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Washington targets Iranian digital asset firms in crackdown
Washington targets Iranian digital asset firms in crackdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration this week imposed sanctions on Iran's largest digital asset exchange and three other cryptocurrency...

Storm Jangmi hit Japan; train, air travel, and power lines affected
Storm Jangmi hit Japan; train, air travel, and power lines affected

TOKYO, Japan: Severe tropical storm Jangmi hit Japan on June 3, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that disrupted transport and businesses...

Belfast court jails man for 31 years over murder of girlfriend
Belfast court jails man for 31 years over murder of girlfriend

BELFAST, Northern Ireland: A man who pretended to be live-streaming a video game on YouTube to create an alibi while he killed his...

Women, the worst casualties in Sudan’s ongoing war, UN says
Women, the worst casualties in Sudan’s ongoing war, UN says

KHARTOUM, Sudan: The United Nations says sexual violence has become one of the main features of the war in Sudan, which is now in its...

El Niño could raise temperatures to extreme highs, UN predicts
El Niño could raise temperatures to extreme highs, UN predicts

GENEVA, Switzerland: The United Nations weather agency said on June 2 that a moderate or possibly strong El Niño could develop, which...

Moderna among groups funded to fight Ebola outbreak
Moderna among groups funded to fight Ebola outbreak

GENEVA, Switzerland: Global health organization CEPI has committed roughly $60 million to accelerate the development of vaccines against...

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Meta employee monitoring project sparks GDPR concerns
Meta employee monitoring project sparks GDPR concerns

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Meta's effort to train artificial intelligence systems using detailed records of employee computer activity...

New Glenn blast deals setback to Blue Origin ambitions
New Glenn blast deals setback to Blue Origin ambitions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Blue Origin suffered a major setback in its effort to challenge SpaceX after an uncrewed New Glenn rocket...

Canada name Maxime Crepeau starting GK over Dayne St. Clair
Canada name Maxime Crepeau starting GK over Dayne St. Clair

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images) Maxime Crepeau will start in goal for Canada at the World Cup, coach Jesse Marsch...

Las Vegas signs 10-year extension for Formula 1 race
Las Vegas signs 10-year extension for Formula 1 race

(Photo credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images) Formula 1 announced a 10-year extension Thursday to keep a race in Las Vegas through 2037....

Reports: Duke-Michigan hoops game moving to Marlins' ballpark
Reports: Duke-Michigan hoops game moving to Marlins' ballpark

(Photo credit: David Rodriguez Munoz / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Instead of playing in the World's Most Famous Arena, Duke...

Dillon Dingler, Tigers ride power surge into opener vs. Mariners
Dillon Dingler, Tigers ride power surge into opener vs. Mariners

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images) A turn of the page on the calendar has transformed the Detroit Tigers into an offensive...

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