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Iran ramps up executions under shadow of war

Iran ramps up executions under shadow of war

Vahid Baniamerian's family only found out he was going to be executed when Iranian state media reports flashed on their phones, saying the supreme court would review his death sentence.

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NOVARION and TAROX enter Strategic Partnership for IT Infrastructure and Agentic AI

NOVARION and TAROX enter Strategic Partnership for IT Infrastructure and Agentic AI

The combined product portfolio delivers turnkey data center solutions.

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Dodgers return to Trump White House despite fan anger

Dodgers return to Trump White House despite fan anger

The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate back-to-back World Series wins despite many fans' anger over President Donald Trump's immigration raids in their home city.

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Rosalia's Argentine fans up in arms over alleged World Cup snub

Rosalia's Argentine fans up in arms over alleged World Cup snub

Rosalia's Argentine fans are furious with the Spanish superstar over a reshared social media post they considered offensive after the country's painful World Cup final loss.

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Lyles, Richardson ease into 100m semis at US athletics championships

Lyles, Richardson ease into 100m semis at US athletics championships

Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson eased into the 100m semi-finals at the US athletics championships on Thursday.

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Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker's US terror trial

Salman Rushdie testifies at knife attacker's US terror trial

Novelist Salman Rushdie on Thursday testified at the federal trial of the man who tried to kill him with a knife at a New York cultural center in 2022.

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King Charles opens slimmed down Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

King Charles opens slimmed down Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

King Charles III officially opened the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Thursday to launch 10 days in a slimmed down event designed to control costs.

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World Bank confirms plan to phase out China lending by 2031

World Bank confirms plan to phase out China lending by 2031

The World Bank on Thursday confirmed that it plans to phase out its lending to China by 2031, according to the organization's new country partnership framework (CPF) for the world's second-largest economy.

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US unveils new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda

US unveils new tariffs on 60 partners as Trump rebuilds trade agenda

The United States said Thursday that it would impose new tariffs on 60 trading partners over forced labor concerns, replacing an expiring global duty rolled out by President Donald Trump earlier this year.

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US panel backs trendy peptides despite safety concerns

US panel backs trendy peptides despite safety concerns

A US review panel on Thursday recommended loosening restrictions on multiple trendy peptides, endorsing proposals that specialized pharmacies be allowed to produce such substances despite alarm bells from medical experts over safety concerns.

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