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Ted Scheinman’s Journey Through Depression and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Climate Change Extends U.S. Allergy Season by Weeks, Worsening Health Risks

PM Albanese Affirms Budget Savings as Dutton Nominated for War Memorial Council

GCC States Sign Landmark Agreement to Complete Gulf Railway Network by 2030

US and China Officials Hold Frank Trade Talks Ahead of APEC Summit

Fewer Than 40% of Cardiac Arrest Patients Transferred to Hospital in National Review

Carly Rae Jepsen Releases Double Album 'Day & Night' Alongside New Ibibio Sound Machine and Adult DVD Records

Tamil Nadu's TB Initiative Cuts Deaths by 38% Through Early Triage

Rene Eyre Revisits Autobiographical Performance 'Say A Little Prayer' in London

London Museum Granted 24/7 License Ahead of November Opening

UAE's HCT Holds Record Graduation and Announces Major Training Expansion

Dana White Confirms Flight to Washington for Trump Meeting on Press Secretary Role

NASA Awards $10B Lunar Contract Framework to SpaceX, Blue Origin

Dengue Fever Expands Into High Himalayas as Climate Change Warms Nepal

ONE App Launches AI Agent and Custom GPT to Enhance Digital Banking

ONE App, the digital banking platform operated by Al Salam Bank, has launched the ONE AI Agent alongside a custom ChatGPT model named "ONE Marketplace." This initiative aims to provide users with immediate, conversational access to product information and support, reducing reliance on traditional service channels while signaling the bank's commitment to integrating artificial intelligence into its core customer experience.

Japan spent record $96 bn in yen interventions: ministry

Japan spent 15.4 trillion yen ($96 billion) to boost the yen between late July and late August, the finance ministry said Friday, the largest monthly intervention on record.

Indonesia escalates battle against fires, putrid haze

Indonesia has intensified efforts to fight wildfires with cloud seeding and water bombing as thousands of people countrywide battle to breathe in the smoke and haze, officials said on Friday.

Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developments

More than 1,400 people are missing and at least 552 have been killed after a devastating, tsunami-like wall of water gouged a path through the border region between Nepal and Tibet, sweeping away entire villages.

Germany could miss climate goal in 2026 for first time: think tank

Germany risks missing an annual climate target in 2026 for the first time unless cuts to greenhouse gas emissions sharply accelerate, a think tank warned Friday.

Duplantis needs A-game to fend off Karalis pressure

Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis may have won in Zurich to keep his chokehold on world pole vaulting, but the Swede acknowledged he would have to continue giving his A-game to fight off Greek rival Emmanouil Karalis.

New flood risks impede Nepal, Tibet rescue

Rescuers ploughed on with their search Friday for survivors of deadly floods and landslides that struck Nepal and Tibet, with the threat of new torrents complicating their gargantuan task.

Architect Minenhle Makhanya Ordered to Repay R147 Million for Nkandla Upgrades

Architect Minenhle Makhanya has been ordered by a special tribunal to personally repay R147.2 million to the South African National Treasury. The ruling addresses his role in overseeing controversial security upgrades at former President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, which saw costs balloon from an approved R27.8 million to R216 million through unlawful procurement and unauthorized construction.

Kolbe back as Springboks change two for All Blacks Test

Wing Cheslin Kolbe and fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu have been drafted into the South Africa team for the second Test against arch rivals New Zealand in Cape Town on Saturday.

Iran says still open to diplomacy as war with US hits six months

Iran left the door open to diplomacy on Friday, six months into a war with the United States that has upended the Middle East, but only if Washington abandons its pressure campaign.

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