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Cuts to HIV funding 'most significant setback in decades': UN
Cuts to HIV funding 'most significant setback in decades': UN

Dramatic international funding cuts have thrown the global HIV response into turmoil, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning that new infections could surge.

November 25, 2025

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Pianist behind Paris 'Bohemian Rhapsody' flash mob aims higher
Pianist behind Paris 'Bohemian Rhapsody' flash mob aims higher

The man behind a recent viral video featuring musicians playing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" to stunned bystanders in a Paris square has revealed to AFP the meticulous work that went into his latest, even bigger production.

November 25, 2025

Serbia's sole refinery faces shutdown after US sanctions
Serbia's sole refinery faces shutdown after US sanctions

Serbia's only oil refinery prepared to shut down on Tuesday, as the country's president set a deadline for the firm's Russian majority-owners to sell out and end US sanctions.

November 25, 2025

10 kidnapped as mass abductions shake Nigeria
10 kidnapped as mass abductions shake Nigeria

Gunmen have seized 10 women and children in the latest kidnapping to rock Nigeria, police said Tuesday, as parents of dozens of children taken from a Catholic school last week pleaded for their release.

November 25, 2025

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US retail sales miss expectations as consumers see higher costs
US retail sales miss expectations as consumers see higher costs

US retail sales grew at a slower pace than anticipated in September, government data showed Tuesday, as higher prices added to affordability concerns while firms grappled with an uptick in business costs.

November 25, 2025

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Vienna's Spanish Riding School probed over animal abuse claims
Vienna's Spanish Riding School probed over animal abuse claims

Austria is probing Vienna's Spanish Riding School after claims that the famed school mistreated some of its Lipizzaner horses, the government said Tuesday.

November 25, 2025