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French firm Safran helps build aircraft wings of the future in UK factory

French firm Safran helps build aircraft wings of the future in UK factory

For the French aerospace company Safran the future runs through a century-old factory in Britain where it aims to manufacture mechanisms key for the folding wings that will enable the next-generation of Airbus planes to meet ambitious fuel reduction targets.

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A throne on wheels, popemobiles star in new Vatican show

A throne on wheels, popemobiles star in new Vatican show

Popemobiles past and present from German automaker Mercedes-Benz are the stars of a new show at the Vatican Museums, emblematic vehicles that serve to bring the pope closer to his flock.

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Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100

Spain high-speed train crash kills 68, injures over 100

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 68 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said, in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.

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Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war

Canada hikes rates to contain oil price surge caused by Iran war

Canada's central bank raised its key interest rate to 2.5 percent Wednesday, as it tries to prevent an oil price surge caused by the Iran war from sparking broader inflation.

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第47屆青龍電影獎公布提名 《HOPE:逆襲希望港》獲10項入圍

第47屆青龍電影獎公布提名 《HOPE:逆襲希望港》獲10項入圍

青龍獎2026丨韓國影壇年度盛事《第47屆青龍電影獎》將於11月25日隆重舉行,大會近日正式發布本屆完整入圍名單 ! 當中由名導羅泓軫執導、趙寅成主演的科幻動作鉅獻《HOPE:逆襲希望港》狂掃10項提名成為本屆大贏家領跑;至於由全度妍、薛景求主演的威尼斯影展得獎作《假如愛有如果》亦獲8項提名緊隨其後,戰況相當激烈!

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UK woman drugged by husband tells rape trial she woke up bound

UK woman drugged by husband tells rape trial she woke up bound

A woman who was raped and drugged by her then-husband for years told a UK court Wednesday how she woke to find herself blindfolded and restrained with a stranger in her bedroom.

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World Bank warns of worsening food insecurity as commodity prices soar

World Bank warns of worsening food insecurity as commodity prices soar

The World Bank on Wednesday warned that global commodity prices were set to increase by 23 percent by the end of 2026, with energy prices at four-year highs due to the war on Iran and food prices driven up by global conflicts and El Nino.

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麥巴比就涉華言論發三語道歉 中國外交部稱重視其表態

麥巴比就涉華言論發三語道歉 中國外交部稱重視其表態

法國球星麥巴比就「辱華」風波正式道歉! 麥巴比27日晚在個人官方社交帳號罕有發布法、中、英三語道歉聲明,坦承言論欠妥傷害了華人群體,重申絕非本意。

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卡爾朗尼攻入四球 曼聯U18作客6比0大勝般尼

卡爾朗尼攻入四球 曼聯U18作客6比0大勝般尼

曼聯近期陷入低谷兼諸事不順,但曼聯U18於U18英超已七場不敗,周二更作客6:0大勝般尼茅尼。 朗尼大仔卡爾朗尼(Kai Rooney)在比賽中獨取四球上演大四喜,近三場收錄五球一助攻狀態大勇,網民矢言要靠「Kai仔」重振曼聯。

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Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100

Spain high-speed train collision kills 64, injures over 100

A high-speed train collision south of Madrid killed 64 people and injured scores more on Wednesday, with the toll likely to rise, authorities said in one of Europe's deadliest such disasters this century.

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