Singapore seizes record rhino horn haul
Singapore has seized over $800,000 worth of illegal rhino horn and animal parts hidden in air cargo bound for Laos, authorities said Tuesday, in the largest haul of its kind discovered in the city-state.
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France promotes Jewish soldier Dreyfus - 130 years after scandal
France Tuesday promoted Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army captain wrongly convicted of treason in 1894, to the rank of brigadier general as an act of reparation in a notorious case of antisemitism that has caused outrage for generations.
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France's Bielle-Biarrey up against three Springboks for World Rugby award
France try-machine Louis Bielle-Biarrey is up against a trio of Springboks for World Rugby's player of the year award after the global governing body released its nominations list on Tuesday.
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Amazon, Microsoft cloud services could face tougher EU rules
Amazon and Microsoft cloud services could face stricter EU competition rules as Brussels probes their market power, the bloc's tech chief said Tuesday.
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Ukraine races to repair power stations before Russia strikes again
At a Ukrainian power plant repeatedly battered by Russian missile and drone barrages, the staff have a sense of deja vu.
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Israel hails Trump Gaza plan after UN Security Council vote
Israel on Tuesday hailed Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan after its endorsement by the UN Security Council, as Hamas rejected the resolution which calls for the deployment of an international force in the Palestinian territory.
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Boston museum returns two Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the west African nation said late on Monday.
Read moreStock markets track Wall St down with Nvidia, US jobs in view
Tokyo and Seoul led equity losses on Tuesday, while bitcoin fell below $90,000 as investors grow increasingly worried about frothy tech valuations, with focus on earnings this week from AI chip titan Nvidia.
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Malaysia to appeal to CAS after damning FIFA report on forgery scandal
Malaysia's football federation said Tuesday it would go ahead with an appeal to the world's top sports court, hours after FIFA released a damning report in an eligibility scandal that saw seven players banned.
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TotalEnergies accused of Mozambique war crimes 'complicity'
An NGO said Tuesday it had filed a legal complaint against TotalEnergies, accusing the French energy multinational of "complicity in war crimes" at its gas site in Mozambique.
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