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Collaborative education for solving climate challenges

Research published in the International Journal of Collaborative Engineering has found that universities that bring together environmental engineering and landscape architecture students in joint projects produce stronger design outcomes and better-prepared graduates for the

IS-linked group set to return to Australia, minister says

A group of seven women and 12 children linked to Islamic State fighters are bound for Australia after years in Syria, the Australian interior minister said on Tuesday. The so-called "IS brides" are Australian nationals and left the Roj camp, controlled by Syrian Kurdish forces,

US forces conduct strikes in Iran, Centcom says

U.S. Central Command (Centcom) on Monday said U.S. forces fired "defensive strikes" in southern Iran amid discussions to bring the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Tehran to an end. These strikes were intended "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces" —

US, China escalate quantum race with rival investment drives

Shares of key Chinese quantum computing companies have surged about 20% over two trading days after Washington announced a US$2 billion funding package for nine US firms, as investors bet that Beijing would respond with its own push to keep pace in the global race for quantum

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