‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction
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‘Gus’ the T. rex fetches record US$50.1 million at US auction

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” sold on Tuesday for US$50.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction, after a 10-minute battle between seven bidders. “Gus” is one of the world’s most complete T. rex skeletons – with 183 fossilised bones – and was discovered on a cattle ranch in South Dakota in 2021. The giant beast lived some 72 t...

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ホルムズ海峡でイランへの海上封鎖を再開 米中央軍

中東地域を管轄するアメリカ中央軍は14日、イランの港などを出入りする船舶を対象にした海上封鎖を、日本時間の15日午前5時から再開したとSNSを通じて発表しました。中東地域には、20隻以上の海軍の艦艇と、数百機の軍用機が展開しているとしたうえで「アメリカ軍は引き続き、警戒を怠らず、強力な戦闘能力と態勢を維持している」としています。

US says Nvidia’s H200 exports to China remain ‘trivial’ despite approvals

US says Nvidia’s H200 exports to China remain ‘trivial’ despite approvals

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American chipmaker Nvidia has shipped “very few” H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to mainland China and Hong Kong, a top Trump administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday, marking the first deliveries since the United States approved such sales. US President Donald Trump cleared the sale of Nvidia’s H200 chips to China in December, with the Commerce Department approving around 10 Chin...

大阪・道頓堀ビル火災 出火の約15分前にたばこポイ捨てか

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去年、大阪・ミナミの道頓堀に面したビルが焼け消防隊員2人が死亡した火事で、書類送検されたビルの店の従業員が出火の15分ほど前に火のついたたばこをポイ捨てしたとみられることが警察への取材で分かりました。従業員は、以前から、付近で、たばこをポイ捨てしていたとみられ、警察は、漫然と繰り返す中で火事が起きたとみて詳しく調べています。

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サッカーワールドカップ北中米大会は準決勝。3大会連続の決勝を目指す世界ランキング3位のフランスと、4大会ぶりの決勝をねらう世界2位のスペインの対戦です。前半を終えてスペインがリードしています。最新情報をお伝えしています。

US carries out more strikes on Iran and resumes blockade of nation’s ports – Middle East crisis live

US carries out more strikes on Iran and resumes blockade of nation’s ports – Middle East crisis live

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Donald Trump claims shipping route is open for all except Iranian ships as US issues new Iran-related sanctions TuesdayUS launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockadeResurgent oil and fuel prices could cement a fourth interest rate rise in Australia this year if Donald Trump’s renewed conflict with Iran is not resolved within a week, economists warn.US missile strikes...

Supreme Court justices facing spike in threats, they tell US lawmakers

Supreme Court justices facing spike in threats, they tell US lawmakers

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US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told lawmakers Tuesday that a sharp increase in threats targeting her and other justices is increasingly encroaching on their personal and family lives. During a rare appearance by justices before Congress, Barrett said she had to take a bulletproof vest home a few years ago, something she struggled to explain to her 12-year-old son. “I didn’t expect that...

Triple murder makes headlines in the UK and South Africa

Triple murder makes headlines in the UK and South Africa

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In tonight's show, a murder case making the headlines, a man is wanted in the UK over the death of his wife and two daughters. Also, the WHO warns the numbers for the Ebola crisis in DRC may be four times higher. And the Leopards' jacket a Congolese success story.

Asmongold ends years of roach memes after revealing his house is finally bug-free

Asmongold ends years of roach memes after revealing his house is finally bug-free

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Twitch streamer Asmongold reports his house is now nearly bug-free after renovations. He has not seen a cockroach in his home for nearly one year. Major upgrades like new siding and renovations have made his house more secure. Asmongold plans to hire professional cleaners to address remaining mess soon. This update follows years of jokes about his infamous messy living conditions.

Global cooperation needed to tackle AI threats, says Bank of England governor

Global cooperation needed to tackle AI threats, says Bank of England governor

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Andrew Bailey warns that US will not be able to achieve its ambitions aloneThe Bank of England governor has called for international cooperation to tackle growing AI threats, warning that the US and Trump administration would not be able to achieve their ambitions alone.Andrew Bailey’s comments come weeks after the US president, Donald Trump, temporarily banned foreigners from using Anthropic’s po...

Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran

Senate Democrats block advancement of defense bill to protest Trump’s hostilities with Iran

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Chuck Schumer says Republicans are ‘ignoring the nation’s most urgent national security crisis’ amid US exchange of fire with IranUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailSenate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of a must-pass defense bill in protest of Donald Trump’s resumption of hostilities with Iran.The hold up of the National Defense Authori...

ICE identifies Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero as man agents fatally shot in Maine

ICE identifies Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero as man agents fatally shot in Maine

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An immigration officer shot and killed the 26-year-old Colombian man afte reportedly ramming into his carThe man killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Maine on Monday has been identified as Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, an ICE spokesperson said in a statement.An immigration agent shot and killed the 26-year-old Colombian man on Monday morning in Biddeford, Maine, after re...

Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham

Hillsborough law symbolises new era as power passes from Starmer to Burnham

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Bill marks a full-circle moment for the PM-in-waiting and encapsulates what he says his government will be aboutAndy Burnham has always said he took his first steps out of Westminster in 2009, when he walked out to address furious Liverpool fans at the Kop on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.They chanted “Justice for the 96” for a full two minutes before the then culture secretary...