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30 years on, Berlin light show recreates Christo's 'Wrapped Reichstag'

30 years on, Berlin light show recreates Christo's 'Wrapped Reichstag'

Thirty years after Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped Berlin's Reichstag building in silver foil, the German capital is paying tribute to the spectacular art event with a light installation.

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Shooter kills nine people at Austrian school

Shooter kills nine people at Austrian school

An attack on a school in southeastern Austria reportedly by a former student has left several people dead, police said Tuesday, in a rare case of deadly gun violence in a European school.

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McKeown cruises to 100m backstroke crown at Australian trials

McKeown cruises to 100m backstroke crown at Australian trials

Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown eased to the 100m backstroke title at the Australian trials on Monday as she builds towards another showdown with American arch-rival Regan Smith at the Singapore world championships.

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Uber to launch driverless taxis in London next year

Uber to launch driverless taxis in London next year

Ride-hailing firm Uber will launch self-driving taxis in London next year when England trials new driverless services, the firm and the UK government said on Tuesday.

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UK pumps £14 bn into nuclear plant on path to net zero

UK pumps £14 bn into nuclear plant on path to net zero

The UK government Tuesday said it will invest billions of pounds in the new Sizewell C nuclear power plant as it strives to meet net zero and energy security targets.

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Stocks mostly fall as China-US resume trade talks

Stocks mostly fall as China-US resume trade talks

Major stocks markets mostly dropped in Asia and Europe on Tuesday as investors waited for the outcome of US-China talks aimed at cementing a fragile trade war truce between the world's two biggest economies.

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Hopes rise as US and China hold second day of trade talks

Hopes rise as US and China hold second day of trade talks

The United States and China began a second day of trade talks on Tuesday, seeking to shore up a shaky tariff truce in a bitter row deepened by export curbs.

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Ukraine says Russian strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, killing three

Ukraine says Russian strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, killing three

Russia launched fresh drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and port city of Odesa early on Tuesday, killing three people and hitting a maternity hospital, Ukrainian officials said.

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10 dead in Austria school shooting: mayor

10 dead in Austria school shooting: mayor

Ten people died on Tuesday after a suspected shooter opened fire in a school in the southeastern Austrian city of Graz, the local mayor was quoted as saying.

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Pupil stabs to death assistant at French school

Pupil stabs to death assistant at French school

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned a "senseless wave of violence" after a teaching assistant stabbed by a 15-year-old pupil outside a school in the east of the country died of her wounds.

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