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Month: February 2025
Australia warns airlines to beware of a potential Chinese navy live-fire exercise in the Tasman Sea
MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia warned airlines flying between Australian airports and New Zealand to beware of Chinese warships potentially conducting a live-fire exercise in the […]
LeBron James scores 40 points to lead Lakers past Trail Blazers 110-102
PORTLAND, Ore. — LeBron James scored 40 points, including eight straight in a fourth-quarter surge, and Austin Reaves had 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers […]
Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win
It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an […]
Parents must not pay mandatory extra charges to access free childcare, government says | Politics News
Parents who are entitled to hours of free childcare should not have to pay mandatory extra charges to secure their nursery place, the government has […]
Surprise boost for shops as retail sales growth exceeds expectations | Money News
Shops were given a surprisingly big boost in January as official figures showed retail sales rose by 1.7%. Only a 0.3% rise had been forecast […]
Doctor leading new screening trial warns of ‘sharp rise’ in prostate cancer if disease not detected earlier | Science, Climate & Tech News
Thousands of men are to be checked for prostate cancer in one of the first large-scale European trials of smart screening. The pilot study, starting […]
German election: From AI influencers to Russian disinformation, the far-right is getting a leg up online | World News
Voters in Germany are being exposed to copious pro-AfD narratives online from AI-generated content and Russian disinformation campaigns. Experts monitoring social media say Russian-based groups […]
Spanish man crowned Underwater Photographer of the Year for humpback whale image | World News
A Spanish photographer has been named Underwater Photographer of the Year for his picture of a humpback whale and her newborn calf in French Polynesia. […]
Trump Names ‘Pardon Czar’ to Advise on Clemency
President Trump announced on Thursday that he was naming Alice Johnson, whose life sentence he commuted during his first term, as his “pardon czar” to […]