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Original Asterix cover for auction despite legal challenge

Original Asterix cover for auction despite legal challenge

An original cover painting from the 1963 comic book Asterix and Cleopatre was to go under the hammer on Sunday despite a legal challenge from the artist's daughter.

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Golden Sixty steals the show at Hong Kong races

Golden Sixty steals the show at Hong Kong races

Golden Sixty stole the show by winning the Group One Hong Kong Mile for a record-equalling third time at Sha Tin on Sunday as local horses dominated the Hong Kong International Races.

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'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 climate deal

'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 climate deal

UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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World Cup ski races cancelled because of bad weather

World Cup ski races cancelled because of bad weather

The men's World Cup slalom in the French resort of Val d'Isere and the women's super-G across the Swiss border in St. Moritz were both cancelled on Sunday because of bad weather.

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Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in south Gaza

Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in south Gaza

Israeli forces on Sunday fought Palestinian militants around southern Gaza's main city, as the UN chief decried divisions that had "paralysed" the Security Council's response to the two-months-old war.

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'Small minority' blocking COP28 progress, says at-risk Vanuatu

'Small minority' blocking COP28 progress, says at-risk Vanuatu

A small minority of countries at UN climate talks are blocking a growing consensus to phase out fossil fuels, at-risk Vanuatu's climate change minister told AFP on Sunday.

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Egyptians head to polls in election likely to give Sisi third term

Egyptians head to polls in election likely to give Sisi third term

Polling stations opened Sunday for Egyptians to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little doubt that the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will secure a third term.

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Jousting makes comeback in England as competitive sport

Jousting makes comeback in England as competitive sport

At an 11th-century castle off the coast of southern England, two knights in suits of shining armour charge at each other on horseback at top speed, wooden lances at the ready.

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Populist legacy will weigh on Poland's next government

Populist legacy will weigh on Poland's next government

Expectations for Poland's pro-EU government which is due to take power next week are sky-high but current ruling nationalists will still be a powerful and influential opposition, analysts say.

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Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia

Iran's jailed Narges Mohammadi to receive Nobel Peace Prize in absentia

The Nobel Peace Prize will be handed out in Oslo on Sunday but with the notable absence of winner Narges Mohammadi, currently in prison, who will be represented by her children.

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