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E8 Art and Craft Trail Returns to Dalston with New Venues

Irish police prepare for further hoax bomb threats after hundreds of schools targeted

Korea, Singapore and New Zealand Advance Green Trade Pact Talks

RBA Inflation Target Origins: Why Australia Chose a Range Over Zero

Ireland and Ukraine consider drone cooperation memorandum after Dublin talks

Sister recounts fatal machete attack as Irish murder trial continues

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

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Bid to relocate US Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback

Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate the iconic Space Shuttle Discovery from a museum outside Washington to Houston.

Academics warn Columbia University deal sets dangerous precedent

Columbia University's $200 million agreement with President Donald Trump's administration marks the end of a months-long showdown, but academics warn it is just the first round of a government "assault" on higher education.

Sevastova topples Pegula to book date with Osaka, Swiatek advances in Montreal

Anastasija Sevastova stunned two-time defending champion Jessica Pegula 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to book a fourth-round clash with Naomi Osaka at the WTA Canadian Open.

Former Olympic champion Mu-Nikolayev fails in worlds bid

Former Olympic and world champion Athing Mu-Nikolayev suffered disappointment in her bid to qualify for the World Championships on Friday after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800m at the US Track and Field Championships.

Sensible and steely: how Mexico's Sheinbaum has dealt with Trump

A combination of tact and tenacity is credited for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's successful dealings with US counterpart Donald Trump, most recently convincing him to delay a sky-high import tariff meant to come into effect Friday.

Young leads at weather-hit PGA Wyndham Championship

American Cameron Young had a one-shot lead with three holes remaining when play was suspended Friday in the weather-hit PGA Tour Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.

US sprint star Richardson out of trials following arrest

US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson withdrew from the US Track and Field Championships in Oregon on Friday as it emerged she had been arrested and held at an airport detention center days earlier.

Rublev, Tiafoe sweat out three-set wins in Toronto

The seeded pair of Andrey Rublev and Frances Tiafoe were tested over three sets before making their way into the fourth round of the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday.

Ex-porn actor to be Colombian equality minister

A former porn actor and gay rights activist will be Colombia's new equality minister, a government source told AFP Friday.

Olympic swim greats Phelps, Lochte, rip US World Championships performance

Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps and his longtime US teammate Ryan Lochte took a swipe at the US team's performance at the World Championships in Singapore on Friday with social media posts depicting a funeral.

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