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PNG leader says bid to join Australian rugby league 'very strong'

PNG leader says bid to join Australian rugby league 'very strong'

Papua New Guinea's bid to break into Australia's rugby league competition is "very strong", the Pacific nation's prime minister told AFP on Tuesday, with an announcement expected imminently.

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Anger at plan to turn Nazi tunnels into bunker for super-rich

Anger at plan to turn Nazi tunnels into bunker for super-rich

A German property developer has sparked outrage with a plan to turn a World War II tunnel system into a luxury bunker for rich survivalists who fear the outbreak of World War III.

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Ukraine struggles against Russian 'meat grinder' tactics

Ukraine struggles against Russian 'meat grinder' tactics

Lighting his pipe, the commander barely reacted to explosions in the distance as he explained how his men were dying, overwhelmed by Russian soldiers storming eastern Ukraine despite heavy losses.

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China's Xi warns 'no winners' in trade war with US

China's Xi warns 'no winners' in trade war with US

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Tuesday that there would be "no winners" in a trade war with the United States and vowed the country would hit its growth goals for the year.

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Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks

Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks

Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised Tuesday to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks, but called for safeguarding forests to be a bigger priority.

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The trial of a king: ancient royal ritual in Cameroon promotes peace

The trial of a king: ancient royal ritual in Cameroon promotes peace

Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon.

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Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime drills

Taiwan says China carrying out huge maritime drills

Taiwan said Tuesday that dozens of Chinese warships and other vessels have been deployed around the island, in one of China's biggest-ever military exercises.

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Syria rebel leader vows to pursue former officials for torture, war crimes

Syria rebel leader vows to pursue former officials for torture, war crimes

Syria's Islamist rebel leader on Tuesday vowed to pursue former senior government officials responsible for torture and war crimes, a day after he began talks on the transfer of power following president Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

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South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials

South Korea slaps travel bans on more top officials

South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, Yonhap reported, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's bungled attempt to impose martial law.

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Bengals pounce on Cowboys miscue in 27-20 NFL victory

Bengals pounce on Cowboys miscue in 27-20 NFL victory

Cincinnati took full advantage of a Dallas Cowboys special teams blunder, Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase delivering a 40-yard game-winning touchdown in a 27-20 NFL victory on Monday.

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