Market value of camels at Crown Prince Festival reaches $66 million
Taif, Saudi Arabia -- The market value of the camels competing in the final rounds of the 2025 Crown Prince...
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Turkey cuts interest rate again as inflation eases
Turkey's central bank on Thursday cut its policy interest rate for a second meeting in a row as the country's...
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NASA and SpaceX postpone launch of ISS crew rotation mission
Dubbed Crew-7, the mission will be commanded by American Jasmin Moghbeli and includes Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of...
- NASA said the mission was "standing down" from a scheduled Friday launch time, but did not provide a reason for the move
- Lift-off is planned from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with a backup opportunity at 07:04 GMT on Sunday
At meeting in Canada, global fund launched to protect nature
The fund's capitalization follows a global "peace pact" signed by more than 190 nations at the Montreal COP 15 summit...
- Canada and Britain announced they would provide a combined $160 million in seed money to get the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund off the ground
- The Global Environment Facility (GEF)'s assembly brought together 1,500 people from around the world including environmental activists and government officials
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American-Iranian Jasmin Moghbeli among NASA and SpaceX crew to ISS
Washington, United States -- NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch a crew of four to the International Space Station...
- Dubbed Crew-7, the mission will be commanded by Moghbeli and includes Andreas Mogensen of Denmark, Satoshi Furukawa of Japan and Konstantin Borisov of Russia.
- Crew-7 is set to be the seventh routine mission to the orbital platform for Elon Musk's SpaceX, with the first coming in 2020.
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Global warming induced stress could threaten health of 1 billion cows
Nearly eight out of 10 cows across the planet are already experiencing excessively high body temperatures, spiked respiration rates, bowed...
- These numbers are projected to balloon if cattle farming continues to expand in the Amazon and Congo basins, where temperature rise is quicker than the global average.
- The study predicts heat stress will become a year-round problem in Brazil, southern Africa, northern India, northern Australia and central America by 2100.
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Vignettes from first US election debate in Republican party
MILWAUKEE, US - A crowded stage of talkative Republican politicians produced a messy debate in the race to be the party's...
- Donald Trump may have turned down his invitation to join the debate, but his influence appeared to have seeped into the clothing choices of his rivals.
- All seven male candidates lined up wearing dark suits, white shirts and red ties - an echo of Trump's standard attire.
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Google unveils changes before strict EU rules kick in
EU rules will apply from Friday to Google, alongside 18 other large social media platforms and websites including Meta-owned Instagram,...
- Google's latest steps include expanding its "Ads Transparency Center", where users will find more information about targeting for ads in EU
- It would publish transparency reports with extra information about how content moderation has been handled for more of its services
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Greek firefighters struggle to control wildfires for sixth day
Athens, Greece--Hundreds of firefighters in Greece struggled Thursday to gain the upper hand against major wildfires burning unchecked for a sixth...
- Threatening a national park, a huge blaze continued to burn on Mount Parnitha near Athens, in the largest forest adjoining the capital
- According to a government minister, Greece was going through the worst summer of fires since fire-risk maps were introduced in 2009
Syria ramps up retaliatory attacks on rebel bases in Aleppo, Latakia and Hama
Both the Syrian army and Russian air force "carried out several air and artillery strikes targeting terrorist headquarters in the...
- Observatory chief attributed the increased number of attacks by Assad's ally Moscow as retaliation for drone strikes by HTS and its allies on government-held terrotary
- Earlier Wednesday, shelling that targeted Assad's home town in the coastal province of Latakia wounded one civilian, and was the second such attack in two months
Classic cars back on the road – in Gaza City
Around 2.3 million Palestinians live in the territory, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade.
- Around 2.3 million Palestinians live in the territory, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since the Islamist group Hamas seized power there in 2007
- There is a ban on importing a range of goods, including car parts, as Israel claims these may be used in producing explosives to be used against it
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Chip giant Nvidia rides AI wave as profits soar
The company's stock rose more than 8 percent following the results. This year the company's share price has more than...
- Nvidia said sales doubled year-on-year to $13.5 billion in the latest completed quarter
- The company said revenue in the current quarter would ramp up further to $16 billion
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Market value of camels at Crown Prince Festival reaches $66 million
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Digging for box office gold, ‘A Minecraft Movie’ hits cinemas
Paris, France -- With an A-list cast and a big budget, "A Minecraft Movie" releasing this week is hoping to...
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OpenAI says it raised $40 bn at valuation of $300 bn
San Francisco, United States - OpenAI on Monday said it raised $40 billion in a new funding round that valued...
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Iran will have ‘no choice’ but to acquire nuclear weapons if attacked, Khamenei adviser to UNSC
The message was sent to the UN Security Council in a letter by Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani which...
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Hard-hitting drama ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in UK schools
London, United Kingdom - The Netflix drama "Adolescence", which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences young...
- Starmer said he had watched the drama -- in which a 13-year-old boy stabs a girl to death after being radicalised on the internet -
- The internet and social media meant "ideology" can now be "pumped directly into the minds of our children", he added
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Le Pen’s French presidency bid in jeopardy after election ban
Paris, France -- A French court on Monday threw into severe doubt far-right leader Marine Le Pen's 2027 bid for...
- A French court on Monday handed her a five-year ban on running for office after convicting her over a fake jobs scheme.
- She was also given a four-year prison term by the Paris court but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail.
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Trump puts world on edge as ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs loom
Trump kept rivals and allies alike guessing about who would be targeted and by how much, but promised to be...
- A fan of tariffs for decades, Trump said that he had "settled" on a plan but kept the world in suspense as he refused to reveal the details.
- He would only say that the tariffs would be lower than what other countries would be charging the United States, adding that "we sort of have a world obligation perhaps."