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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake shakes Darwin: ‘The whole house shook’
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Banda Sea north of Darwin on Friday evening, sending tremors through the Australian city and its northern suburbs. Residents reported feeling their homes shake at around 9.30pm, with some describing sustained rocking while others called the sensation gentle but unusual, highlighting how rare such events are for the region.…
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USA agrees to sell Black Hawk helicopters to Argentina in £103 million deal after Trump hinted he wouldn’t help Britain if the Falklands were invaded
The United States has agreed to sell four UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Argentina for an estimated £103 million, in a move that comes weeks after Donald Trump suggested he might not aid Britain if Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands again. The timing has raised eyebrows given the UK’s historically close defence relationship with Washington…
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Tua Tagovailoa ruled out of Falcons’ opener with oblique injury, Cooper Rush steps in against Steelers
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out of the team’s Week 1 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with an oblique injury, just days after being named the starter. Veteran Cooper Rush will take over as QB1, while backup Michael Penix Jr. also remains out as he continues recovering from a torn ACL suffered…
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Sebastian Stan on Why ‘Fjord’ Is Being Called a ‘MAGA Movie’ and How Making ‘The Batman 2’ Feels Like ‘F—ing Godfather Part 2’
At the Toronto International Film Festival, actor Sebastian Stan spoke to Variety about “Fjord,” his first Romanian-language role and director Cristian Mungiu’s first English-language feature, describing it as a long-held personal ambition to reconnect with the country and language he left as a child. He plays Mihai, a fundamentalist father whose children are removed by…
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Poor Leeds stunned by impressive Hull FC
Hull FC produced a shock 18-12 win over second-placed Leeds Rhinos to close out a difficult Super League season on a high, while the result combined with Wigan Warriors’ 50-12 thrashing of Catalans Dragons to hand Wigan the League Leaders’ Shield. Leeds looked disjointed throughout and squandered several attacking opportunities, a result that will concern…
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Rutgers ‘Antifa’ professor who fled US over political atmosphere after Kirk murder pens book on ‘fascist’ US
Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” is releasing a new book detailing how he left the United States for Spain with his family following Charlie Kirk’s assassination in September 2025, after allegedly receiving death threats and having his address circulated online. The book, titled “Unpunctuated Death Threats: Notes from a…
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The retirement home of your dreams: Chats with Celia Imrie and Ralph Fiennes, private chefs and a stunning pool – if you have £1million to spare
Riverstone Living Fulham, a gated riverside retirement community in west London, offers residents luxury facilities and celebrity-studded events not typically associated with elder care, at prices reportedly reaching around £1million. The development, home to more than 100 residents over 65, blends hotel-style amenities with discreet health support, reflecting a growing trend towards upmarket, resort-style retirement…
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It’s the modern miracle that is set to take over civil servants’ jobs as ministers plan to replace middle management with AI in bid to stem the ever expanding public sector
The Irish government is examining plans to replace middle management and administrative civil service roles with artificial intelligence, as part of a broader effort to curb rapid growth in public sector staffing and pay costs. Ministers have emphasised that the initiative, still in its early stages under the Department of Public Expenditure, would unfold over…
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Trump’s forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
A US federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in forcing a Michigan coal plant to stay open, in a decision expected to apply to every similar coal plant closure the Department of Energy has blocked nationwide. The DOE had invoked emergency powers under the Federal Power Act to keep ageing,…