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Google unveils latest Pixel phones packed with AI

Google unveils latest Pixel phones packed with AI

Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out competition in the emerging AI-assistant market.

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Brazil records 65 percent drop in Amazon area burned by fire

Brazil records 65 percent drop in Amazon area burned by fire

The area of Amazon rainforest lost to fires in Brazil in July fell 65 percent compared to a year ago, the MapBiomas monitoring platform said Wednesday, boosting the government as it prepares to host the UN climate change conference.

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Threat from massive western Canada wildfire eases

Threat from massive western Canada wildfire eases

The threat from a wildfire that engulfed a mountain in western Canada was downgraded Monday, with local officials saying there was "no longer a risk to life and safety" in the area.

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England women's rugby coach Mitchell says World Cup favourites' tag 'irrelevant'

England women's rugby coach Mitchell says World Cup favourites' tag 'irrelevant'

England coach John Mitchell believes it is "irrelevant" his side are favourites to win the Women's Rugby World Cup.

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US ramps up attack on international court over Israel

US ramps up attack on international court over Israel

The United States on Wednesday defiantly expanded efforts to hobble the International Criminal Court over its prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sanctioning a judge from ally France.

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Palace transfer targets Eze and Guehi to start in European tie

Palace transfer targets Eze and Guehi to start in European tie

Oliver Glasner has insisted both Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi will start in Crystal Palace's Conference League play-off first leg at home to Fredrikstad on Thursday.

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North Carolina coasts prepare for flooding as Erin churns offshore

North Carolina coasts prepare for flooding as Erin churns offshore

Hurricane Erin threatened North Carolina's coast Wednesday with huge waves and flooding, as the strengthening Category 2 storm triggered mandatory evacuation orders despite its offshore path.

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India test-fires ballistic missile ahead of US tariff hike

India test-fires ballistic missile ahead of US tariff hike

India on Wednesday test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, a government statement said, in an apparent show of strength ahead of a threatened US tariff increase.

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Antarctic climate shifts threaten 'catastrophic' impacts globally

Antarctic climate shifts threaten 'catastrophic' impacts globally

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by metres and lead to "catastrophic consequences for generations", scientists warned Wednesday.

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Tall ships sail into Amsterdam for giant maritime festival

Tall ships sail into Amsterdam for giant maritime festival

Tall ships from around the world paraded up the North Sea Canal into Amsterdam on Wednesday, with crews from Peru, Uruguay, Germany and France waving from their decks as crowds cheered along the banks.

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