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Iraq honey production at the mercy of heat and drought

Iraq honey production at the mercy of heat and drought

An oppressive heat beats down on the central Iraqi province of Babylon, where drought and rising temperatures are hitting bees and honey production hard.

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Inter Miami sink to rock bottom ahead of Messi unveiling

Inter Miami sink to rock bottom ahead of Messi unveiling

Inter Miami will celebrate the signing of Lionel Messi on Sunday but will do so after their winless run extended to 11 games with a 3-0 defeat at St. Louis City on Saturday, leaving them rock bottom of Major League Soccer.

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Losses stack up for FTC's Khan in US antitrust crackdown

Losses stack up for FTC's Khan in US antitrust crackdown

FTC chairman Lina Khan is on a mission to embolden US competition enforcers, but a series of court defeats has sowed doubt that she will put an end to decades of Washington's light-touch approach to antitrust regulation.

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San Francisco's race for robo-taxis cleaves sharp divide over safety

San Francisco's race for robo-taxis cleaves sharp divide over safety

A driverless taxi slows down on a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded by a group of masked figures.

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Lebanon economic crisis means more work for craftsmen

Lebanon economic crisis means more work for craftsmen

Among meandering alleyways in the historic market of Lebanon's southern city of Sidon, cobblers and menders are doing brisk business, as an economic crisis revives demand for once-fading trades.

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US envoy Kerry heads to China to restart climate talks

US envoy Kerry heads to China to restart climate talks

US climate envoy John Kerry will head to China on Sunday to meet with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua and restart stalled talks between the world's two biggest emitters of planet-warming gases.

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London's new 'super sewer' to end Thames pollution blight

London's new 'super sewer' to end Thames pollution blight

The door of the steel box lift clanks shut and a crane slowly lowers construction workers building London's "super sewer" 40 metres (130 feet) to the bottom of an enormous vertical shaft.

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Cheika not getting carried away by Pumas' 'landmark' win over Wallabies

Cheika not getting carried away by Pumas' 'landmark' win over Wallabies

Argentina coach Michael Cheika was buoyed by a "landmark" upset of his home nation Australia, but the wily veteran sees more hard yards before the upcoming World Cup.

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Airlines grapple with rise in turbulent passengers

Airlines grapple with rise in turbulent passengers

Viral videos of vulgar, intoxicated and violent airplane passengers have become common, but it is not just a social media trend: statistics confirm cases are on the rise.

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Heavy rains, flooding leave 33 dead in South Korea

Heavy rains, flooding leave 33 dead in South Korea

Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people have died and 10 are missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides.

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