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In AI race vs. U.S., China eyes a come-from-behind victory

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:29:29+00:00

U.S. AI companies seem to be in the lead, but that could be short-lived as Chinese competitors offer cheaper products with more commercial appeal worldwide.

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Strage di Viareggio, Moretti si costituisce in carcere

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-06-26T09:23:10+00:00

La mossa, dopo la decisione della Cassazione che ha reso definitiva la condanna a 5 anni. La pena verrà scontata nel carcere di Orvieto

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First hydropower projects in Great Britain in 40 years given go-ahead

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:18:47+00:00

Three pumped storage hydroelectric power station sites in Scotland on list of 16 long-duration electricity storage plansThe energy regulator has given the provisional green light for the construction of the first new hydropower projects in more than 40 years, part of plans to reduce Great Britain’s reliance on energy imports.Ofgem has published a list of 16 long-duration electricity storage projects, facilities that can store and release electricity for periods of eight hours or more, it has provisionally agreed can proceed. Continue reading...

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Red heat warning for south-east England; 150 million Europeans to experience temperatures above 35C today – Europe heatwave live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:18:31+00:00

Paris to ban drinking alcohol in public as city’s Pride march postponed; First time red warnings issued in UK for three consecutive daysEuropean heatwave is worst ever and impossible without climate crisis, scientists sayParis to ban drinking alcohol in public as hospitals hit heatwave breaking pointOrganisers postponed the French capital’s weekend Pride March after police ordered them to change the date to avoid overwhelming response services already under pressure due to extreme heat, AFP reported.“The march has been postponed,” said Anouk Veyret, co-president of the Inter-LGBT association.“

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«А Зет» усиливает защиту батареек GP от подделок в онлайне и рознице

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-26T09:14:42+00:00

Выбирая продукцию GP, покупатель рассчитывает на качество оригинальных элементов питания и стабильную работу техники. Поэтому для компании «А Зет» защита бренда от контрафакта связана прежде всего с заботой о покупателях и их устройствах.

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ХАС проведе "Караоке на майдані" у легендарній шубі Ігоря Кондратюка

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-26T09:14:00+00:00

Уже цієї неділі глядачі "Караоке на майдані" побачать ХАСа в незвичному для літа образі – легендарній шубі та капелюсі Ігоря Кондратюка. Саме такою була умова парі, яке ведучі уклали під час минулого батлу.  У...

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"Кіллхаус": український екшн-трилер про рятувальну операцію під час війни – ексклюзивно на Київстар ТБ

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-26T09:12:00+00:00

Ексклюзивна онлайн-прем’єра фільму "Кіллхаус" – українського тактичного екшн-трилера режисера Любомира Левицького, заснованого на реальних подіях. Стрічка вже доступна до перегляду на платформі кіно і...

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6 фраз видають чоловіка, який багато бреше

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-06-26T09:12:00+00:00

Брехуни часто використовують схожі мовні прийоми, щоб відвернути увагу, перекласти провину або змусити співрозмовника сумніватися у власних висновках.

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Minister says he ‘won’t be intimidated’ by home secretary as public row escalates

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:10:33+00:00

Shabana Mahmood has demanded Mike Tapp be sacked over call for care worker exemption to migration rulesUK politics live – latest updatesAn extraordinary public row between the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, and one of her junior ministers has escalated after he said he “won’t be intimidated” in response to calls by her for him to be sacked.Mahmood demanded on Thursday that the migration minister, Mike Tapp, should be fired for writing an unauthorised article in the Times calling for overseas care workers to be exempt from controversial changes to the immigration rules. But Keir Starmer has s

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Venezuela Live Updates: More Rescuers Join Urgent Search for Quake Survivors

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:08:29+00:00

The United States and Mexico were among the latest to send support as the death toll from two powerful earthquakes climbed to 235. Thousands were injured, and hundreds remained missing or trapped under rubble.

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El entorno del Monumento a la Bandera, en peligro por posibles cambios en la normativa

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-06-26T09:01:25+00:00

El Ejecutivo Municipal propone elevar de 14,5 m a 35 m la altura para torres en la Av. Belgrano. Según el autor, está en riesgo la jerarquía que necesita y merece el ícono de Rosario.Esa altura, además, arrojará sombras sobre las plazas Sicilia y 25 de Mayo durante todo el año.

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Los fondos comunes de inversión impulsan el mercado inmobiliario

Source: Clarin · Published: 2026-06-26T09:01:23+00:00

Nuevas alternativas buscan canalizar el ahorro hacia inmuebles fuera de los formatos tradicionales.Con el respaldo de la CNV y BYMA, los instrumentos permiten acceder invirtiendo desde $ 1000.

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How Three Months of War Changed the Gulf Forever

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:01:04+00:00

Facing an emerging U.S.-Iran deal that leaves them vulnerable, Gulf Arab countries are reshaping their defense strategies, economies and trade routes.

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How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:00:40+00:00

For a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.

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I Was Kicked Out of China

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T09:00:01+00:00

Our Times correspondent, Vivian Wang, was expelled from China as part of Beijing’s crackdown on foreign journalists. She explains how a pressure campaign by the authorities made it challenging to do her job.

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-06-26T08:59:26+00:00
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Главные заявления Новака об ажиотаже на рынке топлива и мерах властей

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-06-26T08:53:39+00:00

Вице-премьер Александр Новак в беседе с ТАСС оценил ситуацию на топливном рынке. Он сообщил о перестройке логистики, искусственном ажиотажном спросе, достаточных запасах топлива и возможном краткосрочном запрете экспорта дизеля. «Ведомости» собрали основные заявления вице-премьера.

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