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Qantas flight diverted after man bites flight attendant

Qantas flight diverted after man bites flight attendant

Australia's Qantas was forced to divert a flight bound for the United States over a disruptive passenger, with local media reporting the man bit a flight attendant.

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India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites

India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites

India is scrambling to salvage a sinking rupee as surging oil prices linked to the Middle East conflict threaten to disrupt the world's fastest-growing major economy.

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McGregor to make UFC return with Holloway rematch

McGregor to make UFC return with Holloway rematch

Conor McGregor will return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship Octagon for the first time in five years when he takes on Max Holloway in a non-title rematch on July 11 in Las Vegas, UFC said Saturday.

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Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka

A surge in arrests of suspected foreign scammers in Sri Lanka has authorities concerned that the island is fast becoming a hub for online crime, following sweeping crackdowns in hotspots Cambodia and Myanmar.

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'Geek' hangout to tourist draw: Japan's maid cafes

'Geek' hangout to tourist draw: Japan's maid cafes

"Master, mistress -- welcome home!" exclaims the smiling young woman in a French maid's costume, as customers pass through the looking glass into a unique Japanese world with oodles of quirkiness, cuteness and cake.

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Spacecraft to probe how Earth fends off raging solar winds

Spacecraft to probe how Earth fends off raging solar winds

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is set to blast off Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.

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Bulgaria's 'Bangaranga' wins Eurovision, with Israel second

Bulgaria's 'Bangaranga' wins Eurovision, with Israel second

Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday with Dara's catchy floor-filler "Bangaranga" sweeping the 70th edition of the world's biggest live televised music event and pushing into second place Israel, whose participation had triggered a major boycott.

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Musk wants SpaceX to go public. Here's how it works

Musk wants SpaceX to go public. Here's how it works

Hundreds of companies raised a combined $70 billion by selling shares to the public in the United States last year.

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Big risks and rewards in upcoming IPOs at SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic

Big risks and rewards in upcoming IPOs at SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic

Wall Street is licking its chops over an unprecedented slate of massive IPOs set to arrive in the coming months, beginning with Elon Musk's SpaceX in June.

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Pal in last duo could ease nerves for PGA leader Smalley

Pal in last duo could ease nerves for PGA leader Smalley

Unheralded leader Alex Smalley has a pal in Sunday's final pairing of the PGA Championship, and that might just ease the nerves of fighting a host of major winners for a dream victory.

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