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Taylor Swift, Beyonce reporting jobs trigger controversy
It's rare for a news outlet to dedicate a reporter to one personality, but the publication USA Today has decided Taylor Swift and Beyonce are phenomena requiring their own beats. There are so few things that everybody really kind of knows whether they're fans or not, and Beyonce and Taylor Swift are some of the very rare ones."
Israeli PM Netanyahu urges Musk to fight anti-Semitism
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday urged Elon Musk to fight anti-Semitism on his X platform as he sat down with the tech tycoon to discuss artificial intelligence. "I respect that because it's foundational to democracies, but I also know your opposition to anti-Semitism..." the prime minister said.
UK govt promises payouts in Post Office IT scandal
The UK government on Monday announced that every postmaster convicted because of a flawed IT system will be offered hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) in compensation. Eighty-six postmasters have so far seen their convictions overturned and £21 million ($26 million) has been paid in compensation.
Top US official applauds Nigerian economic reforms
A senior US official on Monday applauded tough reforms taken by Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu since coming to office in May, saying they provided an opportunity for Africa's largest economy. Adeyemo, the highest-ranking Nigerian-American official, was also due to meet US companies in Nigeria and tour a tech incubator in Lagos for startups.
The US sanctions squeezing Iran leaders, oil and trade
Iran is one of the world's most sanctioned countries, with the United States deploying a punishing arsenal of measures against the Islamic republic since the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-81.
UK carmakers hope for delay to post-Brexit tariff
The UK carmaking industry is hopeful of a postponement in a provision in the nation's post-Brexit EU trade treaty, which will otherwise impose a 10-percent tariff on electric vehicles. Germany this month urged the European Commission to postpone tariffs on electric car sales between the UK and the EU, according to a Financial Times report.
'The Super Models', the original influencers, come to Apple TV
Naomi, Christy, Linda and Cindy are back, recounting how they revolutionised fashion as the first supermodels in the 1990s in a new series for Apple TV. "The Super Models", which launches on the streaming platform on Wednesday, looks back on the four women who created a template for today's uber-influencers by injecting an element of personality into the job of modelling.
IEA chief Birol: an 'unexpected hero' of climate fight
Fatih Birol had big dreams of becoming a footballer or a filmmaker when he was younger. Birol, ever the football fan, sees his organisation as an "honest referee" who tells the world "what is right, what is wrong".
'Just can't sell': Ukraine harvests sunflowers as war blocks ports
A truck dumps another load of black sunflower seeds into the barn of Ukrainian farmer Oleksandr Ryabinin, where they scatter over the floor, releasing a nutty aroma when crunched underfoot. The metal sides of the sunflower seed barn are pierced with tiny holes from shrapnel and a concrete wall outside is pockmarked with impacts from a cluster bomb.
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