Tallest sunflower in the world: Indiana gardener Alex Babich sets Guinness World Record with 36-foot tribute to Ukraine

Alex Babich, a Ukrainian immigrant in Indiana, has achieved a Guinness World Record with his nearly 36-foot sunflower, named Clover. This horticultural feat symbolizes his Ukrainian heritage, resilience, and family legacy. Clover’s story, documented in…

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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, concludes UN commission of inquiry – latest updates

Finding comes as Israel’s defence minister says ‘Gaza is burning’ amid escalation in bombardment See all our Israel-Gaza war coverageWafa, the Palestinian news agency, has been told by medical sources that at least 38 Palestinian people, including wome…

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Nothing raised a $200M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $450M+, and says it had $1B in total sales in early 2025 (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Nothing raised a $200M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $450M+, and says it had $1B in total sales in early 2025  —  Smartphone startup Nothing announced today tha…

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Google plans to invest £5B in the UK on AI, energy, R&D, and more over the next two years, and expects to add 8,000 jobs a year at businesses across the country (Mauro Orru/Wall Street Journal)

Mauro Orru / Wall Street Journal:
Google plans to invest £5B in the UK on AI, energy, R&D, and more over the next two years, and expects to add 8,000 jobs a year at businesses across the country  —  The company said the inve…

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