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Canada to join Eurovision song contest from 2027
Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’Canada will join the Eurovision song contest in 2027, becoming the first new participant since Australia in 2015, organisers have announced.Participation is not limited to countries in geographic Europe and instead is open to all members of…
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Autonomous vehicle hype is back, and Humble Robotics is bringing it to freight
The autonomous vehicle space is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 hype cycle. Travis Kalanick is back building a robotics company, and the talent wars and capital are heating up the same way they did the first time around. The money’s flowing back, and it’s the people who lived through that first…
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Syria’s president names final 70 lawmakers to new post-Assad parliament
Fifteen women are appointed, after only six female candidates were selected by regional electoral colleges last October.
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After spooking Trump into safety testing, Anthropic AI models get global release
US lifts curbs on Anthropic’s advanced Fable and Mythos models.
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Speedboats, handbags & free eggs – inside Team Scotland’s kitting-out day
Three weeks from the Commonwealth Games, Team Scotland now look the part as they get kitted out – and bag some goodies too.
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UK national lottery funding too concentrated in south, Nandy says
Culture secretary launches first review of how money is spent in more than two decadesFunding from the national lottery is too heavily concentrated in the south, the culture secretary has said, as she launched the first review in more than 20 years into how billons raised by ticket sales is spent.In comments that chime with…
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‘Wonderful finish’ – Cipenga gives DR Congo shock lead against England
Brian Cipenga gives DR Congo an early lead against England during their World Cup last-32 match in Atlanta.
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Controversial bishops ordained as Pope warns of ‘schism’ in Catholic Church
Thousands of worshippers attended a ceremony in the Swiss Alps as part of the breakaway Society of Saint Pius X.
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Messy Subnautica 2 saga ends with Unknown Worlds CEO departing again
Thus ends the messy saga of Subnautica 2.
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German police raid national football HQ over Euro 2024 corruption allegations
Operation concerns ‘unauthorised favours’ in host citiesBribery involving tickets is suspected, Bild reportsPolice in Germany have raided the national football federation headquarters and other sites across the country as part of an investigation into alleged corruption involving “unauthorised favours” linked to the 2024 European Championship. The case focuses on accusations that employees of cities in…