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Storm-toppled tree at Six Flags Over Georgia injures four visitors
A fallen tree struck four guests near the park entrance as severe thunderstorm warnings were issued across the metro Atlanta area on Sunday.
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China test-fires nuclear-capable submarine missile into Pacific as Marles withholds landing site
Australia’s Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles has declined to disclose where a Chinese nuclear-capable missile, fitted with a dummy warhead, came down in the Pacific Ocean after China test-launched it. Marles told the ABC it was “not something that I can talk about publicly”, but described the test as “deeply destabilising”, stressing the significance of…
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Anthony Albanese under fire over melon quips about Japan’s Sanae Takaichi
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused by the Coalition of making “disrespectful” remarks about Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, during a podcast appearance. The matter matters because it touches on both diplomatic sensitivities with a key ally and ongoing criticism of the Prime Minister’s conduct towards women. The remarks were made…
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SK Hynix plans $28bn US share listing amid AI memory boom
SK Hynix is experiencing a boom credited to AI. It will ride that to a multibillion-dollar U.S. IPO, expected to take place on Friday.
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Nolan Wells, 18, found dead after July 4 boating trip off Mississippi
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old student athlete, has died after going missing during a July 4 boating trip off the coast of Mississippi. His mother, Christine Wonsley, shared photographs of her son celebrating on a boat with friends just hours before he disappeared, drawing wider attention to a story that has resonated as a sudden…
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as historic defence anchors their run
If Spain are to get their hands on the World Cup trophy again, they may have their defence, rather than their attack, to thank.
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as late goal sinks Portugal
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Brailsford villagers fear encirclement by 132,000-panel Derbyshire solar farm
Residents of Brailsford, a Derbyshire village recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book and one of Britain’s oldest settlements, fear their community will be “imprisoned” by a large proposed solar farm. British Solar Renewables (BSR) has applied to install 132,000 panels across almost 300 acres of farmland immediately east of the village — an area likened…
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NHS approves two GP-based tests to speed up endometriosis diagnosis
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has approved two new tests, EndoSure and Endotest, for use on the NHS to speed up the diagnosis of endometriosis. The move matters because women currently wait an average of more than nine years for a diagnosis, and the tests can be carried out in a…
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Amazon revives Lara Croft across two games and a Sophie Turner series
Amazon is expanding its investment in the Tomb Raider franchise with two new video games and a live-action television series, part of a broader push into classic British characters following its James Bond game “007 First Light”. The move matters because it revives one of gaming’s most iconic heroines, Lara Croft, across multiple formats, with…