CNN — The French Open has already seen a major upset as world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev was knocked out by Brazilian qualifier Thiago Seyboth Wild in the first round on Tuesday. The world No. 172 showed little sign of nerves by beating Medvedev in a thrilling five-set encounter – 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-4…
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Pieces of what appear to be parts of a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple in Peru. — Reuters Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that likely served as a trading hub linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Andes and Amazon, flourishing around the same time as early civilisations in the Middle East…
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban movement Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, October 4, 2024. — Reuters MOSCOW: Russia has officially recognised the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so. The move came after Moscow accepted the credentials of…
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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has given a final approval to a law to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) following its politically-motivated resolution which paved the way for US-Israeli acts of aggression against the country. Pezeshkian on Wednesday officially communicated the law mandating the government to suspend cooperation with the IAEA, approved…
An aerial view of Valley Health Hampshire Memorial Hospital on June 17, 2025 in Romney, W.V. Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s “big beautiful bill” would make sweeping changes to U.S. health care, leaving millions of vulnerable Americans without health insurance and threatening the hospitals and centers that provide…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. India’s $280 billion IT services industry is set to post a lacklustre first-quarter performance for FY25, with top-tier firms likely to report flat to marginal revenue growth amid prolonged decision cycles and cautious tech spending by global clients, reported ET, citing analysts.Among the top six…
New study by the University of California, Davis, has revealed that certain illegal disposable e-cigarettes may pose even greater health risks than traditional cigarettes. The research found alarmingly high levels of toxic heavy metals — including lead — in some widely used vape products. Once marketed as a safer alternative to conventional smoking, vaping is…
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A recently fired USAID staff member reacts while leaving work, during a sendoff by former USAID staffers and supporters outside USAID offices in Washington, DC, US, February 21, 2025. — Reuters More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because the Trump administration dismantled US…
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Suzanne Bearne Business reporter Dr Bronner’s US soap firm Dr Bronner’s has walked away from the global B Corp accreditation scheme Earlier this year natural soap company Dr Bronner’s decided that enough was enough. It announced that it was quitting B Corp, the global certification scheme that honours companies for having high standards when it…
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