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Sweden faces political uncertainty after election thriller

Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk slims down to 'Novo'

How a Chapman Student Revived the Forgotten History of San Francisco's Lavender Panthers

STARCARES-Renovated Court In Thailand Grows Into a Shared Space for School and Community

Philippine Muslim enclave heads to polls after deadly shooting

Oil prices extend gains on Mideast supply fears, tech leads losses

New coach won't use AI in bid to make South Korea fans happy

Beds too short in 'worst-ever' Asian Games rooms, say South Korea

J-VISIONS Vol. 4 Now Online: Read English Articles on Japanese Corporate IR

Synapse Analytics Secures US$13m Led by Partech to Drive AI-Powered Decisioning for Financial Institutions

In DR Congo streets, ex-hoods get tough on litter -- and locals

Bougainville leader says violence won't stop Panguna mine reopening

Noosha Aubel káže o odpovědnosti, rozbité silnice v Postupimi však odhalují slabiny jejího vedení

Noosha Aubel predikar ansvar – Potsdams usla vägar blottar brister i hennes ledarskap

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

China's AliExpress risks fine for breaching EU illegal product rules

Chinese online giant AliExpress must do more to protect consumers from illegal product sales, the European Commission said Wednesday in an interim finding that could open the way to heavy fines.

Liverpool face Bournemouth in Premier League opener, Man Utd host Arsenal

Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence at home to Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 while Arsenal head to Manchester United in a blockbuster clash on the opening weekend.

Heatstroke alerts issued in Japan as temperatures surge

Sweltering temperatures prompted heatstroke alerts in multiple Japanese regions on Wednesday, with dozens of people seeking emergency medical care in the capital Tokyo.

Liverpool to kick off Premier League title defence against Bournemouth

Liverpool will kick off their Premier League title defence at home to Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 while Arsenal head to Manchester United in a blockbuster clash on the opening weekend.

Meta offered $100 mn bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman

Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees in an unsuccessful bid to poach the ChatGPT maker's talent and strengthen its own generative AI teams, the startup's CEO, Sam Altman, has said.

Spain pushes back against mooted 5% NATO spending goal

Spain is resisting US President Donald Trump's demands to hike defence spending to five percent of national output, potentially threatening NATO unity at a crucial alliance summit this month.

UK inflation dips less than expected in May

British inflation eased less than expected in May after surging in April, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling expectations that the Bank of England will hold interest rates steady this week.

Oil edges down, stocks mixed but Mideast war fears elevated

Oil prices slipped Wednesday following the previous day's surge but investors remained on edge fearing a US intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict after Donald Trump called for Tehran's "unconditional surrender".

Dozens of Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts

Dozens of flights to and from Indonesia's resort island of Bali were cancelled on Wednesday, authorities said, after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10 kilometres (six miles) into the sky.

Energy transition: how coal mines could go solar

Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green energy source.

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