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Twitch users can block Amazon from using content for AI

Fans of the streaming platform criticised Twitch for letting Amazon use their content for AI training.

Minnesota church closes after 70 years, gives $600,000 to nonprofits and supports housing

St. Mark's United Church of Christ closed after seven decades due to declining membership. The congregation distributed approximately $600,000 among 21 local nonprofits. A substantial gift of $115,000 went to Loaves & Fishes for meal provision. The church property will be redeveloped into affordable housing units for the community. This act ensures the church's legacy continues through sup...

Man acquitted of assaulting wife after court finds contradictions in testimony

A Hong Kong magistrate has acquitted a former auxiliary police officer of assaulting his wife at their home last year, citing inconsistencies in her testimony about his alleged attack after he refused to care for their baby. Magistrate Claudia Ng Cheuk-hwa on Thursday found Adnan Mohammad not guilty of one count of common assault. Mohammad’s wife, Shazia Parveen, told the court that he had hit her...

The US is now using the ‘terrorist’ label to interfere in Brazil’s election

The designation of PCC and CV serves to expand Washington’s reach into the country’s politics and security.

More than 99% of California’s sunflower sea stars vanished, now scientists have found a mysterious colony that could help revive dying kelp forests

Ten years ago, sunflower sea stars faced near extinction due to a devastating marine epidemic, leading to unchecked sea urchin populations that destroyed essential kelp forests. Recently, a newly identified colony of these sea stars has rekindled hope for ecological restoration. Researchers are examining their resilience to diseases, which could greatly benefit efforts to reintroduce these vital p...

Ireland’s vanished rainforest is getting a second chance with 30,000 trees

Half a million visitors flock to Spain’s path of total solar eclipse

Spain witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century on Wednesday 12 August, drawing millions of people to viewing sites across the north of the country as the Moon passed directly in front of the Sun.

Trump turns to economic pain as US bombings fail to sway Iran

The US military campaign against Iran has so far failed to force Tehran to capitulate. The Trump administration is betting once again that suffocating economic pressure will do the job. Facing a shortfall of necessary munitions and wary of continuing an unpopular war, Trump and his top officials are returning to a familiar playbook with Iran: relying on a steady increase in economic sanctions and ...

Will the Houthis shut down Saudi Arabian shipping?

The announcement of a new naval blockade threatens to restart full-scale war between Yemen's Houthis and Saudi Arabia

Polls open in Zambia presidential election as economic reforms tested

The vote will test if incumbent Hakainde Hichilema's reforms are enough to overcome widespread economic frustration.

Australia politics live: Albanese hints at deal on gambling and says ‘absolutely false’ that sports betting is country’s major gambling addiction

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation forcing tech companies to pay for Australian journalism to be introducedThe government will today introduce its legislation forcing tech companies to pay for journalism in Australia after making a series of 11th-hour changes and reaching an agreement with the Coalition.That obligation to enter into at le...

Australia politics live: Albanese hints at deal on gambling and says ‘absolutely false’ that sports betting is country’s major gambling addition

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislation forcing tech companies to pay for Australian journalism to be introducedThe government will today introduce its legislation forcing tech companies to pay for journalism in Australia after making a series of 11th-hour changes and reaching an agreement with the Coalition.That obligation to enter into at le...

The EU loses one in four litres of treated water. Can digitalisation fix that?

Global water demand will increase by 55 percent by 2050. Europe loses 23 percent of treated water before it's billed because of old, leaky pipes. Water Europe says AI-driven upgrades could generate around €3 billion in annual savings and more than 13,000 jobs.

Live: Zelensky says Ukraine needs at least 5% of US Patriot stocks to get through winter

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN on Thursday that his country needs at least 5 percent of the United States' Patriot interceptor missiles to get through the winter. Earlier, the UN reported that the number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July jumped to its highest level since the first months of the Russian invasion. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: Ukraine's civilian deaths in July hit highest level since May 2022, UN says

The number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July jumped to its highest level since the first months of the Russian invasion, the UN said Thursday. At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured across Ukraine in July, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, as Russia intensified its long-range missile strikes. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: Ukrainian civilian deaths in July hit highest level since May 2022, UN says

The number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July jumped to its highest level since the first months of the Russian invasion, the UN said Thursday. At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured across Ukraine in July, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, as Russia intensified its long-range missile strikes. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: Russian attack sets Ukraine’s Izmail port infrastructure ablaze

Russia struck the area ​around Ukraine's largest Danube port of Izmail overnight, causing damage ​and setting ‌off a fire, ⁠regional authorities said Thursday. Meanwhile Moscow said it downed 362 Ukrainian drones overnight as an attack in Russia's Salavat area triggered a blaze at an oil refinery, according to local authorities. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Live: Russian attack sets ablaze Ukraine’s Izmail port infrastructure

Russia struck the area ​around Ukraine's largest Danube port of Izmail overnight, causing damage ​and setting ‌off a fire, ⁠regional authorities said Thursday. Meanwhile Moscow said it downed 362 Ukrainian drones overnight as an attack in Russia's Salavat area triggered a blaze at an oil refinery, according to local authorities. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Alan Jones’s lawyers accused by prosecution of ‘intimidating’ witness in indecent assault case

Judge rejects intimidation claim as high profile trial continues with complainant J’s ex-girlfriend cross-examined by shock jock’s defence teamFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prosecutor in the Alan Jones trial has accused the defence team in court of “intimidating” an alleged victim’s former girlfriend after she a...

Alan Jones’ lawyers accused by prosecution of ‘intimidating’ witness in indecent assault case

Judge rejects intimidation claim as high profile trial continues with complainant J’s ex-girlfriend cross-examined by shock jock’s defence teamFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prosecutor in the Alan Jones trial has accused the defence team in court of “intimidating” an alleged victim’s former girlfriend after she a...

Chinese ‘yeast factory’ boosts cancer drug production by 1,000 times

A research team at Zhejiang University (ZJU) has cracked a molecular puzzle, turning ordinary yeast into a powerful factory for an expensive cancer drug and boosting its production by a thousand times. The anticancer drug vinblastine has long been sourced exclusively from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. But it takes up to 2 tonnes of dried leaves to yield just 1 gram (0.03 ounce) of vinblastine, ...

Chinese yeast factory boosts cancer drug production speed 1,000 times

A research team at Zhejiang University has cracked a molecular puzzle, turning ordinary yeast into a powerful factory for an expensive cancer drug and boosting its production by a thousand times. The anticancer drug vinblastine has long been sourced exclusively from the Madagascar periwinkle plant. But it takes 2 tonnes of dried leaves to yield just 1 gram of vinblastine, making it more expensive ...

Britain to swelter again as it looks poised for a record hot summer

Large parts of Europe will be sweltering once again, with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on record

Australian family turns remote sheep farm island into $4.8m wildlife haven

UK economic growth slows down as Iran war pushes up energy prices

GDP expanded by 0.4% in three months to June, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, says ONSEconomic growth slowed in the second quarter of the year, as the disruption unleashed by the Iran war began to take its toll, official figures show.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said GDP expanded by 0.4% in the three months to June, down from 0.6% in the first quarter, in line with City economists...