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OpenAI’s Reported $5.5 Billion SB Energy Warrants Highlight AI’s Power Demand
A reported equity arrangement connects the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure with the enormous capital required for...
Business
Foreign Investment in Germany Rose 50 Percent in 2025
Foreign direct investment into Germany increased sharply in 2025, with stronger British inflows offsetting a decline from US companies.
Business
AI Data-Centre Demand Pushes Soitec Toward Long-Term Wafer Contracts
The French chip-materials company is securing deposits and fixed-price commitments as demand accelerates for silicon-photonics components...
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The transfers to watch before window closes
The summer transfer window may have been open since 15 June but several Premier League clubs are still scrambling to get key deals over the...
Sports
Barcola joins Liverpool from PSG in £123m move
PSG initially valued the 23-year-old at £145m, but Liverpool will pay an initial £106m plus £17m in potential add-ons.
Entertainment
Dolly Parton laid to rest alongside husband in Nashville
Dolly Parton has been laid to rest, the music legend's great-niece has said.
World
US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks
Iran and the US have traded strikes after American forces attacked two rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Society
The Missing In Nepal-Tibet Flash Floods
The figures are likely to change, which is not uncommon in the chaos after a major disaster.
Sports
Six Defining Moments Of Lionel Messi’s Argentina Career
Messi has played more World Cup matches than anyone else (34) and scored 21 goals overall. He became only the second player to appear in...
Sports
‘It Hurts,’ Messi Says As He Calls Time On International Career
The 39-year-old forward who won the World Cup in 2022 and dragged his nation to the final in the United States only to lose to Spain, said...
Sports
Itauma breaks silence after first defeat, hospitalisation
British heavyweight Moses Itauma has spoken after losing to Filip Hrgovic and being taken to hospital following his first professional...
World
Arctic Security Tensions Rise as Russia Challenges NATO Expansion
Moscow describes NATO’s growing northern presence as a direct threat as military deployments, shipping routes and strategic competition...
Politics
Texas Polling-Site Reduction Plan Draws Voting-Access Concerns
A proposal to remove dozens of election locations in populous Tarrant County has triggered debate over efficiency, accessibility and voter...
Business
OpenAI’s Reported $5.5 Billion SB Energy Warrants Highlight AI’s Power Demand
A reported equity arrangement connects the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure with the enormous capital required for...
Tech
AI-Enabled Cyberattacks Become a Leading Risk to Global Finance
The Financial Stability Board warns that artificial intelligence could transform the speed, scale and cost of cyberattacks against critical...
Health
Attacks on Health Services in Conflict Zones Exceed Four Every Day
WHO data show worsening danger for patients and medical workers in conflict areas, threatening access to care when communities need it most.
Climate
Indonesia Escalates Wildfire Response as Super El Niño Intensifies
Cloud-seeding, aerial firefighting and peatland controls are being expanded as fires spread and emissions rise across the archipelago.
Education
UNESCO Promotes Debt-for-Education Swaps as Financing Crisis Deepens
More than 100 countries now spend more on servicing debt than education, intensifying pressure for new ways to finance schools and teachers.
Education
Afghanistan’s Education Ban Has Excluded 2.4 Million Girls, UNESCO Says
The continuing restrictions are weakening educational quality, reducing the future workforce and creating a growing shortage of qualified...
