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Tamil Nadu's TB Initiative Cuts Deaths by 38% Through Early Triage

Ugly (UK) Brings Chamber Pop and Halloween Masks to Rough Trade Nottingham

Rene Eyre Revisits Autobiographical Performance 'Say A Little Prayer' in London

London Museum Granted 24/7 License Ahead of November Opening

UAE's HCT Holds Record Graduation and Announces Major Training Expansion

Dana White Confirms Flight to Washington for Trump Meeting on Press Secretary Role

NASA Awards $10B Lunar Contract Framework to SpaceX, Blue Origin

Dengue Fever Expands Into High Himalayas as Climate Change Warms Nepal

Katy Perry Tells Fans Ex-Husband Russell Brand 'Should Be in Jail' During UK Concert

IoT Refrigerator Hacks Disrupt Blood Labs and Supermarkets Across Europe and US

South African election results renew debate over identity-based voting

Post-election pressures complicate US and Israeli decisions on Iran

South African voters report smoother local election but declining IEC trust

UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Ukraine says 19 wounded in Russian strike on Kharkiv housing area

A Russian strike Friday on residential buildings in the major Ukrainian city of Kharkiv wounded 19 people, Ukrainian officials said.

6.5-magnitude quake shakes Mexico City

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City and southwestern Guerrero state on Friday, sending people rushing into the streets but causing no serious damage, according to preliminary reports.

Tesla sales slip as it loses EV crown to China's BYD in 2025

Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle maker for the year to Chinese auto giant BYD.

UK sees record-high electricity from renewables in 2025: study

Britain produced a record-high amount of electricity from renewable energy last year, a study revealed on Friday.

Budanov: Enigmatic spy chief set to become Zelensky's top aide

Kyrylo Budanov, set to become Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's new chief of staff, is a secretive figure who rose from relative obscurity to become head of Kyiv's formidable spy agency.

Greece and Argentina make winning starts at United Cup

Stefanos Tsitsipas found his winning touch on his return to action from injury as he led Greece to an unassailable 2-0 lead over Japan on Friday in group play at the ATP-WTA United Cup.

Agonizing wait as Switzerland works to ID New Year's fire victims

Families endured an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones Friday as Swiss investigators rushed to identify victims of a ski resort fire at a New Year's celebration that killed at least 40 people.

Nortje gets nod for South Africa's T20 World Cup campaign

Injury-prone fast bowler Anrich Nortje was on Friday named in South Africa's 15-man squad for next month's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

Arteta urges Arsenal to break New Year Premier League curse

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to break their New Year jinx as the Gunners battle for their first Premier League title in more than two decades.

Norway closes in on objective of 100% electric car sales

Norway came close to its objective of selling only zero-emission cars in 2025, with electric vehicles accounting for 95.9 percent of new registrations.

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