AI helps UK woman rediscover lost voice after 25 years
A British woman suffering from motor neurone disease who lost her ability to speak is once again talking in her own voice thanks to artificial intelligence and a barely audible eight-second clip from an old home video.
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Women's World Cup games moved out of Bengaluru months after tragedy
The Bengaluru stadium where 11 cricket fans died during celebrations in June will no longer host Women's World Cup matches including the opening game, the sport's governing body said on Friday.
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UN declares famine in Gaza, blames Israel
The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on Friday, blaming "systematic obstruction of aid" by Israel, hours after Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened to destroy the territory's largest city.
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Australian Rules player body urges 'united approach' after homophobic slur
The union that represents Australian Rules players on Friday called for a "more effective and united approach" to tackling homophobia with the sport embroiled in yet another ugly scandal.
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Under a drone canopy, Ukraine army medics rely on robots and luck
When Magician, a Ukrainian serviceman, was remotely steering a robot hauling a wounded soldier away from the front line towards safety, the worst-case scenario played out on his monitor.
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India walks back order to clear Delhi of stray dogs
India's Supreme Court on Friday scaled back its order to catch and remove tens of thousands of stray dogs from the capital, after feasibility questions about the sheer scale of the exercise.
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Breetzke, Stubbs star as South Africa post 277 in 2nd Australia ODI
Matthew Breetzke slammed a superb 88 and Tristan Stubbs 74 as South Africa posted a challenging 277 in the second one-day international against Australia in Mackay on Friday.
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Pressure on Merz as Trump tariffs hit German economy
Germany's economy shrank more than expected in the second quarter as US tariffs battered exports, official data showed Friday, ramping up pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz to turn Europe's top economy around.
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Australia orders audit of crypto trading giant Binance
Australia has ordered the local arm of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, to appoint an external auditor after identifying "serious concerns" with its money laundering and terrorism financing controls.
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Israel vows to destroy Gaza City if Hamas doesn't disarm, free hostages
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Friday to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israel's terms.
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