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Video podcasts become next streaming battleground

Video podcasts become next streaming battleground

Big tech platforms, including TikTok and Netflix, are all looking to add video podcasts to their content, a rapidly growing format that attracts a young audience prized by advertisers and where YouTube dominates.

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Ukraine capital under 'massive' attack: Kyiv mayor

Ukraine capital under 'massive' attack: Kyiv mayor

Almost every district in Kyiv was under a 'massive' attack Friday morning, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, with AFP journalists reporting explosions in the city centre as Russia intensifies its attacks on infrastructure.

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Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom

Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom

Is it still the economy, stupid? US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy ideas as he seeks to fight back on the cost-of-living issue that is causing jitters in his Republican Party.

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Dodgers' Ohtani wins fourth MLB MVP award, Yankees' Judge bags a third

Dodgers' Ohtani wins fourth MLB MVP award, Yankees' Judge bags a third

Shohei Ohtani, the two-way superstar who helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a second straight World Series title, won his fourth Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award on Thursday.

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Pet-Food Revolution: Two New Global Surveys Reveal Growing Guardian Openness to Sustainable Diets for Dogs and Cats

Pet-Food Revolution: Two New Global Surveys Reveal Growing Guardian Openness to Sustainable Diets for Dogs and Cats

LONDON, UK / ACCESS Newswire / November 14, 2025 / Two pioneering studies published in the journal Animals have explored in depth how dog and cat guardians perceive more sustainable pet food options. Led by Jenny L. Mace, Alexander Bauer, Andrew Knight and Billy Nicholles, the research sheds new light on the potential for alternative proteins and plant-based diets in the companion animal sector.

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England stars buy into team-first mantra: Tuchel

England stars buy into team-first mantra: Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel insisted England's stars have bought into his team-building ethos after Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden were only given substitute appearances in Thursday's 2-0 win against Serbia.

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Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summit

Fight over fossil fuels drawdown looms at UN climate summit

Two years after nations agreed to transition away from fossil fuels, dozens are pushing to go even further at the COP30 climate summit, setting up a showdown with oil powers.

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Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

Blue Origin launches NASA Mars mission and nails booster landing

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.

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Ronaldo red 'nothing to do with me': Ireland coach

Ronaldo red 'nothing to do with me': Ireland coach

Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said Cristiano Ronaldo was wrong to blame him for the red card he suffered as Portugal fell to a World Cup qualifying defeat on Thursday.

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France qualify for World Cup as Portugal, Norway forced to wait

France qualify for World Cup as Portugal, Norway forced to wait

France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal were made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin as Cristiano Ronaldo saw red.

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