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Markets mostly rise after 'productive' Biden-McCarthy debt talks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Optimism that the United States will avert a calamitous default supported equities Tuesday, with President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy saying they held productive talks on the debt ceiling.

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Russian PM arrives in China for talks with Xi, business forum

Shanghai (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has arrived in China, Moscow's foreign ministry said, for a visit in which he will meet with President Xi Jinping and ink a series of deals on infrastructure and trade.

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Brazil protests to Spain over racist abuse of Vinicius

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil said on Monday it had formally protested to the Spanish ambassador and would lodge an official complaint with authorities in Madrid over the latest racist abuse directed at Brazilian footballer Vinicius Junior.

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Beauty brand Lush unveils new Green Hub but business comes first

Poole (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Known for its colourful shampoo bars and fruity bath bombs, UK-based cosmetics brand Lush has opened the doors of its new Green Hub as part of efforts to expand its in-house circular recycling.

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Brazil faces dilemma: endangered macaw vs. wind farm

Canudos (Brazil) (AFP) - A wind farm in northeastern Brazil sounds like a welcome climate-friendly energy solution, but it is causing controversy over another kind of environmental worry: the impact on the endangered Lear's macaw.

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'The Idol' scandalises Cannes with kink and toxic fame

Cannes (France) (AFP) - Cannes cinemagoers may only have seen two episodes of new HBO series "The Idol," which premiered at the festival on Monday, but they got what some critics said was a "shocking" amount of raunchy sex scenes.

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Ex-writer who sued Trump seeks new damages for CNN comments

New York (AFP) - Former US magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll -- whom Donald Trump owes $5 million for 1990s sexual abuse for which a civil jury found him liable -- is seeking new damages alleging the ex-president further defamed her after the verdict in that civil case.

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Biden and McCarthy call debt talks 'productive,' but no deal

Washington (AFP) - A top US Republican and President Joe Biden on Monday both said their first one-on-one talks in months to avert a calamitous debt default were "productive," but that disagreements were still blocking any potential deal.

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McCarthy says Biden debt talks 'productive', but no deal

Washington (AFP) - A top US Republican on Monday said his first one-on-one talks in months with President Joe Biden to avert a calamitous debt default were "productive" but that there was still no deal.

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Fire that killed 19 in Guyana school dorm may have been set 'maliciously'

Georgetown (Guyana) (AFP) - The fire at a schoolgirls' dormitory that killed 19 people in Guyana may have been started "maliciously," police said Monday, as anger grew in the small South American country the day after the blaze.

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Newcastle's Champions League return only the start for ambitious Howe

London (AFP) - Eddie Howe has targeted a period of sustained success for revitalised Newcastle after the ambitious boss ended his club's 20-year absence from the Champions League.

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Super Bowl returning to 49ers stadium in 2026: NFL

Los Angeles (AFP) - The San Francisco 49ers' Levi's Stadium will host Super Bowl 60 in 2026, the NFL confirmed on Monday.

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McCarthy, Biden meet on US debt crisis as time runs short

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said he was "optimistic" as he met Monday with top Republican Kevin McCarthy for their first one-on-one talks in months, with just 10 days left to avert a calamitous debt default.

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Juve suffer Empoli humbling after points deduction

Rome (AFP) - Juventus lost 4-1 at Empoli on Monday hours after their points reduction for illicit transfer activity was revised in a blow to their Champions League hopes.

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Gundogan urges Man City to stay focused before climax to treble bid

London (AFP) - Ilkay Gundogan has urged Manchester City to stay focused as the Premier League champions prepare for the climax to their treble bid.

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Newcastle back in Champions League for first time in 20 years

Newcastle (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Eddie Howe hailed Newcastle's "incredible" players as they qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years after a 0-0 draw against relegation-haunted Leicester on Monday.

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TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana

San Francisco (AFP) - TikTok on Monday filed suit in US federal court to stop the state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video-sharing app.

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ISS welcomes its first Saudi astronauts, in private mission

Washington (AFP) - A SpaceX capsule carrying two Saudi astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Monday, as part of a private mission chartered by Axiom Space.

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Air strikes, combat as one-week Sudan truce officially starts

Khartoum (AFP) - Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week ceasefire was to have come into force to let through life-saving humanitarian assistance.

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Harvard study finds implicit racial bias highest among white people

Washington (AFP) - If there's one thing we should all be able to agree on, it's that all human beings belong to the same species, Homo sapiens.

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McCarthy, Biden to meet on US debt crisis as time runs short

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy prepared Monday for their first one-on-one talks in months, with just 10 days left to stop the government tumbling into a calamitous default on its $31.8 trillion debt.

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19 dead in fire at Guyana schoolgirls' dormitory

Georgetown (Guyana) (AFP) - At least 19 youths were killed in a schoolgirls' dormitory blaze in Guyana, officials said Monday, with anger growing in the tiny South American country over the tragedy.

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US university killings suspect stays silent at arraignment

Washington (AFP) - A young man accused of killing four university students in a stabbing rampage that shocked America declined to speak as he was arraigned Monday, leaving the judge to enter a plea of not guilty.

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Tunisia protest as police question journalists

Tunis (AFP) - Dozens of journalists protested Monday in front of a Tunis police station after two of their colleagues had been taken for questioning over comments on Tunisia's security forces, AFP correspondents said.

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Prayers and pamphlets: Hunt goes on for kids lost in Colombia jungle

Bogotá (AFP) - Colombia's presidency said Monday it is leaving no leaf unturned in its quest to find four lost Indigenous children believed to have survived a plane crash three weeks ago at the edge of the Amazon rainforest.

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