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Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire

Israel says it targeted a senior Hezbollah figure in the capital, the first strike of its kind since mid-April.

Ted Turner, CNN creator who revolutionized the media industry, dies at 87 - Los Angeles Times

Meg James is a senior entertainment industry writer for the Los Angeles Times. She was the lead reporter for The Times’ coverage of the deadly “Rust” shooting on a New Mexico film set in 2021, work recognized by the Pulitzer Prize board as a finalist in breaking news.

Indiana primary shows how Trump can punish Republicans who defy him | AP News

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A Common Blood Pressure Medicine Could Help Fight a Deadly Superbug : ScienceAlert

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Saudi Arabia Blocks US Military Access Amid Project Freedom Dispute

The future will reveal whether these tensions lead to diplomatic breakthroughs or further regional instability.

Beyond the statistics - Kansas State Collegian

Cancer is often talked about in terms of statistics, research breakthroughs and awareness campaigns. But inside the Johnson Cancer Research Center (JCRC), filled with tie blankets, handwritten notes and port pillows, Cats for a Cure is focused on something more personal — reminding patients ...

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Inside the Welsh town that could herald a hard-right swing in U.K.'s elections

In Britain's ex-industrial heartlands, it is not only stagnant wages or the rising cost of food and fuel driving voters to Reform UK. It is the broader sense that the country is not working.

UK advises two returnees from hantavirus-hit cruise ship to self‑isolate | Reuters

British health authorities said on Wednesday they ‌had advised two people to self‑isolate after they had returned to Britain from a luxury cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus, a rare but potentially ⁠deadly disease.

Who is Zack Polanski, UK Greens leader and rising political star? | Elections News | Al Jazeera

The United Kingdom’s Green Party leader Zack Polanski, a 43-year-old self-styled “eco-populist” presenting himself as a progressive alternative to Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party, is banking on a political breakthrough in British local elections this week.

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GB News halted for breaking alert - and it's bad news for Donald Trump | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk

GB News delivered a major blow to the US President.

IBEX consolidates 18,000 level as markets await diplomatic breakthroughs | MarketScreener

The IBEX 35 opened with little change on Thursday, entering a consolidation phase marked by caution following significant gains over the previous two sessions. Investor focus remains...

Cosmic catch-up: the biggest space stories of the week

“Developing methods for formation flight and image-based computation, and solving problems such as distributed control and inverse problems, are breakthroughs that could later enable larger, long-term missions capable of providing atmospheric scientists with enough data for climate prediction.”

Over 80% of Nigerian graduates struggling to secure employment

Onyemerela also explained that the British Council partnered with Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) and De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom, to develop a framework that can be adapted across Nigerian universities.

Sayan Biswas: How Deep Tech Evolves from Research to Real-World Impact

Market adoption represents the final and most complex stage. Even technically successful innovations can fail if they do not align with market needs, cost expectations, or existing infrastructure. Adoption often depends on incremental improvements rather than sudden breakthroughs.

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789), adopted during the French Revolution, proclaimed universal rights of all people.

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