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A turtle left the ocean to lay eggs in Costa Rica with a remora attached; the fish held on for...
Top story Times of India •

A turtle left the ocean to lay eggs in Costa Rica with a remora attached; the fish held on for...

On a picturesque Costa Rican beach, an unexpected sight caught the eyes of researchers when a mother sea turtle arrived with a lively suckerfish clinging to her shell for an astonishing nineteen minutes. The fish, which seemed to adapt momentarily to land, showcased its gill movements. After careful observation, it was returned to its aquatic home, darting away with unexpected vigor, leaving onloo...

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NHK World •

【地震速報】熊本県益城町で震度3 津波の心配なし

３０日午前３時５９分ごろ地震がありました。この地震による津波の心配はありません。震源地は熊本県熊本地方で震源の深さは１０キロ、地震の規模を示すマグニチュードは３．３と推定されます。各市町村の震度は以下のとおりです。▼震度３が、熊本県益城町。

Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police
The Guardian •

Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminalsThe Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data.Details of government officials, senior school leaders, university staff, police officers and members of the public have been taken by hackers. Continue rea...

Hackers steal sensitive data from Department for Education and police
The Guardian •

Hackers steal sensitive data from Department for Education and police

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminalsThe Department for Education and a police database have been targeted by a cyber-attack, exposing more than 740,000 pieces of data.Details of government officials, senior school leaders, university staff, police officers and members of the public have been taken by hackers. Continue rea...

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Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations in BBC documentary

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations in BBC documentary

SCMP •

Four women have accused Jared Leto of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers, to which the actor and musician responded Wednesday that he has “never sexually assaulted anyone”. “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false,” Leto, 54, said in a statement. The BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, released on Wednes...

Jared Leto accused of sex assault by 4 women

Jared Leto accused of sex assault by 4 women

SCMP •

Four women have accused Jared Leto of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers, to which the actor and musician responded Wednesday that he has “never sexually assaulted anyone”. “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false,” Leto, 54, said in a statement. The BBC documentary Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, released on Wednes...

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires

The Guardian •

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quellThree Greek firefighters have died while tackling wildfires on the island of Crete and in the south of the mainland, the Greek fire department has said, as extreme heat hinders efforts to control blazes ravaging southern Europe.The arc of brutal fires, which runs from the Atlantic coast to the eastern Me...

Europe’s biggest debates on The Ring - EU’s security… at what cost?

Euronews •

As parliamentary activity pauses for the summer recess, we look back at some of the debates of the season. This special edition revisits some of the most pressing questions facing the EU: how should Europe defend itself in an unstable world, and how should it respond to conflicts beyond its borders?

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite Warsh’s inflation vow

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite Warsh’s inflation vow

SCMP •

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, a choice that may intensify questions about how US central bank chief Kevin Warsh will deliver on his commitment to bring inflation back down to the 2 per cent target. The widely ‌expected decision to leave the benchmark interest rate in the 3.50 per cent to 3.75 per cent range drew dissents from three of the 12 members of the policy-set...

Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care

Brave New World or Groundhog Day? Burnham revisits old ground in speech on social care

The Guardian •

Right-wing media hostility helped sink his reform plans in 2010, but the new PM’s passionate speech suggests there is now clear political will for changeFor campaigners perpetually disappointed by the failure of England’s political classes to fix England’s creaking adult social care system, the fear was that Andy Burnham’s long-trailed speech would be less Brave New World, more Groundhog Day.Burnh...

Fed holds interest rates steady despite Trump’s renewed calls to lower them

Fed holds interest rates steady despite Trump’s renewed calls to lower them

The Guardian •

Rates remain unchanged for fifth time since December as tenuous Iran peace deal pushes energy prices up againThe US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, leaving rates unchanged for the fifth time since December despite Donald Trump’s renewed calls to lower rates.Cooler inflation data published earlier this month eased expectations for an imminent rate hike. But the tenuous peac...

FRB政策金利 5会合連続で据え置き 物価動向慎重に見極めか

NHK World •

アメリカのFRB＝連邦準備制度理事会は金融政策を決める会合を開き、29日、政策金利を据え置くと発表しました。政策金利を据え置くのは、5会合連続です。直近のイラン情勢によって原油価格が再び上昇傾向となる中、インフレが再加速するリスクを見極めるねらいがあるものとみられます。ウォーシュ議長は、インフレを抑え込む姿勢を強調していて、このあとの記者会見で今後のインフレの見通しや金融政策の方針についてどのような発言をするかが注目されます。

Education minister resigns: 'Exhilarating moment' for India's youth as they demand accountability

Education minister resigns: 'Exhilarating moment' for India's youth as they demand accountability

France 24 •

Delano D'Souza is pleased to welcome Anish Gawande, National Spokesperson for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). As India's younger generation challenges Modi's hardline government, Gawande frames recent government concessions, including the resignation of the Education Minister, the passage of tougher anti-cheating legislation and the appointment of a reform task force, as evidence that sustai...

Parliamentary watchdog decides against inquiry into £80,000 loan to Reform’s deputy leader

Parliamentary watchdog decides against inquiry into £80,000 loan to Reform’s deputy leader

The Guardian •

Richard Tice had been referred to standards commissioner over undeclared sum from Farage aide George CottrellParliament’s standards watchdog has declined to investigate a complaint made against Richard Tice over an undeclared loan of nearly £80,000 from Nigel Farage’s aide George Cottrell.The Liberal Democrats had referred Reform’s deputy leader to the parliamentary standards commissioner, which w...