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US firm hours away from Moon landing with drill, rovers, drone

US firm hours away from Moon landing with drill, rovers, drone

A drill for ice, a 4G network test, three rovers, and a hopping drone: a US company is hours away from its second lunar landing attempt on Thursday, aiming to advance technologies for future human missions.

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Bosnian Serb leader rejects prosecutor summons as crisis deepens

Bosnian Serb leader rejects prosecutor summons as crisis deepens

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said Thursday he would ignore a summons from the country's central prosecutor who is investigating him for undermining the constitution.

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England considering Test skipper Stokes for white-ball captaincy

England considering Test skipper Stokes for white-ball captaincy

England cricket supremo Rob Key said on Thursday "it would be stupid" to rule Test captain Ben Stokes out of consideration for the role of skipper of the struggling white-ball team.

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Neymar back for Brazil after 16-month absence for World Cup qualifiers

Neymar back for Brazil after 16-month absence for World Cup qualifiers

Neymar was on Thursday recalled by coach Dorival Junior to the Brazil team after almost a year and a half out injured for upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

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US trade gap hits new record in January as tariff fears loomed

US trade gap hits new record in January as tariff fears loomed

The US trade deficit surged to a new record in January, government data showed Thursday, as imports spiked while tariff worries flared in the month of President Donald Trump's inauguration.

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Scandinavians boycott US goods over Trump's Ukraine U-turn

Scandinavians boycott US goods over Trump's Ukraine U-turn

Scandinavian consumers outraged by US President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy turnaround have begun boycotting goods and services "Made in USA" but are discovering just how difficult that can be at times.

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South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance deal

South Africa, Indonesia say US withdrawing from climate finance deal

The United States has pulled out of a climate funding deal struck by rich nations to help their developing counterparts transition to clean energy, the programme's first beneficiary South Africa and Indonesia said Thursday.

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ECB lowers rates again but hints more cuts in doubt

ECB lowers rates again but hints more cuts in doubt

The European Central Bank cut interest rates again Thursday to boost the struggling eurozone but suggested easing could be nearing an end and warned of "rising uncertainty" amid massive German spending plans and US tariff threats.

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Bosnian Serb leader says he is no threat to Bosnia

Bosnian Serb leader says he is no threat to Bosnia

Ethnic Serb leader Milorad Dodik insisted Thursday that he was not a threat to Bosnia, a day after signing laws that banned the country's central police and judiciary from his statelet.

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Wales unchanged for Scotland Six Nations clash

Wales unchanged for Scotland Six Nations clash

Wales' interim head coach Matt Sherratt has named an unchanged team for his side's Six Nations clash against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday.

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