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Nigerian gasoline tanker explosion kills at least 70 people, authorities say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 70 people have died in north-central Nigeria after a gasoline tanker exploded, the country’s emergency…
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Madame President: The Cover That Never Was
The portrait above, “Kamala,” painted by Kadir Nelson, would have been the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue of The New Yorker—that…
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Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudanese
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has called for calm and urged citizens not to take the law into their own hands, following a spate of…
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Are We Living in a Dystopia?
In a recent episode of “Silo,” the sci-fi series from Apple TV+, a character who does not have long to live puts on a virtual-reality…
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The Ghost’s-Eye View of Steven Soderbergh’s “Presence”
Although Steven Soderbergh started out as an independent filmmaker, he may be Hollywood’s last true believer. He made fine studio movies…
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Ballet Past and Present, at New York City Ballet
The Cuban contemporary-dance troupe Malpaso Dance Company—skilled, sympathetic, but still searching for a strong identity—returns to its…
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Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir threatens to leave government
Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Thursday to leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition…
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India's ISRO carries out successful space docking mission
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) -India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a…
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Garth Risk Hallberg’s Essential Joyce Carol Oates
Like many people, the novelist Garth Risk Hallberg was daunted by the size of the celebrated American writer Joyce Carol Oates’s body of…
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Posts falsely claim Ethiopia overtook Nigeria to become Africa’s fourth-largest economy
Nigeria’s economy has struggled in recent years due to lower oil prices and tough economic reforms, resulting in a severe cost-of-living…
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Data readiness is the biggest AI challenge for global life insurers
Data readiness is the biggest challenge in getting value from AI reported 78% of global life insurers. Australia was top in terms of data…
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What Happened When an Extremely Offline Person Tried TikTok
For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Cal Newport is filling in for Kyle Chayka. In 2013, I wrote a blog post titled “Why I Never Joined…
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South Korea's suspended president Yoon detained
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India
Travel can be tough for unmarried couples looking for a bit of privacy in India. Accommodations routinely decline to let this growing…
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Image of archaeological remains in Italy falsely linked to S.Korea plane crash
Following the Jeju Air disaster that left 179 people dead in South Korea, reports emerged about a couple thought to have shared an embrace…
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Rescuers pull six more bodies from South Africa mine
Six more bodies have been pulled up from a South African mine as efforts continue for a second day to help scores of illegal miners still…
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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the Collapse of the Hollywood #MeToo Era
In the faux aristocracy that is Hollywood, a Blake Lively should not have reason to meaningfully cross paths with a Justin Baldoni.…
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The Enigmatic Artistry of Terrence Malick
Biographies of great artists are of inherent interest, but in the case of Terrence Malick, one of the greatest living filmmakers, there’s…
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China’s vehicle export growth set to slow in 2025: CAAM data
China's vehicle export growth is expected to temper to 5.8%, reaching 6.2 million units this year, a significant deceleration from the…
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Taliban do not see women as human beings, Malala Yousafzai says
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai decried the state of women’s rights in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid” on Sunday and urged…
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Pakistani security forces kill 27 insurgents during raid in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout on Monday, killing 27 insurgents, the military said. The…
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EU's executive branch denies cover up over the health of its president, Ursula von der Leyen
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission denied on Monday that it had tried to cover up the state of health of its president, Ursula von…
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Germany reports illegal drone flights over military base
Up to 10 drones of unknown origin have been spotted above a military airfield in southern Germany, Bavarian authorities said on Monday.…
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EU sends €140 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
The European Commission announced on Monday a new humanitarian aid package worth €140 million ($142.8 million) to address the most…