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World
Japan adopts ordinance to raise foreign nationals’ residency fees from October
The fee hikes were included in the revised immigration control and refugee recognition law enacted in May.
World
‘Like smoking a cigarette’: Indonesia chokes on haze as blazes intensify amid super ‘El Niño’
In Indonesia’s Kalimantan, fires have ravaged tens of thousands of acres, with suffocating smoke reaching Malaysia and putting Singapore on
Azerbaijan
Fuel truck collides with passenger bus in Turkey, injuring dozens
Türkiyənin Kayseri vilayətinin Melikgazi rayonunda sərnişin avtobusu ilə yanacaq daşıyan avtomobilin toqquşması nəticəsində 35 nəfər xəsarət
World
Sydney shark attack victim describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’
In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daught
World
Japan’s weather agency to extend daily forecasts to two weeks
The Japan Meteorological Agency plans to make longer-term weather forecasts more detailed and accurate, to help people and businesses better
World
Netanyahu got his Iran war but maybe not his desired result
After six months of inconclusive hostilities, Israel may ultimately find itself in a worse position than it was before the war.
World
UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says Kremlin adviser
The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand over blueprints for British-made missile components to Ukrai
Politics
Costa tours the capitals — while Merz rallies the penny-pinchers
António Costa is kicking off a tour of EU capitals to find out what leaders want from the bloc’s next seven-year budget — and what they migh
World
Muslims gather for rain prayers in Indonesia's wildfire-hit South Sumatra
Authorities in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province have held a mass Islamic prayer for rain as forest and peatland fires fueled choking haze
Tech
Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US
There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.
Culture
The Librarians: A Very Serious Comedy! review – workplace meltdown borrows from classic sitcoms
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Well-tuned performances help along a familiar set of laughs as a rickety library gets a new manager and an in
World
Freddie Mercury’s ‘splendid things’ to go on display at V&A
Eight costumes spanning Queen frontman’s career will feature in a free trail developed with his former fianceeEight famous costumes worn by
World
NHS England to offer women ‘gamechanging’ free home testing kits for cervical cancer
NHS has target of eliminating the cancer by 2040, but up to 4 million eligible women are not up to date with screeningMillions of women in E
World
Europe’s heatwaves threaten insurers’ earnings, rating agency S&P says
Rise in claims linked to heat-related deaths and illness, especially among older people, could drive up premiumsEurope’s intense heatwaves c
Science
Creatine: is there truth behind the hype? – podcast
Creatine has become the go-to supplement for anyone wanting to give their fitness a boost and build muscle. It’s even made it out of the gym
Culture
The ear witness: Turner-winner Lawrence Abu Hamdan and his ‘sound evidence’ exposés of human rights abuses
From killings in Gaza to the alleged use of a sonic weapon on a vigil in Belgrade, the Lebanese-British artist reveals how his work for acti
World
At least 35,000 excess deaths recorded in Europe’s back-to-back heatwaves
True figure likely to be much higher as it only covers about half of continent and does not include August totalsAt least 35,000 more people
Finance
Iranians queue for petrol as US blockade bites
Long lines form in capital as officials warn that war and inflation are triggering fuel shortages
Finance
Iranians queue for petrol as US blockade bites
Long lines form in capital city as officials warn that war and inflation are triggering fuel shortages
Finance
Superpowers are discovering their limits, says UN chief
António Guterres tells FT that the world risks sliding into confrontation without global institutions that reflect the changing balance of p
Finance
Socialists and Maga are both wrong about economic liberalism
People are not puppets responding to the string pulls of market forces — free enterprise gives us agency
Finance
US grain farmers pummelled as Iran war triggers surge in costs
Middle East conflict adds to strains in America’s heartland months ahead of midterm elections
Finance
JPMorgan eases approach on lending against shares to court AI’s new wealth
US bank shortened time horizon for SpaceX workers and investors to borrow against stock holdings and may do same for Anthropic
Finance
The threats to ‘Swiss Made’
For decades the country’s exporters focused on adding value, but US tariffs and the strong franc are now hitting them harder
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