US Supreme Court agrees to hear Monsanto weedkiller case
The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by German chemicals giant Bayer to put an end to a wave of lawsuits over the weedkiller Roundup.
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Ugandan opposition leader seized by army helicopter after election
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was forcibly taken away in an army helicopter from his home on Friday, his party said, a day after elections marred by reports of violence.
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Trump threatens tariffs as US lawmakers back Denmark, Greenland
Donald Trump on Friday warned that he could slap tariffs on countries that do not support his Greenland takeover plans, as US Congress members visited Copenhagen to give their backing for Denmark and its autonomous Arctic island.
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Swiss fire fatalities not given routine autopsies: lawyers
The victims of the Swiss New Year fire disaster have not undergone routine autopsies to determine how they died, lawyers representing their families said Friday.
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OpenAI introducing ads to ChatGPT
OpenAI announced Thursday it will begin testing advertisements on ChatGPT in the coming weeks, as the wildly popular artificial intelligence chatbot seeks to increase revenue to cover its soaring costs.
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Russian inflation drops sharply in 2025
Russian annual inflation fell sharply in 2025, data from the state statistics agency showed on Friday, as central bank efforts to tame price growth appeared to bear fruit.
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India's Sundar ruled out of New Zealand T20 series
India's Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand after being diagnosed with a "side strain", the country’s cricket board said late on Friday.
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Trump threatens tariffs on countries that don't back Greenland takeover plan
US President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose trade tariffs on countries that don't support his plans to take over Greenland, part of the territory of NATO ally Denmark.
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Local UK police chief retires amid Maccabi fan ban row
A top UK police chief who oversaw a contentious decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans from a Birmingham match retired on Friday after public pressure for him to step down.
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Czech family produces perfect pucks for Olympic ice hockey
The smell of rubber is everywhere as the ageing machine press coughs up a tray full of ice hockey pucks that will hit the Olympic ice in February.
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