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French prosecutors investigate cyber harassment of Olympic champ Khelif

The investigation is one of several underway by France's hate crimes unit that are connected to the Olympics

Japan's economy grew last qtr on healthy consumer spending, investments

Domestic demand grew a robust 3.5 per cent from the previous quarter on the back of healthy household consumption and private sector investments, as well as government investments

Influencers descend on White House, Biden calls them new 'source of news'

Social media influencers got the royal treatment at the White House as President Joe Biden gave a nod to their ability to hold sway with millions of loyal followers.

EU estimate: Wildfire near Athens burned area twice the size of Manhattan

Nine countries, including neighbor Turkey, sent assistance to Greece to boost ground crews and water-dropping planes and helicopters operating outside Athens

Columbia university President Shafik resigns after months of campus tumult

She will be replaced on an interim basis by Katrina Armstrong, chief executive officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Extreme heat endangering children in West, Central Africa, says UNICEF

The extreme heat is creating health concerns for children and pregnant women as it is linked to higher chances of stillbirths, low birth weight and preterm births, according to the report

Asia stocks firm, dollar sags amid low US treasury yields on Fed cut bets

Mainland Chinese blue chips added 0.4%, although Hong Kong's Hang Seng slipped 0.3%

NASA needs more time to decide length of Boeing astronaut ISS stay

NASA said last week that it was working with Elon Musk's SpaceX on plans to return two astronauts to Earth in February 2025

Richard Verma now US Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery

Deputy Secretary for Resources and Management Rich Verma is going to be carrying on work that Special Envoy Penny Pritzker started when it comes to reconstruction, economic issues related to Ukraine

New Starbucks CEO Niccol to work 1,000 miles from company's headquarters

The incoming CEO agreed to commute to the coffee chain's base and travel as needed to do his job

Trump goes off topic again: Do voters care about economy or Harris' laugh?

Republicans had been looking for Trump to focus more on the economy than in the scattershot arguments and attacks he has made on Harris since Democrats elevated her as their presidential nominee

Baloch leaders meet French senators to urge intervention in ongoing crisis

The meeting, aimed to raise international awareness about the challenges facing the region

UK provides $17.3 mn to support Tata Steel's Port Talbot workers

Workers suspended a planned all-out strike after Britain's biggest steel producer warned that it would bring forward the planned closure of its two blast furnaces at Port Talbot

Mpox outbreaks in Africa declared global health emergency. What is mpox?

WHO on Wednesday said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year, which already exceed last year's figures

WHO declares mpox public health emergency of international concern

The mpox has been detected in 10 African nations this year, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said

Ukraine's missile, UAV attacks on our regions of terrorist nature: Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry, in its recent claim, has said that Ukrainian strike on Kursk on August 11 hit a residential building, which injured 13 civilians, two of whom are in serious condition

Four injured in shooting at Virginia state univ, 2 taken into custody

The campus was placed on lockdown until it was deemed safe, the university said in a statement

Trump's to hold rally in N Carolina; Harris campaign launches $90 mn ad buy

Donald Trump will hold a rally and speech in North Carolina, while Harris' presidential campaign is launching a $90 mn advertising effort over the next three weeks to introduce the Democrat to voters

Google says Iranian group trying to access mails linked to US prez campaign

The new report from Google's Threat Analysis Group affirms and expands on a Microsoft report released Friday that revealed suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in this year's US presidential election

Cisco cuts 7% of workforce, as it shifts focus to AI, cybersecurity

Cisco's layoffs come just two weeks after chipmaker Intel Corp announced it would cut about 15,000 jobs as it tries to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia, AMD