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Right-wing UK tabloid warns of 'Starmergeddon' ahead of Thursday's general election

Europe • 9:33 AM

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday July 3: The UK press anticipates a landslide win for Labour in Thursday's general election. Also, more than 200 candidates stand down in French constituencies in a bid to hold back the tide of the far right. In other news, Italia

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Kenyan police arrest hundreds accused of looting during anti-government protests

Africa • 8:32 AM

At least 270 people were arrested by Kenyan police on Tuesday after widespread looting reportedly broke out during anti-government demonstrations. Some protesters said their movement had been infiltrated by "goons".

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Japan's Supreme Court rules that forced sterilisation law was unconstitutional

Thousands of Japanese people who were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996 will be able to request government compensation after the country's Supreme Court ruled that its now-defunct eugenics law was unconstitutional.

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French PM urges united front to block far right from winning absolute majority

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal on Wednesday urged voters to form a united front to block the far right in the second round of the legislative elections, warning that Marine Le Pen’s far right National Rally was within reach of winning an absolute ma

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At least seven killed as Hurricane Beryl makes its way towards Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl churned towards Jamaica Tuesday, with forecasters warning of potentially deadly winds and storm surge, after the storm killed at least seven people and caused widespread destruction across the southeastern Caribbean.

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UK's Conservatives 'risk becoming the third party in British politics', historian says

Europe • 12:37 AM

This Wednesday is the last day of campaigning before the UK's general election, which is expected to produce a major change. According to the latest polls, the opposition Labour Party is predicted to sweep to power with more than 480 seats in the 650-sea

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Tunisia to hold presidential election on October 6

In power since 2019, President Kais Saied announced on Tuesday that Tunisia will hold a presidential election on October 6. He did not specify whether he would run for re-election.

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Tuesday, july 2, 2024

Sierra Leone bans child marriage, enacts severe penalties for violations

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio enacted a law banning child marriage, with penalties including jail terms and fines.

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US Supreme Court delays Trump's hush money sentencing to September

Former US president Donald Trump is trying to overturn his conviction in a hush money case following the Supreme Court's ruling that presidents enjoy some degree of immunity from prosecution for certain acts carried out while in office.

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UN panel finds Russia arbitrarily detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich

Europe • 10:02 PM

A UN panel found Russia had violated international law by jailing American reporter Evan Gershkovich and called on Moscow to release him "immediately".

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Anti-government protests flare up again in Kenya

Africa • 9:13 PM

Riot police fired tear gas grenades and charged at stone-throwing protesters in downtown Nairobi and across Kenya on Tuesday in the most widespread unrest since at least two dozen protesters died in clashes a week ago.

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Economic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government following coup attempt

Bolivia's president thwarted an attempted coup last week. But as a political feud continues between rivals, the country's deepening economic crisis and President Luis Arce's refusal to admit there is one, are fuelling public distrust in the government. B

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No, Ukraine's first lady did not buy a new Bugatti with US taxpayer dollars

Europe • 8:37 PM

Racking up millions of views, pro-Russian accounts on X have falsely accused President Volodymyr Zelensky's wife of using €4.5 million of Western military aid to buy the latest Bugatti model while visiting Paris. The posts cite a deepfake of a Bugatti em

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Texas Democratic congressman is first to call for Biden to withdraw as party's nominee

Democratic Representative Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday became the first sitting Democratic member of Congress to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Biden's shaky performance during the debate with Trump has shaken Democratic

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French police release filmmaker, prepare to charge another over alleged sexual abuse

French authorities are preparing to press charges against a leading arthouse film director but released another one following day-long interrogations after a women actor accused them of sexual abuse, a source close to the case said Tuesday.

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Democrats in panic mode? Biden rejects calls to quit US re-election race

A sitting president who goes for it without reading the room. We could be talking about French President Emmanuel Macron's shock dissolution of parliament that this coming Sunday could usher in France's first far-right government since Nazi occupation. O

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Malen doubles up as Dutch outclass Romania to reach Euro 2024 quarters

Europe • 6:09 PM

After a week of soul-searching, the Netherlands emerged from defeat in their last group game to give a vivid display of their potential on Tuesday in outclassing Romania and booking a quarter-final place at the European Championship.

