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Scaling Walls: How Class 11 student Kabir Gupta is changing the face of climbing in India
Edex Live
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In India, where the sports climate has predominantly been shadowed by sports like Cricket and Badminton, Kabir Gupta is scaling an entirely different kind of dream— quite literally. A Grade 11 student at the American Embassy School in New Delhi,...
All the places in Europe where it IS safe to drink tap water – after one French region banned it
The Sun
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July 7, 2025
A FRENCH region recently banned residents from drinking tap water but there are plenty of places in Europe where it's safe to do so. Around 60,000 locals in Alsace, eastern France, were sent letters warning their water was contaminated with...
Globetrotter who has visited every nation in Europe names four she 'didn't connect with'
Cornwall Live
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July 8, 2025
An American YouTuber known for her global travels has named four European countries she might not necessarily recommend to others. Having achieved the remarkable feat of being the youngest person to visit every country in the world at just 21...
'I've visited every country in Europe and there's four that didn't do it for me'
The Mirror
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July 8, 2025
A globe-trotting YouTuber who has visited every country in the world has shared her thoughts on the 44 nations in Europe, saying there are four she would not return to. American Lexie Limitless holds the impressive title of being the youngest...
Bosqar takes majority stake in Croatian bakery business Mlinar
Yahoo Finance
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Croatian investment company Bosqar Invest has completed the acquisition of a majority share in local bakery business Mlinar for around €100m ($117.3m). The deal saw Bosqar, in partnership with existing shareholders of Panvita Group and Mlinar’s...
Space burial mission ends in failure after capsule crashes into Pacific Ocean
Straight Arrow News
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July 7, 2025
A space capsule carrying the ashes and DNA of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY SIX people was lost after crashing into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. The mission, led by Celestis, a Texas-based company that offers “space burials,” was meant to...
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China overtakes US to become world’s R&D research leader on the back Trump’s academic research cuts
BNE Intellinews
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China’s lead over the United States in global scientific output has leapt, as new data shows that the gap between the two powers has more than quadrupled in the space of a year, according to Nature’s 2025 index of research papers published in the...
Eighteen EU countries call for 'simplification' of EU Deforestation Law
Euronews
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Eighteen EU countries have asked the European Commission to start a process of "simplification" of the EU deforestation law and further postpone its implementation in a letter seen by Euronews on Monday. "We urge the European Commission to swiftly...
Thunderstorms and scorching heat wave threaten next year’s FIFA World Cup in the US
The Indian Express
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June 30, 2025
Only five minutes and stoppage time remained when the Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic hurriedly signalled the match to stop. To the petrified Chelsea and Benfica players, locked in an intensely scruffy round-of-16 game, he pointed his index finger...
'I’ve travelled to all 44 countries in Europe and there are just four I struggled with'
Daily Express
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July 8, 2025
A globetrotting YouTuber who's visited every country in Europe has named four nations she may not necessarily recommend to others. Lexie Limitless, an American YouTuber, previously secured the incredible accolade of being the youngest person to...
Spain records temperature of 46C as Europe heatwave continues
BBC
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June 29, 2025
Danai Nesta KupembaBBC News ShareSave Europe swelters as heatwave shows no sign of easing A heatwave continues to grip large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings amid searing temperatures. Southern Spain is...
'A little bit melting': Intense heat across Europe
BBC
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June 30, 2025
An intense heatwave is still bringing soaring temperatures to large parts of Europe, with authorities in many countries issuing health warnings. A new heat record for June of 46C was set on Saturday in the Spanish town of El Granado, according to...
Lunch Wrap: ASX hangs in there as new tariff threats sink in
Stockhead
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July 8, 2025
The ASX has clawed its way back to positively flat territory despite some strong tariff-borne headwinds. Pic: Getty Images ASX 200 struggles back into green by lunchtime Info tech and gold stocks prop up struggling market Trump sends out dozens of...
Air and rail traffic disrupted in Hungary as severe storms batter eastern Europe
Euronews
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By Gavin Blackburn with AP Published on 07/07/2025 - 18:20 GMT+2 Severe thunderstorms hit Hungary on Monday forcing the closure of the main international airport in the capital Budapest after debris had been blown across the runways....
The Matildas suffered a shock defeat but their coach says ‘you don’t lose’ — ‘you learn’
Fox Sports
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The Matildas may have suffered a shock loss to Panama but new coach Joe Montemurro isn’t looking at it that way, even if it came against the 56th-ranked nation in the world. Watch every game of The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup LIVE on Kayo Sports |...
ASX hangs in there as tariff talk intensifies
Townsville Bulletin
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July 8, 2025
ASX 200 struggles back into green by lunchtime Info tech and gold stocks prop up struggling market Trump sends out dozens of tariff threats ahead of extended deadline After a rough start to the morning saw the ASX 200 slice 0.25% off the top, the...
Bright side of the mine
Global Energy Monitor - California
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June 18, 2025
Coal was once billed as the “buried sunshine” of a prehistoric past. But the world has now entered an age of solar energy — a time when harnessing the sun has become more accessible, affordable, and environmentally sustainable than digging it up...
Lek to lay foundation stone for new plant in July
STA
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June 20, 2025
Ljubljana, 20 June - The Ljubljana-based pharma company Lek, which is part of Swiss generics group Sandoz, will lay the foundation stone on 1 July for a new plant in Brnik, where it plans to produce biosimilars. The investment will be an important...
Thrown in at deep end, but unknown Brit on coattails of Tour leaders
The Times
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I watched the finish of the third stage on an iPhone about 500 metres from the end on Rue de la Cunette in Dunkirk. It was a bunch sprint, and a good one as it turned out, Tim Merlier just edging out Jonathan Milan. Instead of being there to see...
San Francisco Bay Area Should Provide Free Public Transportation
Indybay - California
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June 28, 2025
We believe the San Francisco Bay Area deserves Free Public Transportation, ideally paid for by the region's 37 Billionaires The San Francisco Bay Area is beautiful, with fantastic weather, food, diversity and culture. We’re also internationally...