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Is Dawn Staley married to Lisa Boyer? Here is the real nature of their relationship
Is Dawn Staley married to Lisa Boyer? Head coach, Dawn has been rumoured to be romantically linked to Lisa Boyer. Read on to discover more about their relationship.
Pakistan: Teenage sisters fatally set father on fire after sexual assault, police react
Teenage sisters set fire on their randy father who had been assaulting them sexually. Police provided an update after the accused father died at the hospital.
Australia frets over Meta halt to US fact-checking
Australia is deeply concerned by Meta's decision to scrap US fact-check operations on its Facebook and Instagram platforms, a senior government minister said Thursday. AFP currently works in 26 languages with Facebook's fact-checking programme in which Facebook pays to use fact checks from around 80 organisations globally on the platform as well as on WhatsApp and Instagram.
Japan startup hopeful ahead of second moon launch
Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two years ago. "We will make this Mission 2 a success," he said.
Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking trousers for customers in Europe and North America. - 'Operating at full swing' - "We are doing well," said garment producer factory owner S.M. Khaled, who heads the Snowtex company, employing 22,000 workers.
Asian markets drop as trades fret over US inflation, rates outlook
Asian markets struggled Thursday after a tepid lead from Wall Street, with investors growing increasingly worried about the outlook for inflation and US interest rates as Donald Trump's second presidency looms. Friday's US employment figures are now well in focus for trade, with markets in New York closed Thursday to mourn former US president Jimmy Carter.
New twist in US-Cuba trademark fight over Havana Club rum
One rum, two owners: the decades-long legal battle between the Cuban government and spirits giant Bacardi over the popular Havana Club rum brand has entered a new phase with the enactment of a new US trademark law.
CES tech looks to help world's aging population
From an adorable robot puppy that soothes dementia patients to an in-toilet gadget for testing urine, tech at CES caters to seniors around the world. He was at CES with a Tombot robot dog, based on a Labrador Retriever puppy, that wags its tail, barks and even falls asleep.
Rubber tappers forge sustainable future in Amazon
As the sun rises over the Amazonian island of Marajo, Renato Cordeiro laces up his boots, grabs his knife, and heads out to tap his rubber trees. - 'Family heritage' - "I started tapping trees at age seven with my mother, deep in the forest," said Cordeiro, holding his knife, which has a protruding metal piece for making precise cuts in the bark.
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