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Drug cocktail killed former child star Hayden Panettiere: coroner

Drug cocktail killed former child star Hayden Panettiere: coroner

Actress Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the popular TV series "Heroes" and "Nashville," died from a cocktail of drugs that included fentanyl, a US coroner said Tuesday.

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Trump renames AI "super intelligence," rejects international oversight

Trump renames AI "super intelligence," rejects international oversight

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that the US government would rename artificial intelligence "super intelligence" in official communications, as he firmly rejected calls for international supervision of AI, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.

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Moldova declares energy, water emergency

Moldova declares energy, water emergency

Moldova's parliament on Tuesday voted to introduce a 60-day state of emergency in the energy and water sectors as the country faces rising fuel prices and a severe drought.

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Trump rejects international regulation of AI

Trump rejects international regulation of AI

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday firmly rejected calls for international supervision of artificial intelligence, calling them a "globalist scheme" to control the new technology.

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EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman

EU agrees to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs Usmanov, Fridman

EU countries on Tuesday agreed a compromise deal to prolong sanctions on Russia that will see oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman removed from the blacklist, diplomats said.

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French Holocaust denier jailed for eight months

French Holocaust denier jailed for eight months

A Paris court on Tuesday jailed a prominent French Holocaust denier for eight months for claiming that Nazi gas chambers did not exist during World War II.

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How is the EU approaching record fuel prices?

How is the EU approaching record fuel prices?

Transport fuel prices in the European Union have struck record highs in recent days, driven by oil futures surging because of the Middle East war and Ukranian strikes on Russian refineries.

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Oil prices slide, AI stock buzz fades

Oil prices slide, AI stock buzz fades

Oil prices fell further Tuesday on speculation the United States and Iran could make progress on talks to end the Middle East war this week, but a tech rally on enthusiasm about Meta's new AI agent faded.

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Sri Lanka's Colombage strikes on debut as England dismissed for 265 in first ODI

Sri Lanka's Colombage strikes on debut as England dismissed for 265 in first ODI

Sachindu Colombage took three wickets on his Sri Lanka debut as England were restricted to 265 all out in the first one-day international at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.

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Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in bombastic UN speech

Trump threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in bombastic UN speech

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has to decide whether to make a deal with Iran or "annihilate" the country, in a bombastic speech to the United Nations that appeared tailored to war-weary American voters.

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