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Chilean GDP beats 2025 forecast despite mining dip

Chilean GDP beats 2025 forecast despite mining dip

Chile's GDP beat expectations for 2025 thanks to a trade and investment boost which helped offset a weaker mining sector, the country's central bank said Wednesday.

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Storms, warm seas drove sudden drop in Antarctic ice: study

Storms, warm seas drove sudden drop in Antarctic ice: study

Unusually strong winds and warm ocean water likely drove a rapid plunge in Antarctic sea ice in recent years, scientists said on Wednesday, shedding new light on a puzzling event.

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Aston Villa want to be more than a 'maybe team' in quest for Europa League

Aston Villa want to be more than a 'maybe team' in quest for Europa League

Aston Villa captain John McGinn wants his side to be remembered as more than a "maybe team" in their quest for Europa League glory.

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Trump administration takes steps to curb energy cost hikes

Trump administration takes steps to curb energy cost hikes

US President Donald Trump's administration scrambled Wednesday to rein in surging energy costs from war in the Middle East, temporarily waiving a century-old shipping law and easing Venezuela sanctions.

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Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts

Vaccine programmes are being challenged by rising misinformation and an uncertain pipeline for research funding, the World Health Organization's immunisation experts said Wednesday.

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Pakistan announces Eid 'pause' in conflict with Afghanistan

Pakistan announces Eid 'pause' in conflict with Afghanistan

Pakistan announced on Wednesday a "temporary pause" in hostilities with Afghanistan to mark the end of Ramadan, after Kabul promised to avenge the deaths of hundreds killed in a strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre.

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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak

'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak

Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.

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WNBA, players union agree 'transformative' labor deal: reports

WNBA, players union agree 'transformative' labor deal: reports

The WNBA and the league's players' union have reached a verbal agreement on a record-breaking labor deal, US media reports said Thursday, heading off the prospect of a strike.

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Global music market grows, calls for AI compensation: industry body

Global music market grows, calls for AI compensation: industry body

The global music industry generated $31.7 billion last year, driven by online streaming, industry body IFPI said Wednesday, as it called on the sector to ensure AI-generated content compensates musicians.

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Maiduguri bombings follow surge of jihadist violence in Nigeria

Maiduguri bombings follow surge of jihadist violence in Nigeria

Nigeria's defence chiefs visited Maiduguri Wednesday after one of the deadliest attacks in the Borno state capital in years, in a show of defiance.

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