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British billionaire to donate £190m to Cambridge University
Hedge fund founder Chris Rokos said he wanted to "give something back" to the UK with the donation.
Senegal: President signs off on LGBTQ law doubling maximum jail term for same-sex relations
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye enacted the new law after it resoundingly cleared parliament earlier this month. It also penalizes those "promoting" or funding same-sex relations, as well as false allegations.
Ref not assigned to Final Four after Hurley bump
Roger Ayers, the official involved in a bizarre interaction with Dan Hurley near the end of UConn's NCAA tournament victory over Duke, is not among the referees assigned to officiate the men's Final Four.
Payton: Flag football won't draw NFL players yet
After experiencing firsthand the nuances of flag football, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton said Tuesday that he would be "surprised" if there are any NFL players on the United States team in the near future.
OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says
OkCupid and Match settle with Trump FTC, don't have to pay any financial penalty.
Major explosion at Russian petrochemical plant
A massive explosion occurred at a major petrochemical plant in Russia, killing at least two people and injuring dozens.
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Bakan Bayraktar: TR2 Araştırma Reaktörümüz yeniden lisanslandı
Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanı Alparslan Bayraktar, Türkiye Enerji, Nükleer ve Maden Araştırma Kurumunun TENMAK İstanbul Küçükçekmece yerleşkesinde bulunan TR2 Araştırma Reaktörü'nün yeniden lisanslandığını, çok kısa sürede burada yeniden...
СБУ против ГУР. Что известно о противостоянии украинских спецслужб, которое привело к перестрелке в Киеве
За стрельбой посреди киевского спального района могут таиться и намного более масштабные последствия для украинской политики и силового сектора. Би-би-си собрала хронологию событий вокруг этого инцидента и первые оценки того, чем он может обернуться.
Что известно о попытках диверсий на энергетических объектах Германии
За атаками на подстанции могут стоять климатические экстремисты, считают власти ФРГ. Главный подозреваемый разыскивается. Отдельно расследуется инцидент с дронами и людьми в балаклавах возле объекта в Нижней Саксонии.
Суд в Грузии разрешил экстрадицию в Россию бывшего помощника Сергея Фургала
Суд в Грузии разрешил экстрадицию в Россию Михаила Тимофеева — помощника и соратника экс-губернатора Хабаровского края Сергея Фургала, передает корреспондент Би-би-си из зала суда. В России Тимофеева обвиняют в уголовных преступлениях, однако...
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UK reasserts Falklands sovereignty amid Milei claim and Trump comments
Britain insisted Friday that the Falkland Islands "are British" after Argentine President Javier Milei suggested the "winds of change" now favoured his country's claim to the archipelago, citing Washington's readiness to reconsider its neutrality in...
US state of Louisiana in battle over electoral map
With just two months to go before the US midterm elections, the battle for votes is in full swing. Our reporter Fanny Allard has been to the state of Louisiana, where a redistricting row is playing out with far-reaching implications for racial...
Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions
Argentine President Javier Milei is escalating a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands with tougher sanctions targeting companies involved in a major offshore oil project
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to GreenlandThe UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe...
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Judge blocks X rival from using Twitter name, but allows ‘Tweet’ for now
A federal judge temporarily barred an X rival from using the Twitter name, but found that X was likely to have abandoned the “Tweet” trademark and bird logo. The startup has since relaunched as Tweet.app.
AGI is whatever you want it to be
OpenAI announced its next big model, GPT-6 Astra, and also, by the way, that "the AGI era" is here now. Today on The Vergecast, we've got an all-star panel to break down the news of the week. First, senior AI reporter Hayden Field joins us to talk...
Whatever happened to the U.S. campaign to ban child marriage?
The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.
Valve secretly leaked a Left 4 Dead 2 trailer to dodge the ESRB
"I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."