UK's debts now swell,
May's borrowing climbs to high—
£23.3bn.
May's borrowing climbs to high—
£23.3bn.
The UK borrowed £23.3bn in May, according to official figures, up almost a third on the same month last year.
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Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon
In dawn’s embrace, sweat,
Twenty thousand hearts unite,
Shosholoza's call.For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, jostling with anticipation. South Africa’s national anthem rang out. Then the haunting swell of Shosholoza, first sung by Zimbabwean migrant…
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US and Iran begin talks on initial peace deal in Switzerland
US and Iran meet,
Switzerland hosts whispered paths—
Calm in stormy seas.The face-to-face meeting follows ongoing fighting in Lebanon and Iran's claim to have shut the Strait of Hormuz.
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Mideast Live Updates: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks Underway in Switzerland
Vance meets in Swiss halls,
Iran’s words clash with strife,
Lebanon clouds peace talks.An American delegation, led by Vice President JD Vance, was meeting with Iranian negotiators. The conflict in Lebanon is complicating efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.
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Yale study finds nearly half of older adults improved with age
Yale's study reveals,
Half of elders over sixty—
Strength and joy increase.A long-term Yale study is challenging one of the biggest myths about aging. Nearly half of adults over 65 improved physically, mentally, or both over time, despite the common belief that aging means constant decline. Researchers found that people with more positive attitudes about getting…
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World Cup fuels ticketing reform demands
Scammers take their cut,
Advocates push Congress hard—
World Cup tickets lost.Advocacy groups urge Congress to get tough on scams.
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The tiny highway helping the capital’s hedgehogs
Hedgehog highways built,
Tiny gaps in garden walls,
London's critters roam.A hedgehog highway is a network of small holes and gaps that allows hedgehogs to move freely.
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Meta’s AI Workers Are Revolting, Peter Thiel’s Secret Society, and SBF’s Plea to Trump
Meta's AI team stirs,
Dissatisfaction deepens,
Morale sinks like stone.On today’s Uncanny Valley, we dive into the dysfunction in Meta’s newly formed AI unit and why it’s been driving already-low employee morale even further into the ground.
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O’Leary extends Ryanair contract in deal that could net him over £130m
Ryanair's O'Leary,
Contract sealed until '32,
£130 million.The Ryanair boss extends his contract to 2032, in a deal featuring a bonus scheme that could earn him more than €150m (£130m).
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Barbados prime minister announces manifesto for slavery reparations
Mottley speaks in Ghana,
Manifesto for justice,
Caribbean's strong call.Updated document, which emphasises harm done to African women, is being considered by other Caribbean countriesBarbados’s prime minister, Mia Mottley, has announced a new manifesto from Caribbean leaders asserting the “moral, ethical and legal case” for reparations over damage caused by hundreds of years of…