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Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:47:12 GMT
Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest
Here are just a few of the innovations being touted across the three floors of stands and displays: Healing bone implants Berlin-based Blueprint Biomed is developing an artificial replacement for the grafts used in millions of patients every year to...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:23:25 GMT
Ukraine sets Moscow refinery ablaze in biggest attack in years
AFP reporters saw large columns of black smoke spreading over the capital's southern skyline in dramatic scenes, while flames could be seen burning on part of an oil complex in the southern Kapotnya district. A strong, unpleasant smell hung in the ...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:12:02 GMT
At the mercy of Silicon Valley? Europe exposed by Trump AI export ban
Is it better to persuade or to confront? French leader Emmanuel Macron is opting for the royal treatment with Donald Trump at Versailles, what with a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the King of France's support for the birth of a new na...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:29:10 GMT
Oil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen Hormuz
The news boosted optimism for a lasting peace between the two nations after more than three months of war that has rattled energy markets and fuelled a fresh spike in inflation. However, the upbeat mood on trading floors was tempered by expectation...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:29:09 GMT
Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island
Researchers found the remote Heard and McDonald Islands littered with seal carcasses when they arrived on a research expedition in October 2025. Genetic testing confirmed the contagious H5 bird flu strain had killed seals, penguins and birds living...

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Thu, 18 Jun 2026 07:22:11 GMT
South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages
Dozens of polling stations experienced unprecedented ballot paper shortages on June 3 for the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office a year ago. The controversy prompted the resignation of National Election Commission (NEC)...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:34:14 GMT
Starmer rival seeks win in UK poll pivotal to PM's fate
Labour party veteran and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is looking to win the parliamentary by-election for the Makerfield constituency in northwestern England, so that he can then try to replace Starmer as prime minister. Polling stations o...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:06:10 GMT
Taiwan president says hopes for $14 bn US arms sale 'as soon as possible'
Taipei relies heavily on Washington's support to counter growing pressure from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out seizing it by force. "We hope that the arms purchases can be approved as soon as possible," P...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:32:10 GMT
Jubilant New York on guard for Knicks parade
New York erupted in jubilant scenes Saturday when the Knicks broke a 53-year drought to defeat the San Antonio Spurs away in Texas. Police said 10,000 officers would be on hand for the parade, the department's largest ever deployment for a planned ...

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:00:29 GMT
What we learned after the first round of World Cup games
Messi's still got it Lionel Messi's World Cup odyssey appeared to reach its perfect climax in Qatar four years ago when he lifted the trophy. Or so we thought. As his 39th birthday approaches, the Argentina captain could not resist one last crack at...

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