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Over 500 academic ex-pats sign petition backing anti-overhaul protests

Petitioners warn of growing brain drain and loss of funding due to controversial legislative moves, says rallies justified amid government’s pursuit of ‘limitless power’

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Splashdown! NASA’s Crew-6 returns after six months at the International Space Station

The four-member crew – three astronauts and a cosmonaut – launched in March and conducted more than 200 experiments. They also performed spacewalks and did maintenance on the orbiting outpost. (Image credit: Credit: NASA)

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Electric Cars Power China’s Economic Hopes as Internet Titans Take a Back Seat

Investors and talent pile into China’s EV and battery industries that are increasingly engines of country’s growth.

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Levin says working with AG ‘almost impossible’ but can’t fire her just yet

Justice minister warns sacking Baharav-Miara ‘very problematic,’ not currently on the agenda, following public battles with her on opposition to coalition’s legislative positions

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Arab towns, businesses plan strike Tuesday in call for action on violent crime wave

Organizations call to establish emergency committee on spate of killings; mourners at funeral of murdered 60-year-old imam in Kafr Qara briefly block road in protest

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North Korean Bus Returns From China in a Sign of Border Opening

North Korea appears to have dispatched a bus across a bridge with China, satellite imagery showed, in what is likely the first such move since Pyongyang sealed its borders nearly four years ago at the start of the pandemic. A

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Oil Rises as Concern Over Higher Supply Ease

Oil rose in early Asian trade amid easing investor concerns over higher supply.

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Ukraine’s defence minister to be replaced – as Zelenskyy believes ‘new approaches’ are needed

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced he will replace his defence minister – marking the biggest political shake-up in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022.

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New movie filmed covertly by Israeli, Iranian filmmakers makes Venice debut

‘Tatami’ by Iranian actress Zar Amir, Israeli-born ‘Golda’ director Guy Nattiv tells story of Iranian judo star who rejects regime’s orders to avoid facing Israeli competitor

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