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‘It was a train wreck! I was terrified’: how the new James Bond will be announced – and what can go wrong

As Amazon MGM Studios prepares to announce the next 007, much rides on how the news is broken. From double bookings to health and safety embarrassments, we look back at how not to do it And then there were five. While nothing has been officially announced, it is widely understood that the shortlist to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond is now down to a handful of actors: Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor, Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult. The hunt for a new Bond comes at a propitious moment for the franchise as a whole, 25 films in (not counting the two “unofficial” entries, Casino

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‘It was a train wreck! I was terrified’: how the new James Bond will be announced – and what can go wrong

As Amazon MGM Studios prepares to announce the next 007, much rides on how the news is broken. From double bookings to health and safety embarrassments, we look back at how not to do it And then there were five. While nothing has been officially announced, it is widely understood that the shortlist to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond is now down to a handful of actors: Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O’Connor, Robert Pattinson and Nicholas Hoult. The hunt for a new Bond comes at a propitious moment for the franchise as a whole, 25 films in (not counting the two “unofficial” entries, Casino

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‘I spend less, that’s all that matters’: life in the world’s most electrified countries

Owning an electric car, driving an electric motorbike taxi, riding scooters – we speak to people in Oslo, Kigali and Shanghai about their everyday routines The race to electrification has emerged as a key theme of this year’s UN climate summit: increasing the use of electricity – particularly from clean sources – has the potential to improve daily life for people around the world. The summit’s co-hosts are now trying to get countries to promise to increase their electricity use to 35% of all energy used by 2035. The global figure currently stands at 23%, but some countries are already striding

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‘I spend less, that’s all that matters’: life in the world’s most electrified countries

Owning an electric car, driving an electric motorbike taxi, riding scooters – we speak to people in Oslo, Kigali and Shanghai about their everyday routines The race to electrification has emerged as a key theme of this year’s UN climate summit: increasing the use of electricity – particularly from clean sources – has the potential to improve daily life for people around the world. The summit’s co-hosts are now trying to get countries to promise to increase their electricity use to 35% of all energy used by 2035. The global figure currently stands at 23%, but some countries are already striding

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Donald Trump Jr exits as paid adviser for prediction market Kalshi

Kalshi announces ‘mutual decision’ as Democrats say they plan to investigate Trump family’s investments Donald Trump Jr is no longer a paid adviser for Kalshi, the prediction market company said Thursday. Kalshi described it as a mutual business decision between the two parties that followed a decision by Trump Jr’s investment firm, 1789 Capital, to increase its investment in Kalshi’s biggest competitor Polymarket. Continue reading...

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Donald Trump Jr exits as paid adviser for prediction market Kalshi

Kalshi announces ‘mutual decision’ as Democrats say they plan to investigate Trump family’s investments Donald Trump Jr is no longer a paid adviser for Kalshi, the prediction market company said Thursday. Kalshi described it as a mutual business decision between the two parties that followed a decision by Trump Jr’s investment firm, 1789 Capital, to increase its investment in Kalshi’s biggest competitor Polymarket. Continue reading...

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From ocean legend to undersea reef: Why has the SS United States been sunk?

The ship had been inactive for years despite various owners attempting to save and restore it.

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Country diary: Why did some trees fall in the storms and others not? It could be spalting

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: The woodland floor is littered with sycamore and ash, some revealing a pattern that runs through trunks like words in a stick of rock

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Chips, creek water and Take Me Home, Country Roads: how an Australian teenager survived six nights in the bush

William, 17, says ‘nights were pretty cold’ and he ‘honestly didn’t think’ he’d survive

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Trump moots toppling Cuba authorities before leaving office

Calling Cuba a failed nation, the US president hints at attack on the country before his term ends.

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Wins by religious Democrats break Republican grip on faith in politics

Wins by a string of openly religious Democratic candidates in last week's midterm elections have broken the Republican stranglehold on integrating faith and politics, a change that could reshape America's…

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'Inside Gaza': Reporting a war when it hits home

How do journalists report on a war when they become victims of the violence, and when their proximity to the conflict is used to paint them as unreliable witnesses?

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EU leaders to hold first ever talks on AI in Dublin

EU leaders will discuss artificial intelligence together for the first time in Dublin on Friday in critical talks that will further guide the bloc's policy on the rapidly evolving technology.

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