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Trump moves deadline for striking Iran energy sites
A US President Donald Trump has pushed back his deadline for strikes on Iran’s energy assets, saying talks on ending the war were “going very well” as Israel announced fresh…
Bolivia, Jamaica close in on World Cup after playoff wins
A Bolivia and Jamaica moved to within one win of returning to the World Cup after decades-long absences on Thursday after securing opening victories in FIFA’s intercontinental playoff tournament in…
War in the Middle East: latest developments
A Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: – Saudi Arabia intercepts drones – The Saudi defence ministry said it had “intercepted and destroyed” four drones over…
Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants
A Some of the world’s largest LNG plants were forced shut on Friday by a cyclone off western Australia, squeezing fuel supplies already stretched thin by war in the Middle…
Tech-equipped Indigenous firefighters protect Thai forests
C In the dry-season heat of northern Thailand, Hmong villagers zip through forested slopes, blasting tinder with leaf blowers and cutting through brush with machetes, while others scan for smoke…
Dodgers launch three-peat bid with win on historic day of MLB openers
A The Los Angeles Dodgers, sparked by Andy Pages’s three-run homer, launched their bid for a World Series three-peat with an 8-2 victory over Arizona on Thursday on a historic…
Sacred leaf offers hope for Vanuatu’s threatened forests
C The feather-shaped namele leaf is so central to Vanuatu it features on the national flag, and now it is being enlisted to protect some of the country’s most important…
PREP ROUNDUP: CHS baseball bounces back, dominates Grundy
B The Coffee County baseball team needed just four innings to return home from Coalmont with a win Thursday. Taking on Grundy County, the Red Raiders opened the game with…
AI used to make ‘fetishised’ images of disabled women
A British charities and disability advocates have slammed a trend for using AI to generate “fetishised” images of women with disabilities and genetic conditions including Down syndrome, vitiligo and albinism.…
Trump bars firms with pro-diversity policies from govt contracts
A US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday prohibiting companies doing business with the federal government from having policies meant to combat racism or sexism in the workforce.…
