Steelworks now public,
Scunthorpe's fate in hands of
UK’s bold response.
Scunthorpe's fate in hands of
UK’s bold response.
The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week.
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Uganda calls for travel restrictions to be lifted after last Ebola patient discharged
Last patient discharged,
Uganda lifts travel bans—
Countdown starts today.Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the CongoUganda has started lobbying countries to lift Ebola-related travel restrictions after discharging its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital.The discharge of a Congolese national…
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Iran targets military bases as US launches wave of strikes
Explosions echo,
Iran strikes back at bases—
Gulf states brace for war.Explosions were heard across Iran overnight, shortly after neighbouring Gulf states began to report attacks.
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Almost Half of House Democrats Vote to End Aid to Israel
Democrats divided,
Votes aimed to end Israel's aid;
Support grows for change.The measure failed, but the level of support among Democrats exposed a stark shift in the party away from backing the Jewish state.
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Archaeologists found Homer’s Iliad inside a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy
In Egypt's warm sands,
Homer's words wrap a mummy—
Iliad's touch endures.A 1,600-year-old mummy discovered in Egypt has revealed something archaeologists had never seen before: a fragment of Homer’s Iliad used during embalming. The papyrus was identified as part of the famous "Catalogue of Ships," one of the best-known sections of the ancient epic. Researchers say…
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Trading soccer shirts
Ireland's jerseys swap,
Players trading pride on field,
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Weekend cooldown to mark end of heatwave for some
Scotland breathes again,
Northern winds bring cooling relief,
Heatwave yields at last.Temperatures are set to fall by several degrees in some areas, including parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England.
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AI Isn’t Smarter Than a Baby—Yet
Tiny brains absorb,
France studies their design's power—
AI yet to learn.Babies are tremendous learning machines, and key advances for AI may soon be found in the architecture of their little brains.
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SpaceX share price drops below stock market debut
SpaceX shares descend,
Elon’s rockets falter fast—
Public launch in doubt.Share trading in Elon Musk’s rocket company has been volatile since it went public a month ago.
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New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment
Ebola patient flown,
Aid worker sourced from DRC,
Travel ban sparks fears.Aid worker flown to Berlin as Trump administration bars Americans from traveling to US on commercial flightsA US national who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said on Monday, weeks after…