NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes
A bank in New Zealand has found itself at the centre of an unlikely free speech row after an attempt to remove "explicit" memes about its sheep mascot from social media.
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Opposition, journalists allege police abuses during India protests
Opposition leaders and journalists accused police of heavy-handed tactics during weekend demonstrations, as authorities locked down New Delhi on Monday ahead of a fresh rally against the election chief.
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China Open champ Zheng withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue
Freshly crowned China Open champion Zheng Qinwen withdrew on Monday from her home tournament in Wuhan, citing fatigue and a right shoulder injury.
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DATA Network joins Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data
Trace, the onchain registry for rights-cleared AI training data with more than 250 million verifiable receipts, brings its training data to Sui and Walrus to power the next generation of AI models.
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Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener
Brice Turang homered and Milwaukee's bullpen kept the Los Angeles Dodgers' potent bats in check Sunday as the Brewers triumphed 2-1 in game one of baseball's National League Championship Series.
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Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'
A Melbourne man whose Islamic community centre has been linked by prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates to the co-pilot who allegedly attacked the captain of a flydubai jet has hit out at "false accusations".
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Pope to have surgery to remove lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV announced on Sunday that he would have an operation "in the coming days" for a lump on his lung, saying it had been located "at a very early stage".
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North Korea fires 'several ballistic missiles' into Sea of Japan
North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast, Seoul's military said, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along their heavily fortified border.
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Stocks rise as oil prices tumble after Trump hails 'energy ceasefire'
Most stock markets rose Monday as oil prices tumbled after Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, which offset a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
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El Nino sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor
An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in another sign the weather pattern is gaining exceptional strength.
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