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Elon Musk warns Bill Gates over Tesla short position
Elon Musk has reignited his long feud with Bill Gates, publicly urging the Microsoft cofounder to close what he calls a “crazy” short bet against Tesla before it potentially backfires.
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Trump bows to reality in Epstein reversal: What his rare retreat reveals
A rare climbdown over the Epstein files shows how rising Republican unease and midterm pressure are beginning to test Trump’s once-unchallenged grip on his party.
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Why Britain is turning to ‘negative nation branding’ on refugees
Keir Starmer’s hard-line asylum overhaul is meant to prove control over borders and outflank the anti-immigration right. It may instead deepen social tensions and unsettle his own party.
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Europe struggles for a plan B as Ukraine’s funding crisis deepens
A stalled plan to tap frozen Russian assets has exposed Europe’s limited and costly alternatives for keeping Ukraine funded as the war grinds on.
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China escalates pressure on Japan with travel bans, cancellations and suspended exchanges
Beijing has launched sweeping restrictions on travel, cultural exchanges and business visits to Japan after Tokyo signalled it might intervene militarily in a Taiwan conflict.
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Empathetic, available, cheap: Why Americans are turning to AI when doctors fall short
A flawed but tireless technology is stepping in where rushed, expensive and often impersonal health care leaves patients feeling unheard.
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Video of man washing feet in London’s Thames sparks row over culture, cleanliness and stereotypes
A short video of a man washing his feet in London’s River Thames has triggered fierce online debate over public behaviour, pollution, cultural norms and how Indians are perceived abroad.
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Kerala HR manager in Abu Dhabi wins UAE’s top skilled worker award, Rs 24 lakh
A Kerala born human resources manager in Abu Dhabi has been named UAE’s top skilled worker, winning Dh100,000, a gold coin, an Apple Watch and other rewards for his 16-year contribution to healthcare.
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New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reignite debate over whether it is a comet or something artificial
New telescope images show interstellar object 3I/ATLAS survived its close pass behind the sun, reviving debate among scientists over whether it is an unusually active comet or something truly artificial.
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Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO warns of cross-border risk
A rare and deadly haemorrhagic fever with no approved vaccine has surfaced in southern Ethiopia, prompting an urgent containment effort.
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Cognizant starts tracking employees’ laptop and website activity on select projects
A new monitoring tool is raising questions on productivity, privacy and how far IT firms can go in watching staff on screen.
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Trump’s meeting with Syrian leader sparks fresh attention on old US terror post
A 2017 social-media post by a US-based individual who travelled to Syria has resurfaced online and gone viral after the man met the Syrian president during a recent visit to Washington, raising fresh scrutiny.
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Epstein email offering ‘photos of Donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen’ adds to scrutiny of Trump ties
A 2015 email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein and a New York Times reporter has resurfaced in newly released Congressional documents, drawing fresh scrutiny to claims Epstein made privately about Donald Trump and his inner circle.
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Asian applicant claims US firms ignored his résumé until he changed name
A Chinese-American professional claims that only after swapping his ethnic name for a neutral American alias did employers begin contacting him, a discovery that has intensified long-running debates about subtle discrimination and unconscious bias in the US tech recruitment ecosystem.
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Little boy’s “What’s your name?” moment with Trump takes over the internet
A light-hearted Oval Office interaction between US President Donald Trump and a group of young children has captured widespread online attention, with a brief and charming question from a little boy turning into one of the week’s most shared political clips.
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Lost medieval city discovered beneath a Kyrgyzstan lake stuns archaeologists
A newly excavated underwater settlement beneath Lake Issyk-Kul may significantly reshape historians’ understanding of Central Asia’s ancient trade networks, revealing evidence of a large, organised Silk Road city that once connected merchants, cultures and religions across vast distances before a catastrophic earthquake sent it underwater.
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How a Chinese AI firm tapped Nvidia’s top chips via Indonesia
A Jakarta data centre deal shows how export rules still let Chinese companies tap US hardware, even as Washington tries to choke access.
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How three AI megadeals are rewriting Wall Street’s playbook
A fresh wave of AI infrastructure spending is forcing financiers to invent new ways to move colossal sums.
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How the world’s biggest mining project became China’s global win
A $23 billion iron ore mine in Guinea marks Beijing’s new dominance in global resources.
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Renowned Korean Japanese surgeon accused of defacing sacred sites in Japan
A celebrated endometriosis specialist faces extradition to Japan over oil “anointing” at sacred sites.
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As US government shuts down, private aviation takes off
Private jet travel booms as the US shutdown triggers flight cuts and delays for commercial passengers.
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US shutdown deal explained: How Democrats’ apparent defeat could still shape 2026
A short-term retreat could become a longer-term win by spotlighting Republicans on health subsidies, SNAP and affordability.
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Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS baffles scientists after passing the Sun
A mysterious visitor from beyond the Solar System has emerged from its solar flyby without the cometary tail astronomers expected to see. The absence of debris has reopened debate about what this object truly is and why it is behaving so strangely.
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Why Everest isn’t Earth’s closest point to space
Earth’s highest peak isn’t the point that reaches closest to outer space, and the reason has nothing to do with Everest at all. Because our planet bulges at the equator, a mountain thousands of miles away quietly steals that title.
