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Harry Kane ends England's 25-year Ballon d'Or drought, Putellas wins third crown
Harry Kane becomes the first English player to win the prize since Michael Owen in 2001, and Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas wins the Ballon d’Or Fe…
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Brazil runoff as it happened: world leaders congratulate Lula on historic election win as Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazilian President Lula secured a surprise win over far-right challenger Flavio Bolsonaro, whose party recognizes Lula's election victory.
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Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for last week’s church attack
Jordanian armed forces carried out strikes on "militant hideouts" in Syria that it said were linked to a deadly church attack on the kingdom last wee…
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Trump administration attempting to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey again
Comey for years has been targeted by President Donald Trump, who fired him as FBI director in 2017.
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Serbia wakes up to new reality after student-led movement ousts Vučić – as it hapepned
In a seismic political shift, Serbia's longtime strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led opposition movement in the cou…
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Judge says DOJ illegally fired the daughter of former FBI director Comey
The judge ordered that Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI director James Comey, be retroactively reinstated to her job as an assistant U.S.
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iPhone Duo owners report cracks in Apple’s first foldable handset
Company says small number of devices affected by display glitch after posts appear on Reddit and social media Owners of the new foldable iPhone are r…
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How the streets and social media drove Lula to a historic comeback in Brazil
Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won a historic fourth term as president, defeating the far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro in a dramatic come…
AI & Tech
AI & Tech
Microsoft to reportedly offer buyouts to 60,000 employees in latest cuts
The company announced in April that it was offering voluntary retirement to about 7% of its US workforce, which consisted of about 125,000 employees…
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AI & Tech
Five weird details from Anthropic’s IPO filing
Anthropic has finally filed its S-1 prospectus with the SEC, a document designed to give investors a look under the hood of its business, from how mu…
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AI & Tech
Apple acknowledges iPhone Duo display ‘issue’ after reports of cracked screens
Apple's "precision-engineered" hinge is apparently damaging some iPhone Duo screens.
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Australian judge rejects prisoner's human rights challenge to Vegemite ban
Andre McKechnie who is serving a life sentence for murder in the southern Australian state of Victoria, took his battle for the spread to the Supreme…
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Brazil: defeated Flávio Bolsonaro ordered to surrender passports
Trump pushes unsubstantiated claims about Brazil's presidential vote but says he 'didn't take sides' in the race.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile
Machado returns with Trump's blessing, even if Washington is happy with Venezuela's existing leader - at least for the time being.
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Israel election live: polls open in most consequential vote in country’s history
There’s a lot of racism, a lot of hatred, but most of all, there’s fear.” Continue reading...
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‘It’s a better experience’: shoppers praise Oxford Street pedestrianisation
London's Oxford Street has entered the first stage of pedestrianisation, with about a kilometre of the famous street being closed to traffic for good.
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Israel votes in first election since October 7 attack as Netanyahu faces crucial test
Israelis are voting Tuesday in the first general elections since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a fi…
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Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Southern California
The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Monday night that Jay-Z will be the featured performer for the halftime festivities on Feb.
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Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo batters Scotland
The 60-year-old man was struck by the tree near Castle Douglas as Storm Boelo brought strong winds and heavy rain to Scotland.
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Meta plans $95bn stock offering to help cover AI expansion
Tech firm announces two-part fundraising after Elon Musk warns hundreds of AI startups face collapse Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has announced plans for $…
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FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General, accusing bargain chain of overcharging customers
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have filed a lawsuit against Dollar General, claiming the retailer has charged customers more than adverti…
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Rosebank: Life on the oil field at the centre of a political storm
Scotland editor James Cook finds out what life is like on board a ship in an untapped oil field awaiting its fate.
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Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?
Retirees will get a personal allowance aligned with the new state pension, but experts say it could get complicated Retirees in the UK on low incomes…
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What people aged 50 and older need to know about flu shots
The spill of 18 tonnes of plastic pellets happened in July but there is still a lot we do not know.
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Tiny zebra-striped bee in West a 'huge surprise'
A zebra-striped bee is seen in Somerset for the first time, offering hope that restored saltmarshes are helping wildlife.
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Will the Budget pass Burnham's Makerfield test?
People in the prime minister's constituency say rising costs are squeezing household finances.
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a Roche lung cancer drug, a Bristol CAR-T trial death, and more
One of the more impressive data sets at this year’s ESMO came from a Roche study of its drug divarasib, which treats lung cancer.
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Perimenopause is everywhere. How do you know if you’re in it? – podcast
Science correspondent Nicola Davis gives the facts on symptoms, tests and treatments Read Nicola’s article about perimenopause misinformation here Su…
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'What does it say if a woman can't give birth in her own city?'
The Southern Health Trust plans to temporarily transfer inpatient maternity services from Daisy Hill to Craigavon.
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Health
STAT+: Nonprofit Bon Secours Mercy Health strikes $5.7 billion deal for surgery center chain
The deal would make the Catholic system one of the largest operators of outpatient surgery centers.
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