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Spain deploys military to Ceuta after thousands of people breach Morocco’s border
Spain will deploy its armed forces to Ceuta after thousands of migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish territory, overwhelming border controls. The move highlights the strain on Ceuta’s limited services and the wider political and humanitarian significance of one of the European Union’s only land borders in Africa. At least nine people died during…
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Charming homes for sale with family gardens in England – in pictures
Five English homes for sale are highlighted for their family-friendly gardens, ranging from rural cottages to larger period and modern properties. – Fanner’s Green, Essex: Grade II-listed three-bedroom cottage with fruit trees and field views, £720,000. – Buxton, Derbyshire: 1898 landmark house with large lawn, library and cellar, £1.1m. – Staplefield, Sussex: Two-bedroom Victorian cottage…
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South Korean shares surge after chip stock rout
South Korean shares rose sharply on Friday, partly recovering from a three-day technology-led sell-off that erased hundreds of billions of dollars from the country’s stock market. The rebound was led by major chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, as stronger results from Amazon and Microsoft renewed investor confidence in heavy artificial intelligence investment. The Kospi…
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Glasgow gets starring role in new Spider-Man: Brand New Day film
Glasgow has featured prominently as a stand-in for New York City in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland. The production highlights the city’s growing appeal to major Hollywood projects, with its architecture and street layout allowing filmmakers to recreate American urban settings. Much of the film was shot in Glasgow…
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HSBC to pull out of Australian retail banking market
HSBC will exit Australian retail banking, closing all 19 branches over the next 18 months and selling its mortgage and personal-loan portfolio to Blackstone. The move ends the London-based bank’s decades-long consumer presence in Australia, reflecting the difficulty foreign banks face competing in a market dominated by major local lenders. The sale, subject to regulatory…
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Space-rock, proto-metal, acid-rock and a lot more in a swirling pot: Nine Monster Magnet albums you should listen to and one to avoid
This buyer’s guide recommends nine Monster Magnet albums and advises listeners to avoid one, presenting the New Jersey band as a distinctive force in psychedelic, space and proto-metal rock. It argues that the group’s importance lies in how they revived older acid-rock influences while making them feel fresh at the start of the 1990s. -…
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US investigating if Iran launched cyberattack on Minnesota water facilities
US authorities are investigating whether Iran was responsible for a cyberattack affecting water facilities in Minnesota, according to the article’s title. If confirmed, the incident would underline concerns about foreign cyber activity targeting essential public infrastructure. The supplied article text contains only an access-denied notice, so it provides no further account of the alleged attack,…
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Forget Dune, This Overlooked Sci-Fi Book Is the Space Opera Streaming Has Been Waiting For
Collider argues that Ann Leckie’s 2013 novel Ancillary Justice is a strong candidate for a major streaming space-opera adaptation, amid continued demand for ambitious science-fiction television. The article presents it as an overlooked alternative to established franchises such as Dune and Foundation, with a premise that could offer both large-scale world-building and an unusual central…
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Kingdom Hearts Collection Switch 2 Local Box Art Reportedly Updated
Square Enix has updated the local Switch 2 box art for the forthcoming physical Kingdom Hearts Collection after criticism of its previous visual design and allegations that it used generative AI. The company says the artwork was made by its development team without generative AI, and that the problems were caused by human error; it…