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Governments and central banks are battling the effects of the energy crisis, U.S. interest rates and AI spending.
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As President Donald Trump celebrates his birthday, we ask people who have worked into their 80s themselves about what it takes to keep going.
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The highly controversial trend lies at the intersection of Russia's war on Ukraine, new AI technologies and grief.
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Marius Borg Høiby will appear via video link, almost three months after his trial came to an end on 40 charges, including four counts of rape.
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Charlie Verco managed to grab hold of the woman and bring her back to shore after the Sydney shark attack on Saturday Elite paddleboarder Charlie Verco has only seen one shark bigger than the one he saw on Saturday at Sydney’s Coogee beach.The North Bondi athlete was training for the world championships in Hawaii in July on Saturday morning when he heard a swimmer shouting “shark”. Continue reading...
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A security expert who had recently become chief of staff to the new defense minister was abducted, the latest example of violence gripping the country.
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Fire at medical supplier Medline in Tracy, city of more than 100,000 residents, is affecting the air qualityCalifornia firefighters continued to battle a blaze on Saturday that had engulfed a roughly 1m sq ft warehouse, causing officials to warn residents over unhealthy air quality.The fire has been raging at the medical supplier Medline Industries’ warehouse in Tracy, a city of more than 100,000 residents located about 55 miles (90km) east of San Francisco. Officials expect to be battling the f
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The Tasmanian Liberal senator has announced he will leave parliament before the end of the year. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of a seven-year-old girl has been recovered from Sydney’s Parramatta River after her father was also found dead earlier on Saturday, with an investigation into their deaths to continue.
Emergency services were called to Bayview Park in Concord just before 11:45am on Saturday after a passerby on another ves
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Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, about 124 miles south-west of RichmondA large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on Friday evening, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others, officials said.Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, a small community about 124 miles (200km) south-west of Richmond, as the EastLake community church was holding an outdoor service, Shelley Basinger, a spokesperson for Bedf
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Keir Starmer says commercial and government agreements will create tens of thousands of jobs and drive developmentsThe UK and Japan are set to agree £18bn worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs.Prime minister Keir Starmer will welcome his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to Downing Street on Sunday ahead of the G7 summit next week. Continue reading...
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New safety measures had little effect so far, study finds, with Starmer expected to announce under-16s banNearly half of girls and a third of all teenagers saw suicide, self-harm and eating disorder content on social media in a week, a study shows.The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) research found that 47% of girls aged 13 to 17 encountered high-risk content during a seven-day period. Continue reading...
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An note on the Ticketmaster website for buying tickets to the game caused confusion and backlash among New Yorkers.
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Convenience store employee Eileen Fox, 56, said suspect ‘banged into metal stand’ but no one was injured in incident• Waitrose employee sacked after stopping shoplifter from taking Easter eggsA convenience store worker was sacked after trying to tackle a woman who she suspected was shoplifting bacon.Eileen Fox said the suspected thief was “well known” in Bootle, Merseyside, and claimed she had been stealing from the shop for years. Continue reading...
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Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to global prominence on social media amid racial tensions in BritainTommy Robinson was detained by police on Saturday at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws, after a week in which he rose to global prominence on social media.It was understood the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped and his phone was seized under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act 2019. Continue reading...
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A niche group of content creators called "virtual parents" have become hugely popular among young people.
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Last-minute offer to be put to members is understood to include an average 6.6% pay upliftResident doctors in England have called off strike action after the government made a new offer which will be put to members.They were set to stage a four-day walkout from 7am on Monday – the 16th round of strike action since 2023. Continue reading...
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The children — four girls and one boy — were among 10 people in the van at the time of the crash. An infant was seriously injured, the police said.
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Funding for extracurricular activities comes as ministers prepare to introduce social media restrictions for under-16sThe government has announced a £132.5m funding package for after-school clubs as ministers prepare to introduce expected restrictions on social media use for under-16s.The programme is designed to expand access to enrichment activities in schools, with funding for clubs ranging from music groups and debating societies to engineering and sports, in what ministers describe as an ef
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The pugilistic new paramilitary commander is seen as a power broker who is asserting control over negotiations even as the two sides appear near a deal.
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Two fires in 12 years wiped out all but a handful of the mature native pines in Victoria’s Wyperfeld national park, a key breeding ground for endangered pink cockatoosGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt the entrance to Wyperfeld national park, in north-west Victoria, more than a dozen pink cockatoos are sprinkled across a hedge row of pine trees like Christmas decorations. These are Aleppo pines, not the native conifers that the birds rely on for nesting habitat and as