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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...

UK economic growth slows 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...

Rare eclipse plunges parts of Europe into darkness

Skywatchers across Europe gathered to watch a rare solar eclipse, using protective glasses as the Moon passed in front of the Sun.

Nearly 4 million Afghan children ‘acutely malnourished’

One in 10 children in Afghanistan are suffering as healthcare funding plummets, Save the Children says.

How clinic closures left 3.7 million Afghan children acutely malnourished

One in 10 children in Afghanistan are suffering as healthcare funding plummets, Save the Children says.

Clacton byelection polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates

Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface.The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelection in a...

Clacton polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates

Longest ballot in UK voting history features likes of Count Binface and Howling Laud Hope alongside Reform leader Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface.The Reform UK leader resigned as the MP for Clacton at the start of July and forced a byelection in a...

Yvette Cooper says Labour ‘did not do government very well’ under Starmer

Health secretary praises more collegiate style under Andy Burnham and says previous No 10 sidelined her from key policy launchYvette Cooper admits Labour has “not done government very well” in the last couple of years, and accused Keir Starmer’s No 10 of sidelining her during the launch of a key immigration policy when she was home secretary.Speaking on the Political Currency podcast with the form...

Chinese ‘pre-made children’ term reflects trend of parents prioritising study over summer fun

A new term, “pre-made children,” has recently gone viral on Chinese social media, highlighting the trend of parents prioritising their children’s studies over rest and enjoyment during summer holidays. This term, which gained traction this summer, is inspired by the concept of “pre-made meals,” describing factory-processed frozen foods that are easy to prepare. With many restaurants opting for thi...

Biology remarking makes DSE student one of Hong Kong’s 25 top scorers

A Form Six student has become one of Hong Kong’s top scorers in this year’s university entrance examinations after her biology grade was upgraded following a remarking request, bringing the record-breaking total to 25 students from 16 schools who achieved perfect scores. Sunny Sun Wat-ching, an 18-year-old student at N.T. Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long district Secondary School who sat the Diploma of Sec...