Gabon’s Oligui Nguema: ‘The IMF is not an ogre’
Gabon’s president defends his record after a year in office, pledging to tackle debt, restore public services and draw a line under the Bongo era.
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After months of rumours, GTA 6 won't be $100 after all… except Rockstar is locking plenty of exclusive items behind that price tag
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Our favorite Prime Day deals you can shop on day two
Welcome to day two of Amazon’s four-day Prime Day event, which, if we’re being honest, looks a lot like day one. That’s actually good news, though, because many of the best deals are still around, and some new ones have joined them. If you’ve got a Prime subscription, whether
Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Cost $80 And Have A $100 Ultimate Edition
Take-Two is breaking the existing $70 price barrier for most games
‘No one believed it’: how a YouTube video accidentally proved Libya’s sand cat really does exist
Wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir had no idea what he had found until scientists started to get in touch When wildlife photographer Mohammed Almuntasir uploaded 18 seconds of footage to YouTube , he thought little more about the small, pale cat seen digging a hollow in
Australia spy chief warns of Iran terror threat
An Australian citizen living in Iran who was a senior member of its Revolutionary Guards orchestrated a major antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney, Australia's spy chief said Wednesday. Giving an annual threat assessment, Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian
GameStop CEO Abandons $35 Billion Bonus To Concentrate On…Oh For Crying Out Loud…Buying eBay
Despite already being resoundingly rejected, Ryan Cohen announces new plans to buy the auction site
Buyer beware: Your sustainable shopping choices may not be as green as they look
New research reveals that many "green" claims are almost impossible to verify, often masking the full truth. University of Technology (UTS) professor of marketing Natalina Zlatevska said shoppers often rely on the labels as a shortcut when making quick decisions in supermarkets.
The US needs Canada to win the critical minerals race
America’s critical minerals strategy runs through Canada.
The Mom Who Runs a Household With a Staff of AI Agents
"Jesse Genet’s time was scarce. So she hired Claire, Sylvie, Clark, Dan, and Chloe."
Jill Schlesinger Offers Frank Financial Talk in CBS News’ ‘Money Moves’ Podcast
Jill Schlesinger isn’t afraid to tell you how to really handle your dollars and cents. The former head of an investment advisory firm, Schlesinger has served as a business analyst for CBS News since 2013, helping to translate complex financial issues for everyday viewers and
Path of Exile used to think 'live service was entirely upside, in all cases', but 10 years of experience and games like Baldur's Gate 3 have shown him another way
"This is a far more nuanced field than I thought it was 10 years ago."
South Korea launches app to give stalking victims real-time access to suspects’ location
The system allows victims to see a suspected stalker’s current location and direction of movement.
Taylor Swift Sings ‘Love Story’ With Lainey Wilson in Surprise Performance at Travis Kelce’s Tight End University
Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance at fiancé Travis Kelce’s Tight Ends & Friends concert on Tuesday night to sing her hit “Love Story” with Lainey Wilson. The event, presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese’s, took place as part of Kelce’s Tight End University in
China probes senior defence and space administrator in widening purge
BEIJING, June 24 - The deputy head of China's defence industry administration and its national space administration, Bian Zhigang, is under investigation for \"suspected serious violations of discipline and law\", the country's anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.
Council tax debt rises to £9bn but here's how you can get help
New figures show billions of pounds is owed to councils but the government has plans to reform the system.
Oldest example of preserved tube feet reveals clues about the lives of 452-million-year-old sea lilies
Echinoderms, such as starfish, sea urchins and sea lilies, use small, flexible, tubular projections called "tube feet" for locomotion, feeding, respiration and sensory perception. Crinoids, a subgroup of echinoderms, are known to have a long fossil record, but these fossils
Weak rains push India to extend emergency rule for Tata power plant
Low precipitation is expected to boost electricity demand for cooling and farm irrigation.
Sudan's war refugees describe horrors in Egypt's jails, surging deportations
CAIRO, June 24 (Reuters) - Al-Nazir Al-Sadig sought safety in Egypt from the civil war in Sudan. Instead, the 18-year-old died of pneumonia after more than three weeks in a squalid Cairo jail, where he had suffered beatings and extortion at the hands of other inmates, his
Erdogan says legal framework to speed up militant PKK's disbandment underway
ANKARA, June 24 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that work was underway on a legal framework that will speed up the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, and that it would be put on parliament's agenda without delay.
Iran says deal to end Mideast war 'declaration of US defeat'
Iran called the deal it struck to end the Middle East war "a declaration of America's defeat" on Wednesday, as the top US diplomat kicked off a tour of Gulf countries hit hardest by Tehran. The war that began with a massive US-Israeli campaign of strikes against Iran on
After gaokao, experts warn against overreliance on AI for university applications
Chinese education experts have warned that overreliance on AI bots and tools could lead students to make ill-informed university choices and contribute to a surge in similar applications.
Gulf banks want AI, but can they keep control of customer data?
As banks in the Gulf explore new AI tools, the focus is increasingly shifting from what the technology can do to how it can be used responsibly.
Heatwave and wildfire alerts, power cuts in Finistère: France swelters
Temperatures of 40 to 45C are forecast in France on Wednesday 24 June, wildfire alerts are in force in the centre and 68,000 homes in Finistère are without power.
‘Carspreading’ could lead to extra 2,600 crash deaths a year by 2040, study finds
Analysis shows cars in Europe have grown longer, taller and wider every year since 2000 Cars have grown 1.2cm longer, 0.5cm taller and 0.5cm wider each year on average since 2000, analysis of new vehicles sold in Europe has found, in what green groups call “relentless
Science Saru Studio’s ‘The Ghost in the Shell,’ Bound for Prime Video, Looks to Capture the Future Through Hand-Drawn Visions of the Past
Ahead of the Annecy Animation Festival premiere of “The Ghost in the Shell,” the new adaptation of the famous manga by Masamune Shirow, director Mokochan emphasized the human element that went into making this cyberpunk sci-fi series set in a world where humanity and technology
