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Many Ukrainian prisoners of war show signs of trauma and sexual violence
Singapore creates artificial northern lights over park
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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
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Togo votes in key parliament ballot after divisive reform
Togolese voted in legislative elections on Monday after a divisive constitutional reform that opponents say allows President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his family's decades-long grip on power.In power for nearly 20 years, Gnassingbe succeeded his father Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled for almost four decades in the small coastal West African state wedged between Benin and Ghana.
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Crypto company Tether invests $200 million in brain-chip maker Blackrock Neurotech
Crypto company Tether has invested $200 million in Blackrock Neurotech, taking a majority stake in the U.S. brain implant company, Tether said in a statement on Monday. Blackrock Neurotech makes brain-to-computer interfaces, including neural implants which can allow people to control computers and prosthetic arms without moving, its website says. The deal, which closed on Friday after several months of due diligence, values Blackrock Neurotech at around $350 million, making Tether its largest
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Columbia on edge as talks collapse over Gaza protests
Tensions rose Monday at Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests across US campuses, with college authorities and student demonstrators in open conflict after negotiations broke down.Columbia University, which said many Jewish students have left its campus, on Monday demanded that the protestors' encampment must be cleared, and added that Columbia would not divest financial holdings linked to Israel -- a key demand of demonstrators.
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France seeks clampdown on teen violence after boy's stabbing
France's government on Monday sought wide political support to respond to teen violence after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death by another teenager at the weekend, the latest in a string of youth attacks that have shocked the country. - 'Savagery and extreme violence' - Pointing to the latest attack, far-right and conservative politicians once again accused the French government of not doing enough on security and immigration.
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G7 eyes possible end date for coal-fired power plants
G7 energy ministers on Monday discussed a possible time frame for phasing out coal-fired power plants, as the UN warned "excuses" for failing to take bold actions on climate change were "not acceptable".Energy and ecological transition ministers from the G7 were on Monday, the first of two-day talks, close to committing to a common target of shutting down coal-fired power plants, several sources told AFP. They looked likely to commit to close them "in the first half of the 2030s", a European so
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Tesla wins key China security clearance during Musk visit
Tesla received a key security clearance from China during owner Elon Musk's whistlestop visit to the world's biggest electric car market, which wrapped up on Monday.In a note on Monday, Wedbush Securities analysts said the "long term valuation story at Tesla hinges on FSD and autonomous".
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US says still talking to Niger about army pullout
The United States is still talking with Niger about the withdrawal of 1,000 American military personnel, and decisions will be announced in the coming weeks, the US Africom commander said on Monday."Decisions will be made public in the coming weeks," the Africa Command chief said in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan.
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