Hasan Piker helped bring attention to a mission delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba. The group was criticized for staying in an upscale hotel as Cubans faced another blackout.
Trump’s ‘very good’ talks with Iran buy him time with oil and energy markets
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English and Welsh winemakers report sharp rise in production in 2025
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Ministers delay new rules for low-carbon housing in England
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Ministers rebuff trade body’s call to boost North Sea oil and gas production
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‘It’s got real sass!’ Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical
Production based on 1993 novel opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in July, with original songs co-written by the authorIt has been a book, a play and a film. It has also spawned three sequels, a prequel and two soundtrack albums. Now, Irvine We…
Bengaluru-based Swish, which offers a 10-minute food delivery service, raised a $38M Series B at a $139M post-money valuation, bringing its total raised to $54M (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Bengaluru-based Swish, which offers a 10-minute food delivery service, raised a $38M Series B at a $139M post-money valuation, bringing its total raised to $54M — Swish, a Bengaluru-based food delivery st…
I tested a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 rival with a design I didn’t think was ever possible
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Colombian military plane crash kills at least one, injures 77 – Al Jazeera
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Iran war live: Tehran says Trump’s peace talk claims are ‘fake news’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard calls Trump a ‘deceitful American president’, accuses him of ‘contradictory behaviour’.