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Joe Biden signs ‘critical’ deal to raise US debt ceiling

Joe Biden has signed a “critical” budget deal to raise the debt ceiling for the US, saving the country from falling into an unprecedented...

Science

Google Invests in Bengaluru-Based Space Tech Startup Pixxel: Details

Alphabet’s Google is leading a $36 million (roughly Rs. 297 crore) funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a satellite-image startup, in the first major investment...

Science

NASA Panel to Hold First Public Meeting on UFO Study; Report Expected Soon

A NASA panel formed last year to study what the government calls “unidentified aerial phenomena,” commonly termed UFOs, was due to hold its first...

Science

A Third of Milky Way’s Planets Orbiting Most Common Stars Could Harbour Life

One-third of the planets orbiting the most common stars across the Milky Way galaxy may hold onto liquid water and possibly harbour life, according...

Science

This Low-Cost Clip Uses Smartphone Camera, Flash to Monitor Blood Pressure

Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone’s camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user’s fingertip. The clip...

Florida woman accused of leaving two children in car that caught fire while she was shoplifting

A woman is facing criminal charges, accused of leaving her two children in a car that caught fire while she was allegedly shoplifting. Alicia...

Politics

Boris Johnson warned he could lose public legal funding for COVID inquiry

Boris Johnson has been warned he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the government’s position on...

World

India train crash: Narendra Modi vows the ‘harshest punishment’ for those to blame

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said people found “guilty” for the deadly train crash in India will receive the “harshest punishment”. At least 288...

World

Three Israeli soldiers killed after incident on Egypt’s border

Three Israeli soldiers have been killed in a major incident on the Egyptian border on Saturday morning. The bodies of two soldiers, a man...

World

India train crash: How safe is the country’s rail network?

The deadly crash at Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday, which has so far claimed over 280 lives and injured 900 more, has focused attention...

World

Rome fire leaves one dead and dozens homeless after blaze rips through building

One person is dead and at least nine have been injured after a large fire at a seven-storey building in Rome. The blaze, in...

Keenan Darnell Anderson: Tasered cousin of Black Lives Matter founder died from enlarged heart and cocaine, says coroner

A man who was repeatedly tasered by police in Los Angeles died from an enlarged heart and cocaine use, a coroner has said. Keenan...

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Phillip Schofield: This Morning editor says ‘scores are being settled’ as he asks for ‘respite’

This Morning boss Martin Frizell said “scores are being settled” when asked about claims of a toxic culture at the ITV show. Phillip Schofield...

Environment

How Ford, GM auto dealers are thinking about Detroit’s EV transition and their future

Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles at a Ford dealership in Colma, California, on July 22, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images After a home, buying a...

Business

Fallen star Schofield’s talent agency YMU in crunch finance talks

The talent agency which managed Phillip Schofield until the disgraced TV star’s career imploded this week is this weekend facing questions about its own...

World

India train crash: At least 288 people dead and hundreds injured in collision in Odisha

At least 288 people have been killed after at least two trains were involved in a crash in eastern India. The collision happened about...

World

Rome fire leaves one dead and dozens homeless after blaze rips through building

One person is dead and at least nine have been injured after a large fire at a seven-storey building in Rome. The blaze, in...

World

Vladimir Putin’s attacks on Kyiv show his emotions are overriding military strategy

Russia may have stepped up the frequency and intensity of missile and drone attacks on Ukraine’s capital, but Kyiv’s air defences appear to be...

World

The new generation of night trains snaking their way across Europe

As climate solutions go, this has to be the most restful. Go to sleep in one European capital, wake up in another with a...

Business

Rail strikes today: FA Cup final, Epsom Derby, and Beyonce concert all set to be impacted by Aslef walkout

Rail strikes are set to cause further havoc today when train drivers walk out ahead of high-profile events including the FA Cup final, the...