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L’Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skin care sales
L’Oreal says the rising use of weight loss drugs is impacting beauty and skincare sales, prompting the company to develop products targeting side effects of rapid weight loss.
Surveillance and ‘constant paranoia’: Western diplomats tell BBC of life in war-time Moscow
Western diplomats in Moscow face constant surveillance, isolation, and intimidation from Russian intelligence services as the Ukraine war continues, making their postings increasingly difficult.
Uber begins self-driving robotaxi trial in Manchester
Uber has begun testing autonomous vehicles in Manchester as part of its expansion of self-driving robotaxi services across UK cities, using technology from partner firms Pony and Verne.
Palantir and Sadiq Khan drop legal battle over Met contract
Palantir and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have withdrawn their legal claims against each other over a blocked £50m Metropolitan Police contract, canceling a scheduled January high court trial.
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An officer is dead and a second was injured in a shooting at South Carolina park, police chief says
A South Carolina police officer was killed and another injured in a shooting at a park following a domestic dispute call. The suspect, a 33-year-old man with an extensive criminal history, also died.
Lake Ontario sign installed in Canada in latest jab at US
Ontario’s premier installed a sign reading “Lake Ontario. Now and Always” after US President Trump signed an executive order seeking to rename the lake “Lake America.”
Lionel Messi scores 4 goals, adds assist to lead Inter Miami to 7-1 romp over Montreal
Lionel Messi scored four goals and provided an assist as Inter Miami defeated CF Montreal 7-1 on Saturday, with the team scoring six unanswered goals in the dominant performance.
Ryan Preece wins at Daytona to take the final playoff spot in NASCAR’s Cup Series
Ryan Preece won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona in overtime, securing the final playoff spot for his team and advancing to the championship chase.
Guinea-Bissau votes in a referendum to grant expanded presidential powers ahead of election
Guinea-Bissau holds a referendum on granting expanded presidential powers ahead of a December election meant to restore democracy following last year’s military coup.
WhatsApp group chat used to send millions in cash, funding crime and extremism
A WhatsApp group with 532 members facilitated hundreds of millions in euros through underground cash transfers, funding organised crime, extremism, and people smuggling across Europe with no paper trail.
The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’
Madrid’s regional president faces scrutiny over her government’s €6.3m purchase of a residential penthouse marketed as temporary office space during building renovations.
Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California’s Sierra Nevada
Volunteers conducted a more than 15-hour rescue operation to save a climber stranded on a narrow ledge in California’s Sierra Nevada near Mammoth Lakes last weekend.
Humanitarian crisis worsening in refuge for civilians fleeing Sudan’s civil war
El Obeid, Sudan hosts over 200,000 displaced people, with 15,000 more arriving since mid-July amid ongoing civil war. Humanitarian conditions are deteriorating due to food shortages, drone strikes, and damaged water infrastructure.
Renee was at Gyirong Port minutes before flood struck, now her family want to travel from Australia to help search
A disability support worker from Australia was at Gyirong Port moments before a devastating flood struck Nepal, with her family now seeking to travel to the region to search for her.
Switzerland rave shooting kills woman, 22 as manhunt launched
A 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a rave in Aarau, Switzerland early this week, prompting a manhunt as police seek the unknown perpetrator.
A lone Black woman’s defiance of Swedish neo-Nazis, 10 years on
A Black woman who became a symbol of resistance to neo-Nazis in 2016 expresses alarm at the far right’s growing normalization and political power in Sweden ahead of upcoming elections.