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Georgia refrigeration company sues EPA after five-year HFC reprieve

NEET’s Merit Promise Erodes as Cost and Time Barriers Rise for Medical Aspirants

HoloCoder technology promises brighter smartphone images and 3D depth data

The Good Daughter Streaming Guide: Release Date, Platforms, and Access

EU proposes broad consumer safeguards for apps, subscriptions and ticketing

Nvidia faces scrutiny over alleged Chinese intelligence link to Jensen Huang

Radical Numerics develops offline AI tool to detect engineered pathogens

Chennai orders inquiry after dogs die at shelter; two veterinarians face action

Startup turns Chennai’s history and culture into an interactive world

ROCS Travel Announces 11-Day Turkish Tour for 2027

Four firms compete to design Chennai’s model mobility corridors

Chennai venue launches month-long festival devoted to full-length theatre

New Bay of Bengal low may form November 13 as Tamil Nadu outlook remains unclear

AI Stock Rebound Lifts Wall Street as CoreWeave Surges

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Ski world champion Venier quits, saying hunger has gone

Six months after claiming her first major title, Austrian skier Stephanie Venier announced her retirement on Thursday, aged 31.

Israel security cabinet to discuss Gaza war plans

Israel's security cabinet was set to meet on Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla headed for the Palestinian territory.

Deadly Indian Himalayan flood likely caused by glacier collapse, experts say

A deadly wall of muddy water that swept away an Indian Himalayan town this week was likely caused by a rapidly melting glacier exacerbated by the rising effects of climate change, experts said on Thursday.

UK pensioner, student arrested for backing Palestine Action

Pensioner Marji Mansfield never imagined she would end up suspected of terrorism for protesting against the banning of a pro-Palestinian group.

Israeli security cabinet to discuss future Gaza war plans

Israel's security cabinet was expected to meet on Thursday to discuss military plans in Gaza, local media reported, as the families of hostages launched a desperate plea for help aboard a flotilla headed for the Palestinian territory.

Antonio to leave West Ham after car crash

Michail Antonio's 10-year spell at West Ham is over after the club decided not to offer the 35-year-old a new contract.

Kremlin says Trump-Putin meeting agreed for 'coming days'

The Kremlin said Thursday that a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was set for the "coming days", both sides having already agreed the venue "in principle".

Bank of England cuts rate as keeps watch over tariffs

The Bank of England on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter point to four percent, the lowest level in 2.5 years, as it bids to boost a UK economy still threatened by US tariffs.

Maddison set to miss most of Spurs season after knee injury

Tottenham midfielder James Maddison is expected to miss most of the upcoming Premier league season after rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament.

Plastic pollution treaty talks stuck in 'dialogue of the deaf'

Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in a "dialogue of the deaf", sources in and around the talks told AFP.

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