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The City of Johannesburg hosted Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday, 21 July, for high-stakes emergency talks in a desperate bid to unlock its withheld equitable share grant, as the metro faces a severe…
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Workers load sacks of garbage onto a truck as part of the daily trash collection in downtown Baguio. — Photo by Vincent Cabreza BAGUIO CITY — Mayor Benjamin Magalong defended the Baguio City council’s approval last week…
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In a blog post from Thursday of last week, the AI software repository Hugging Face announced a bizarre cyberattack on the systems that run its services. “This one was different from anything we had handled before,” the…
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The yen broke ¥163 to the dollar overnight and hit a fresh four-decade low as fiscal concerns and monetary reality weighed on Japan’s currency and as signs of intervention were few. It traded to about ¥163.23 and…
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Japan is turning to five lesser-used straits in Southeast Asia as insurance against the next maritime shock, with plans to create detailed nautical charts for ships to navigate through these waters and bring vital goods…
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Separate research from charity Christians Against Poverty found about 35% of adults in the UK worry about their finances every day. As the VAT announcement will save households about £45 a year, "the fear of juggling…
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The NYK Venus container ship, operated by Nippon Yusen KK, moored at the Oi Container Terminal in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Bloomberg \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images Japan exports in June grew at their…
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Skip next section US launches 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran 07/22/2026July 22, 2026 US launches 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iran The US military says it has begun an 11th consecutive night of…
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Meta is working on an AI storytelling app called StoryKit, which creates AI-generated children’s stories with custom characters, settings, lessons, and music. As the App Store listing assures parents, “You don’t need to…
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NEW YORK, July 22. /TASS/. The United States military has commenced another series of strikes on Iranian territory, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has reported. "CENTCOM forces began striking military…
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In Meadowlands, Soweto, about 30 to 40 community members walk the streets day and night. Armed with nothing but a torch and a two-way radio, they move quietly past darkened houses, listening for trouble the police are…
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident…
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Unreleased report cites police complaints on domestic violence Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA A report to the Queensland government from a…
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An attorney for the family of Nolan Xavier Wells says he will release the results of an independent autopsy into the 18-year-old’s death on Wednesday morning. The preliminary findings are set to be made public during a…
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela confirmed on Tuesday that three people died of infections of hantavirus, but stressed there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission in the South American country, which has…
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MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. There is no isolation of Russia on the world stage, nor is any foreseen, and in the G20 and APEC the demand for meetings with the head of the Russian foreign ministry, Sergey Lavrov, is always…
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Independent journalist responds to critics of his Minnesota investigation and explains why he stands by his reporting. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nick Shirley never planned to become one of the nation's…
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Nintendo is fighting in court over whether it should have to share with customers any refund it receives from the US government for tariff fees, arguing against returning money to consumers who paid higher prices for…
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The United States’ war in Iran has cost US$37.5 billion so far, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday, an increase of nearly US$8 billion since the last public estimate. Hegseth told lawmakers at a…
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“Unfounded smears” about a UK court case that found a Hong Kong trade officer guilty of spying on overseas activists will not affect the government’s plans to expand trade offices in other countries, the city’s commerce…
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Touching, embracing and kissing before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, according to scientists studying the behaviour of our closest ape relatives. Researchers at Durham University studied…
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Korea Times columnists join The Korea Times Roundtable to examine the Fake News Act, which took effect on July 7, at the conference room of The Korea Times in Seoul on July 15. From left are Pace University professor…
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Claude Code Can Now Build and Test iOS Apps in Apple's Simulator Anthropic today said Claude Code for desktop has been updated to work with the iOS Simulator, with the integration available in public beta. Claude Code…
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SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Popular K-pop girl group NewJeans released a surprise video and photos featuring four members, including Minji, on the fourth anniversary of its debut Wednesday, signaling its possible return…
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The defamation case is currently focused on the procedure known as discovery, where the two sides provide internal or other records that could form evidence. The BBC's lawyers said the corporation had produced 87,000…
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MANILA – Meralco leaned on the heroics of Chris Banchero and Chris Newsome — and a costly error by Blackwater in the dying seconds — to survive the Bossing, 116-114, in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup at Ynares Center…
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Madeleine McCann vanished in 2007. Her brother will swim at the Commonwealth Games Steve Bird July 22, 2026 — 9:42am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add…