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Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate

Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate

It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is a vast seaweed crop destined to curb livestock's climate-altering flatulence and belches.

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Judgment day in EU chief's Covid vaccine texts case

Judgment day in EU chief's Covid vaccine texts case

A top court is to rule Wednesday on whether the EU failed the transparency test by declining to release text messages sent by Ursula von der Leyen to the head of Pfizer as the bloc tried to secure Covid vaccines.

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Trump set to meet Syrian leader ahead of Qatar visit

Trump set to meet Syrian leader ahead of Qatar visit

Donald Trump was set to meet the leader of Syria and the heads of the Gulf states Wednesday in Riyadh before travelling to Qatar where controversy is swirling over the gifting of a luxury aircraft.

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Misinformation clouds Sean Combs's sex trafficking trial

Misinformation clouds Sean Combs's sex trafficking trial

From doctored photos of sex-fueled parties to a racy AI-generated song, a flood of misinformation surrounding music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs threatens to distort public perception of his closely watched New York trial.

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'Panic and paralysis': US firms fret despite China tariff reprieve

'Panic and paralysis': US firms fret despite China tariff reprieve

President Donald Trump's rollercoaster tariff row with Beijing has wreaked havoc on US companies that rely on Chinese manufacturing, with a temporary de-escalation only expected to partially calm the storm, analysts and business owners say.

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Menendez brothers resentenced, parole now possible

Menendez brothers resentenced, parole now possible

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent more than three decades behind bars for the grisly shotgun murders of their parents in the family's luxury Beverly Hills home, could soon walk free after a judge on Tuesday reduced their life sentences.

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'Humiliated': Combs's ex Cassie gives searing testimony of abuse

'Humiliated': Combs's ex Cassie gives searing testimony of abuse

Casandra Ventura says she was coerced into sex with male escorts while Sean Combs watched and masturbated.

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Latin America mourns world's 'poorest president' Mujica, dead at 89

Latin America mourns world's 'poorest president' Mujica, dead at 89

Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics.

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Masters champion McIlroy to headline Australian Open

Masters champion McIlroy to headline Australian Open

Masters champion Rory McIlroy will play in the Australian Open for the next two years, the world number two said Wednesday, ending a long absence from the tournament.

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Loar Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering

Loar Announces Pricing of Secondary Public Offering

WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / May 14, 2025 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) ("Loar") announced today the pricing of a secondary underwritten public offering of 9,000,000 shares of its common stock by certain of its stockholders at $83.41 per share. In addition, the selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is expected to close on May 16, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

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