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
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
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
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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Eurostar to launch routes to Germany and Switzerland
Eurostar said Tuesday it would launch new direct train routes from London to Frankfurt and Geneva, as potential competitors threaten to break its three-decade monopoly on cross-channel rail travel.
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Emperor penguin populations declining faster than expected
Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming transforms their icy habitat, according to new research on Tuesday that warned the losses were far worse than previously imagined.
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Wilders isolated as Dutch election sniping starts
The chances of Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders becoming prime minister dropped on Tuesday after a key potential coalition party ruled out working with him, calling him an "incredibly unreliable partner".
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Indian coastguard battles blaze on container ship
India's coastguard said Tuesday it was battling to stop a fierce blaze that has engulfed a Singapore-flagged container ship listing off the southern coast that broke out a day earlier.
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Toulouse title hopes hit by Capuozzo season-ending injury
Dynamic Italian back Ange Capuozzo on Tuesday was ruled out for the rest of the season due to a broken left fibula dealing another serious blow to Toulouse's hopes of retaining their Top 14 title.
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Israel deports Greta Thunberg after intercepting Gaza-bound aid boat
Israel said campaigner Greta Thunberg left the country on a flight to Sweden via France on Tuesday, after she was detained along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat.
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