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Le Pen’s far right is on the cusp of power in France – what happens next?

The “clarification” President Emmanuel Macron invoked as he called France’s snap elections has clarified this much: that French voters no longer want him to govern alone – or indeed at all. Exactly who he should share power with remains an open question

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Pogacar flexes his muscles to reclaim yellow jersey in first mountain stage

France • 3:57 PM

Tadej Pogacar made an early statement in the Tour de France as he dropped defending champion Jonas Vingegaard to claim victory in the first mountain stage and take the overall leader's yellow jersey on Tuesday.

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Stampede at religious festival in India kills more than 100, mostly women and children

Over 100 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with dozens of others wounded. The incident was triggered as people were leaving the event following a gathering with a Hindi guru, and most of the victims were women

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French legislative elections: What are the main alliances proposing on health?

France • 2:30 PM

France is heading into a second and final round of voting on July 7 after the far right came out ahead in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday. The result has sent centrist and leftist parties scrambling to keep the far right from securing

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AC-free ambition for Paris Olympics melts away as organisers order 2,500 cooling units

France • 2:03 PM

The Paris Olympic village will be fitted with 2,500 temporary cooling units when athletes arrive later this month, organisers said Tuesday, in a blow to the event's eco-friendly credentials. The organising committee had initially announced they would ste

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Turkish police arrest hundreds after anti-Syrian riots in several cities

Turkish police arrested hundreds of people during anti-Syrian riots in several cities which erupted after a Syrian man had been accused of harassing a child. Turkey, which hosts around 3.2 million Syrian refugees according to UN data, has been shaken sev

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Big Brother is watching you! India's CCTV boom

Pacific Asia • 10:47 AM

In 2019, India's Hindu nationalist government was accused of surveilling its activists, scholars, journalists and politicians. A recent report released by a UK-based cyber security and privacy research firm, Comparitech, concluded that several Indian cit

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Paris hospitality sector faces tourism slump ahead of Olympics

France • 10:34 AM

Hotel occupancy rates in the French capital are well below average, as bad weather combines with Olympics-related transport hassles and price hikes to keep summer tourists away. Also, President Emmanuel Macron's planned unemployment insurance reform beco

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Hurricane Beryl strengthens to earliest category 5 storm on record as it pummels Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm as it razed several islands in the Caribbean, the US National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday. Up to 7 storms of Category 3 or higher are expected this year due to warming

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More than 210 candidates quit French runoff, aiming to block far right

More than 210 candidates have stood down ahead of France's runoff election as President Emmanuel Macron and a left-wing coalition seek to block the far right, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday. The rivals are hoping that tactical withdrawals ahead of the ru

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Orban calls for Ukraine ceasefire to pave the way to peace talks

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited Kyiv Tuesday, a day after he took over the EU's rotating presidency. A vocal critic of the EU's support for Ukraine, Orban urged President Volodymyr Zelensky to consider a ceasefire to accelerate an end to th

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Venezuela will resume talks with US, President Maduro says

Venezuela will renew dialogue with the US from next Wednesday following a proposal from Washington, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday. The US has since April levied crippling oil sanctions on the country over the Maduro government’s crackdown on th

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Haiti gang violence displaced more than 300,000 children this year, UN says

More than 300,000 children are displaced in Haiti since gangs forced out Prime Minister Ariel Henry and took over the capital Port-au-Prince earlier this year, UNICEF says. Many children, some of whom are forced to join gangs, are living in makeshift she

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Israel carries out deadly strikes on southern Gaza after issuing evacuation order

The Israeli army Tuesday bombarded southern Gaza, killing at least eight and wounding dozens in Khan Younis, after ordering some 250,000 Palestinians in the area to evacuate early Monday. The shelling came after Israel released Mohammed Abu Selmia, the d

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New Caledonia activist jailed in mainland France says he is a 'political prisoner'

An indigenous Kanak pro-independence activist from the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia said Monday that he considered himself a "political prisoner" as authorities held him in jail in mainland France pending charges over a wave of deadly riotin

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