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Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar as 2nd-largest city '75% destroyed'
France lawmakers urge changes to counter dwindling births
France lawmakers urge changes to counter dwindling births

French lawmakers Wednesday urged longer paid parental leave and more financial support to make it easier for people to have more children, after deaths last year exceeded births in France for the first time in decades.

February 11, 2026

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Actor behind Albania's AI 'minister' wants her face back
Actor behind Albania's AI 'minister' wants her face back

An actor whose face was used by Albania's government for an AI chatbot that it promoted to be a "minister" told AFP on Wednesday that she had launched a legal fight to stop the use of her image and accused the government of "exploitation".

February 11, 2026

Von Allmen joins Olympic skiing greats, Kim seeks snowboard history
Von Allmen joins Olympic skiing greats, Kim seeks snowboard history

Swiss skier Franjo von Allmen joined the Olympic greats on Wednesday by winning his third gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Games, while Chloe Kim stayed on track to make her own history in snowboarding.

February 11, 2026

Eat less meat, France urges, for sake of health, climate
Eat less meat, France urges, for sake of health, climate

The French government issued a long-awaited report Wednesday urging people to limit meat consumption for their health and also to fight climate change -- and not everyone in the country of "steak-frites" is thrilled.

February 11, 2026

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US snowboard star Kim stays on track for historic Olympic hat-trick
US snowboard star Kim stays on track for historic Olympic hat-trick

US superstar Chloe Kim said "muscle memory" had kicked in as she began her quest for a historic Olympic women's snowboard hat-trick on Wednesday by topping qualifying at Livigno Snow Park.

February 11, 2026

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UK's crumbling canals threatened with collapse
UK's crumbling canals threatened with collapse

On a misty winter's day in the English midlands, engineers struggled to drag stranded narrowboats from a waterless, mud-filled canal that collapsed weeks earlier, in a delicate, multi-million-pound rescue operation.

February 11, 2026