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G7 welcomes potential record release of oil reserves in bid to curb soaring prices The group of nations welcomes the idea of releasing oil in response to the surge in prices since the US-Israel war with Iran began

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Boy, 16, arrested after girl stabbed at high school The BBC is told students have been placed under lockdown conditions in the school buildings.

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Weather warnings issued as gales set to batter parts of the UK Strong winds are likely across many parts of the UK on Thursday before turning colder with some wintry showers at the end of the week, as Simon King explains.

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Mortgage rates rise and deals pulled over Iran war turmoil Average mortgage rates hit highest since last August in the biggest upheaval since the mini-Budget.

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How Trump’s war on Iran stranded a million fliers — and plunged the Gulf’s favorite... It was a little after 1PM on Friday, February 28th, and Samantha Lujano was about to board her flight from Dubai to Colombo, Sri Lanka, when the drone attacks began.
She had already received her boarding pass and gone through ...

MIDDLE EAST LIVE 11 March: More strikes as calls grow for peace

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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 11 March: More strikes as calls grow for peace As the war in the Middle East enters its twelfth day, the UN has continued to call for all parties to ensure that civilians are protected across the region, in line with international law and the United Nations Charter. Stay ...

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Nvidia’s head of autonomous driving opens up about his plan to beat Waymo and Tesla Nvidia is offering its DRIVE Hyperion platform to automakers who want to enable a range of autonomous features. | Image: Nvidia
Every six months or so, Nvidia's head of automotive, Xinzhou Wu, invites CEO Jensen Huang to go for a ride ...

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March organised by Iran-linked group banned after police request Organisers say it is a peaceful pro-Palestinian event but it has been criticised for representing the Iranian regime.

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Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus review: This again The S26 phones feel awfully familiar.
While Samsung has treated its Flips and Folds to a few major hardware upgrades over recent years, the Galaxy S flagships have often felt like a long, unbroken line of minor spec refreshes. The S26 ...

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Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger get new ways to protect users from scams Meta is adding more scam detection tools to Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp that can help users protect their accounts. In its announcement, Meta says the new features aim to alert users about suspicious activities before they engage with them, such ...

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The Aldi-style disruptors who could be about to shake up the vets market As pet owners complain of rising prices, independent practices want to take on the big chains.

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Pop music's bias towards English is fading, says Spotify Songs in 16 languages featured in the global chart last year, as genres like Brazilian Funk explode.

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What happens if Iran shuts the Strait of Hormuz? Iran says it will "set fire" to ships trying to sail through the world's most vital oil transit point.

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Anthropic is launching a new think tank amid Pentagon blacklist fight Amid a weekslong conflict with the Pentagon, resulting in a blacklist and a lawsuit, Anthropic is shaking up its C-suite and research initiatives. The company announced Wednesday that it's launching a new internal think tank, called the Anthropic Institute, that ...

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Oppo’s new foldable isn’t quite creaseless, but it’s pretty damn close Let’s play a game of “spot the crease.“
The first thing most people seem to do when they try out a foldable phone I'm reviewing is look for the crease in the screen. In the case of Oppo's Find N6, it ...

‘You are the foundation-shakers’: UN chief answers tough questions at townhall with women’s civil society...

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‘You are the foundation-shakers’: UN chief answers tough questions at townhall with women’s civil society... The UN chief on Tuesday applauded civil society groups for “shaking the foundations of privilege” in a male-dominated world, addressing a range of questions during a townhall meeting on the margins of the 70th session of the Commission on the ...

World News in Brief: Türk’s South Sudan ceasefire call, Ukraine strikes, Gaza food alert, Afghan...

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World News in Brief: Türk’s South Sudan ceasefire call, Ukraine strikes, Gaza food alert, Afghan... UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned accounts of “gruesome killings” of civilians in South Sudan, the destruction and poisoning of key water sources and fresh waves of mass displacement.

‘Toxic rain’ warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war

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‘Toxic rain’ warning from oil depot strikes amid ongoing Middle East war Toxic “black rain” linked to strikes on oil depots, mass displacement and continuing disruption to aid supply chains are upending lives across the Middle East and beyond after 10 days of war in the region, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. ...

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Is being a leader really sexier than being a manager? Introducing our new podcast, Boss Class

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What Boris Johnson and the tech titans have in common The Tories’ disruptive strategies would not be out of place in Silicon Valley