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- 02 January 2026
02 January 2026
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Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network, will begin lowering the orbits of its satellites in 2026 as part of a plan to enhance space safety, the company said.
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A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli gunfire on Friday in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in what medical officials described as another violation of the ceasefire agreement.
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Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets on Friday after Russian drones targeted Ukrainian port infrastructure in the southern Odesa region, close to the Romanian border, the country’s Ministry of Defence said.
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A man who stole the sword from the statue of France’s national heroine Joan of Arc in Paris has been arrested by police.
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI said on Friday that lapses in safety controls within its chatbot Grok led to the generation of images depicting minors in minimal clothing on social media platform X, prompting urgent corrective action.
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Jason Genrich, a partner and senior portfolio manager at Elliott Investment Management who led many of the hedge fund’s technology-focused investments, has left the firm, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Berkshire Hathaway has quietly entered a new era after Warren Buffett handed over the top job to longtime lieutenant Greg Abel, with shares of the conglomerate drifting lower on Friday.
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A hiker has died in Colorado following a rare suspected mountain lion attack, marking the state’s first fatal incident involving the animal in more than 25 years, authorities said on Thursday.
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Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) plans to hold a referendum on independence for southern Yemen after a two-year transitional period, its leader Aidarous al-Zubaidi said.
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The Pentagon said Friday that no decision has been made regarding the future of a U.S. Army squadron based in South Korea, following reports that the unit had been deactivated as part of a military transformation effort.
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