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Lufthansa wins contest for TAP Air Portugal stake

Lufthansa wins contest for TAP Air Portugal stake

German airline Lufthansa has won the contest to buy a major stake in TAP Air Portugal, the Portuguese prime minister said Wednesday, after months of efforts to privatise the state-rescued airline.

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Medvedev sees off Tsitsipas to reach Shanghai Masters quarters

Medvedev sees off Tsitsipas to reach Shanghai Masters quarters

Daniil Medvedev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday, setting up a meeting with either Tommy Paul or Zizou Bergs.

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AI worms, 'major' incident fears spur safety calls at industry summit

AI worms, 'major' incident fears spur safety calls at industry summit

From the spectre of refrigerator-infecting AI worms to warnings of "major" security incidents at the horizon, calls to prioritise safety in the development of artificial intelligence dominated an industry summit Wednesday.

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Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

The Louvre Museum risks having to close its doors to the public unless lawmakers approve a major overhaul of the creaking and over-capacity institution, its head told a French newspaper on Wednesday.

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Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia's Bali island

Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia's Bali island

Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that Indonesian authorities blamed on supply disruptions.

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Lawes and Genge urge England to end ban on overseas-based players

Lawes and Genge urge England to end ban on overseas-based players

Courtney Lawes and Ellis Genge have called on England to end their ban on selecting overseas-based players for Test rugby union.

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Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Reaffirms $400 Million to $460 Million FY2027 Revenue Guidance, Unveils Eight Sintered Magnet Grades Covering an Estimated 75% of Global NdFeB Revenue, and Moves to Answer U.S. Army Call for Rare Earth Magnets

Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Reaffirms $400 Million to $460 Million FY2027 Revenue Guidance, Unveils Eight Sintered Magnet Grades Covering an Estimated 75% of Global NdFeB Revenue, and Moves to Answer U.S. Army Call for Rare Earth Magnets

Seven of eight grades customer-certified and first 13 of 57 containers of ULVAC equipment landed in Pohang on the path to more than 10,000 metric tons of annual capacity; SmCo production equipment targeted for mid-2027 as DFARS 252.225-7052 extends its mine-to-magnet restriction to SmCo magnets on January 1, 2027

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Metrika Selected by OCC to Support Stablecoin Supervisory Framework Under the GENIUS Act

Metrika Selected by OCC to Support Stablecoin Supervisory Framework Under the GENIUS Act

Federal contract awarded, effective August 17, 2026, covers stablecoin and digital asset payment expertise

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Trial defence says Russia used Nord Stream pipelines as 'weapon'

Trial defence says Russia used Nord Stream pipelines as 'weapon'

A lawyer for a Ukrainian accused of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines said Wednesday that Russia used them as a "weapon" to exert political and economic pressure, as the former military officer's trial opened in Germany.

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Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe

Kenya hosting 2029 World Championships will help doping fight, says Coe

Kenya hosting the 2029 World Athletics Championships will help combat the endemic doping problem among its athletes, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on a visit to Nairobi on Wednesday.

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