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Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay

Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay

Equities mostly rose Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would stay in office despite another election defeat.

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Defending 200m champ Haughey out of swimming worlds with injury

Defending 200m champ Haughey out of swimming worlds with injury

Four-time Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey pulled out of the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore with a back injury on Monday, leaving the Hong Kong swimmer unable to defend her women's 200m freestyle title.

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Japan PM hangs on after election debacle

Japan PM hangs on after election debacle

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was clinging on Monday even after his coalition disastrously lost its upper house majority in elections, as painful new US tariffs loom.

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UK battles anti-vax misinformation after child's death

UK battles anti-vax misinformation after child's death

A child's death from measles has sparked urgent calls from British public health officials to get children vaccinated, as the UK faces an onslaught of misinformation on social media, much of it from the United States.

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England face dark horses Italy with sights set on Women's Euro final

England face dark horses Italy with sights set on Women's Euro final

Having come back from the brink of elimination against Sweden in the last eight, England will hope to live up to their billing as favourites when they face Italy in the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Tuesday.

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Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?

Trump and Epstein: What was their relationship?

Donald Trump's past ties with Jeffrey Epstein are under scrutiny after the US president slammed a Wall Street Journal report that he sent a lewd letter to the infamous sex offender as "fake news."

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'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement

'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement

Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast -- but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb.

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EUDR Solution From Source Intelligence Simplifies Deforestation Due Diligence

EUDR Solution From Source Intelligence Simplifies Deforestation Due Diligence

The SaaS platform streamlines risk assessment, data collection, and submissions for companies navigating EUDR compliance

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GoodData Continues Momentum in Q2, Expands AI-Native Innovations

GoodData Continues Momentum in Q2, Expands AI-Native Innovations

Platform growth and new AI-driven capabilities mark a milestone for composable, governed insights at scale.

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Spacely AI Secures US $1 Million Seed Round to Supercharge Generative AI Design for Architects Worldwide

Spacely AI Secures US $1 Million Seed Round to Supercharge Generative AI Design for Architects Worldwide

Spacely AI's mission is to help architects win more business, unlock greater creativity, and cut costs. Its cloud suite delivers AI rendering for interior and exterior spaces, intuitive image-editing tools, AI virtual staging, and automated 3D model generation. Fully integrated with SketchUp via Extension Warehouse, the platform is adding support for more leading CAD tools so professionals can work inside the software they already know.

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