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HSBC names CFO Elhedery as next chief executive

HSBC names CFO Elhedery as next chief executive

HSBC on Wednesday named chief financial officer Georges Elhedery as the bank's next chief executive to drive "the next phase of development and growth".

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Sierra Leone rangers fight uphill battle against deforestation

Sierra Leone rangers fight uphill battle against deforestation

As the rainclouds descend on Sierra Leone's tropical Kambui forest, a handful of khaki-clad rangers assemble for their daily patrol in the fight to preserve the West African country's dwindling wilderness.

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Project 2025: critics decry 'terrifying' agenda for Trump

Project 2025: critics decry 'terrifying' agenda for Trump

As Republicans approved their policy platform at the party's national convention, a more radical shadow manifesto led by figures close to Donald Trump has raised fears for the future of American democracy.

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Leftover emeralds: the dream of Colombia's poor miners

Leftover emeralds: the dream of Colombia's poor miners

One man's trash can very well become another man's treasure in the Colombian town of Muzo, the emerald capital of the world.

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Duran homer lifts American League to MLB All-Star Game victory

Duran homer lifts American League to MLB All-Star Game victory

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran belted a two-run home run in the fifth inning to lift the American League to a 5-3 victory over the National League in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game on Tuesday.

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Stocks, dollar swing as rate bets offset by Trump inflation talk

Stocks, dollar swing as rate bets offset by Trump inflation talk

Equities and the dollar were rangebound Wednesday while gold hit a fresh record as expectations for a US interest rate cut played up against the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency that analysts say could see inflation-fuelling tax cuts and tariffs.

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Only Olympian training in Taliban's Afghanistan to fulfil judo dream

Only Olympian training in Taliban's Afghanistan to fulfil judo dream

Flipping his flailing judo sparring partner to the mat, Afghanistan's Mohammad Samim Faizad is the only Olympic athlete training for the Games inside his Taliban-controlled homeland.

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Lozano out as Mexico national team coach after quick Copa exit

Lozano out as Mexico national team coach after quick Copa exit

Jaime Lozano was dropped as manager of Mexico's national football team after rejecting a plan that included a demotion for the upcoming World Cup cycle, the Mexican Football Federation said Tuesday.

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At Republican convention, Trump watches ex-rivals fall in line

At Republican convention, Trump watches ex-rivals fall in line

Donald Trump returned to the Republican National Convention Tuesday for a night intended to unify the party, as his failed primary challengers displayed their fealty to the now official US presidential candidate.

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Australia vows to hold Russia to account for MH17 downing

Australia vows to hold Russia to account for MH17 downing

Australia vowed Wednesday to hold Russia to account for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 ten years ago that killed nearly 300 people.

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