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Upgraded Northern Lights Alert: 14 States May See Aurora This Weekend
The aurora borealis or northern lights in the night sky over Shiprock, New Mexico.getty Days after the Northern Lights were glimpsed from northern U.S states — including Idaho, New Hampshire, Michigan and even Massachusetts — displays may be...

Challenges persist in TMC’s bid to mine the deep sea, even after boost from Trump
After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear to be progressing as it pursues a controversial new path to securing a license to mine in international waters under U.S. jurisdiction. Yet...

Hyundai Wia begins HVAC production
Hyundai Wia Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, announced it is ready to enter the automotive air conditioning segment for the first time, according to local reports. The company is known as a manufacturer of vehicle...

Chinese FM responds to whether China is willing to discuss issue of purchasing oil from Russia and Iran in trade talks with US
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun When asked whether China can confirm the specific date of the reported China-US trade talks and whether it is willing to discuss the issue of purchasing oil from Russia and Iran with the US side as...

Blue Cast: Södra’s Madeleine Bernhard on Scaling Circularity and Supply Chain Cooperation
Man-made cellulosic fibers and paper may both be made from trees, but where they diverge is the accessibility and scale of recycling. Decades ago, paper recycling took off, and today 70 percent of paper is recycled. Yet textile reuse has lagged,...

World News | Asian Shares Retreat After Alphabet, AI Stocks Nudge Wall Street to More Records
Manila, Jul 25 (AP) Asian shares retreated on Friday after Wall Street inched to more records as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped offset a steep tumble for EV-maker Tesla. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.7 per cent to...

Avoid this common decluttering hack — experts warn it's a 'recipe for overwhelm'
When it comes to decluttering and keeping everything organized, it can often be a never-ending chore. This is especially the case if you don’t know where to start with the overwhelming sea of clutter. Social media seems to be full of endless...

Asian shares retreat after Alphabet, AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records
Manila, Jul 25 (AP) Asian shares retreated on Friday after Wall Street inched to more records as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped offset a steep tumble for EV-maker Tesla. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.7 per cent to...
Coinshares Asset Management Becomes First Continental European Regulated Asset Manager To Receive MiCA Authorisation - First Major European Asset Manager To Combine MiCA, MiFID, And AIFM Authorisations - Creating New Investment Possibilities Across €33…
CoinShares International Limited ("CoinShares" or "the Group") (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS; US OTCQX: CNSRF), the European leading investment company specialising in digital assets with over $9 billion in assets under management, today announced its...

Alex Greenwood reveals conversation with Chloe Kelly before crucial Euros penalty
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Södra Reports Q2 Loss on Weaker Demand, Currency Headwinds
Södra’s second quarter of 2025 delivered lower sales and profits, citing global uncertainty, currency headwinds and weakened demand—reflecting a challenging environment for the Swedish pulp producer. The group’s net sales reached roughly $752.5...

Alexander Isak to Liverpool: Newcastle striker's three options after transfer bombshell
Alexander Isak has gone public with his desire to leave Newcastle this summer after having his head turned by interest from Liverpool. The 25-year-old striker has been omitted from Newcastle's squad for their pre-season tour and has become the...

From Canada to Finland, a US neo-Nazi fight club is rapidly spreading across the globe
More than a dozen men wearing black masks and sunglasses – obstructing any open source investigators from easily identifying them – appeared in a Telegram video in front of city hall in London, Canada, in June. “Mass deportations now,” the men...

Explained: The world’s most powerful passports in 2025 as UK drops in rankings
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Leah Williamson admits she has been ‘annoyed’ by England’s Euros performances before comebacks
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US stocks coast toward the finish of a record-setting week
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging around their records on Friday and coasting toward the close of another winning week. The S&P 500 was edging up by 0.1% in early trading, coming off its latest all-time high, and is on track to finish its...

Countdown begins for eighth China International Import Expo
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] With the 100-day countdown set to begin on Sunday, preparations for the eighth China International Import Expo have been advancing steadily. Officials say this year's expo, which will run from November 5-10 in...

I am not a fan of the modern EVF and instead prefer using the screen to compose – does that make me 'less of a professional photographer'?
I didn’t know I’d miss the optical viewfinder until I lost it. When I moved from DSLR to mirrorless a few years ago, I thought the transition would be seamless. Similar lenses, better tech, smaller body. But losing that simple glass window into...

Canadian builders prep for a prefab future as Ottawa pushes for affordability
Open this photo in gallery:A two-bedroom showhome designed for the Augusta Township project by B+H Architects and CABN.Beattie Film On a 44-acre property northeast of Brockville, Ont., CABN, a net-zero builder known for its energy-efficient...

Volvo’s XC60 rises to top as brand’s historic bestseller
By Alimat Aliyeva The Volvo XC60 has officially become the best-selling model in the Swedish automaker’s history, with global sales exceeding 2.7 million units in the first half of this year, Azernews reports, citing Korean media. Since its global...