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Key PointsA Frenchman bravely confronted the Bondi Junction attacker with a bollard, earning him the nickname "Bollard Man".Anthony Albanese has thanked Damien Guerot and welcomed him to stay in Australia after his heroic efforts.The comments come following a petition calling for Guerot to be granted Australian citizenship.Prime Minister Anthony…

A large-scale outage on Wednesday affected residents’ ability to call the 911 emergency number in parts of Nebraska and Texas, the entire state of South Dakota and Las Vegas, according to local authorities.In Las Vegas, calls to 911 on landline phones and mobile phones were not connecting for about two hours before service was restored at about…

Recycling electric-vehicle batteries is tricky. But they are full of critical minerals—lithium, cobalt and other commodities—that are vital to the green transition. At the moment most EV manufacturers in Britain crush old batteries into a material called “black mass”, which is then exported to other countries—mostly, experts say, to China. There…

The European Union must act fast or risk falling perilously behind the economies of China and the United States, EU leaders heard Thursday as they headed into summit talks on how to leverage the bloc's huge market to stem its decline.From supply chain disruptions following the coronavirus pandemic to an energy crisis after Russia's invasion of…

Back in 2021, Embiid sent an official letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, claiming he would not play for any other team than France, asking for his support in acquiring French citizenship. Following months of indecision, Joel Embiid will ultimately play for Team USA. However, a letter has…

By Sumi Somaskanda & Holly HonderichBBC News18 April 2024, 03:13 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoTo play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browserVideo caption, Watch: Ukraine PM warns of Third World War if Russia winsUkraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with…

Russia’s economy is stabilising with the spread in predictions of what’s coming later this year narrowing, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) reported in its monthly macroeconomic survey. However, growth will also slow this year…

ISTANBUL, 18 April (BelTA - Anadolu) - “Türkiye has become one of the top 10 countries receiving most foreign patients from around the world,” Elif Ural, board member at the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB), told Anadolu.“In the ranking of health tourism in countries, the top consists of Mexico, India,…

The latest revival of “The Wiz” just wants to be fun. And that’s a problem.The original was a rarity. When it launched in 1975, the musical won the Tony Award for best musical and was among a handful of Broadway productions at the time to feature an all-Black ensemble. Soulful, rich, drenched in color and magic, the original offered a vibrancy…

CNN  —  The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives once again failed to advance a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban Wednesday, days after the state Supreme Court roiled state politics by reviving…