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Canada's reopened cod fishery on shaky ground

Canada's reopened cod fishery on shaky ground

Canada has lifted a three-decade moratorium on commercial cod fishing, but there are signs Atlantic stocks have not fully recovered, raising questions about the government's rosy outlook for the sector.

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Ledecky wins 800m crown as US swim championships begin

Ledecky wins 800m crown as US swim championships begin

World record-holder Katie Ledecky booked her place at the World Swimming Championship on Tuesday with a women's 800-meter freestyle victory on the opening day of the US national championships at Indianapolis.

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Zimbabwe to cull elephants and distribute meat to people

Zimbabwe to cull elephants and distribute meat to people

Zimbabwe will cull dozens of elephants and distribute the meat for consumption to ease the ballooning population of the animals, its wildlife authority said Tuesday.

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FINOS Welcomes Microsoft as First Cloud Provider to Join Governing Board, Deepening Cross-Industry Open Source Collaboration in Financial Services

FINOS Welcomes Microsoft as First Cloud Provider to Join Governing Board, Deepening Cross-Industry Open Source Collaboration in Financial Services

Together with GitHub, Microsoft elevates its membership to Platinum to accelerate critical initiatives to foster compliant open source, cloud and AI adoption in financial services.

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Sama Launches Multimodal AI, Leveraging Diverse Data Types Alongside Human Intelligence for Next-Gen AI Models

Sama Launches Multimodal AI, Leveraging Diverse Data Types Alongside Human Intelligence for Next-Gen AI Models

Initial implementations have delivered 35% accuracy improvement and 10% reduction in product returns

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Young stars sparkle as Thunder and Pacers seek first NBA titles

Young stars sparkle as Thunder and Pacers seek first NBA titles

Powered by young star talent and deep rosters, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers open the NBA Finals on Thursday, each trying to bring their city a first-ever crown.

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'Rested' Pacquiao relishing boxing comeback at 46

'Rested' Pacquiao relishing boxing comeback at 46

Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday shrugged off concerns about his decision to return to boxing at the age of 46 as he prepares for next month's world welterweight title comeback against Mario Barrios.

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South Korea's new President Lee takes power after sweeping election win

South Korea's new President Lee takes power after sweeping election win

South Korea's center-left Lee Jae-myung was declared president Wednesday after winning a snap election, taking the helm of a nation deeply divided after his predecessor's disastrous attempt to declare martial law.

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Alcaraz cruises into French Open last four with Sinner-'inspired' performance

Alcaraz cruises into French Open last four with Sinner-'inspired' performance

Carlos Alcaraz said his ruthless quarter-final performance at Roland Garros on Tuesday was partly "inspired" by rival Jannik Sinner as the Spaniard blew away Tommy Paul for the loss of just five games.

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Canada, US warn of air quality hazards as Canadian fire smoke reaches Europe

Canada, US warn of air quality hazards as Canadian fire smoke reaches Europe

Canada's wildfires, which have already forced evacuations of more than 26,000 people, continued their stubborn spread Tuesday, with heavy smoke choking millions of Canadians and Americans and reaching as far away as Europe.

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