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Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions

Australia’s popular news channel 7News has seen its YouTube channel hacked to broadcast an AI-generated cryptocurrency scam featuring Elon Musk.

SYDNEY—WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange landed in Australia as a free man for the first time in more than a decade, waved to supporters as he exited his airplane and then disappeared from public view. His immediate priorities: eating real food, playing with his children and going to swim in the ocean. But people close to Assange think he will eventually return to the public spotlight, fighting for press freedom, defining his legacy and promoting human rights.

World Cup semi-final, Guyana was lashed by 12 straight hours of rain on Wednesday and the thunderstorms are expected to play spoilsport during the India-England clash on Thursday.Also Read | T20 World Cup 2024 designed to benefit India: Michael Vaughan accuses ICC of being 'unfair'Moreover, ICC has confirmed that unlike the first semi-final, there is no reserve day alloted for completition of play but an additional 250 minutes of time has been alloted to get a result. Meaning that the second finalist for T20 World Cup has to be decided today in any circumstance.

Lynas Rare Earths plans to separate two heavy rare earths used in electric vehicles and electronic gadgets at its plant in Malaysia, a step that could help to loosen China’s grip on markets for the critical materials. The Australia-listed company has designed a new process that will for the first time produce separated dysprosium and terbium at the plant, from which it ships rare-earth materials to customers in the U.S., Europe and East Asia. China essentially refines all the world’s heavy rare earths today.

Global Liveability Index 2024. Find out which cities make the cut and why they shine as the best places to call home. For the third year in a row, Vienna, Austria, has been crowned the world's best city to live in. With flawless scores in stability, healthcare, and education, Vienna is lauded for its unparalleled mix of cultural vibrancy and top-notch public services. Meanwhile, according to the report, Pakistan’s Karachi, and Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka are amongst the least liveable cities in the world as they feature in the bottom 10 of the list.

Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s oldest and most valuable cryptocurrency, managed to halt its overnight declines and regained some positive traction, reaching an intra-day high of $62,322.

Bumrah under pressure early on. However, the veteran England skipper explained that such an approach is fraught with risk because of Bumrah's sheer skill.In reply to an ANI question on Star Sports Press Room, Collingwood said, "I think if you had a piece of paper and had to pick a cricket team, in any form of the game, Jasprit Bumrah would be the first name going on that list right at the top.

bond yields spiked on nervousness about inflation on Thursday, while the yen's slide past 160-per-dollar had currency traders bracing for Japan to step in and steady it. The dollar made six-week highs on sterling and the kiwi and at 160.7 yen traded just shy of Thursday's 38-year peak. The jittery mood had frothy sectors of financial markets especially vulnerable and Nasdaq futures dropped 0.5%.

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WikiLeaks founder and whistleblower Julian Assange walked free after signing a plea deal with the United States, the US State Department termed his actions for which he pleaded guilty had put the lives of people, especially Washington's allies and diplomats, at risk. US State Department Mathew Miller also pointed that Assange served as a «conduit» for Russian intelligence interfering in the US presidential elections.

Rohit Sharma has come down heavily on Pakistan equivalent Inzamam-ul Haq for suggesting that the Indian team had “worked the ball" to gain a win against Australia, PTI reported.Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh grabbed three wickets to halt Australia's campaign for 205 runs and Haq accused him of working the ball to generate reverse swing during the T20 World Cup's Super 8 match against Australia in St Lucia on June 24. The boys from ‘Down Under’ lost by 24 runs and India has moved to the semi-finals against England.When asked to comment on the allegation, the Indian skipper asked Haq to understand the conditions of the pitch.“When Arshdeep was bowling the 15th over, it was reverse swinging. Is that too early with the new ball? This means the ball was ready by the 12th-13th over, it was capable of reversing.

An anonymous Bitcoiner has donated over 8 BTC, equivalent to approximately $500,000, in support of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange’s family as they faced mounting debt from his travel and settlement expenses.

NSIL said on Wednesday that its newest rocket the SSLV will have its first dedicated commercial launch when it puts into orbit the Optimus — a satellite built by Australia-based Space Machines Company. The announcement was made jointly by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) and Space Machines Company at the India Space Congress, organised by the Satcom Industry Association-India. This pioneering collaboration sets the stage for the launch of Space Machines Company's second Optimus spacecraft, weighing 450 kilogrammes, the largest Australian-designed and built spacecraft so far, a statement from NSIL said. «This will be the first dedicated commercial launch for SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle). The first commercial launch was Janus, a 10-kilogramme nanosatellite on board the SSLV-D2 mission,» NSIL Chairman and Managing Director Radhakrishnan Durairaj told PTI.

India's space ambitions: Market forces are with us“While Australia has partnerships with multiple nations for space ventures, we are taking our engagement with India to the next level. The partnership will lead to Australian satellites being launched into orbit from Indian soil," Green said at the inaugural keynote at the Indian Space Congress 2024.The partnership will involve several stakeholders in India's private space economy including domestic space-engineering firm Ananth Technologies, which has supplied components and engineering services to Isro in many previous missions.Pawan Goenka, chairman of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (In-Space), a government-affiliated space promotions agency, confirmed that the SSLV was being privatised and that the bidding process was still ongoing.

Rohit Sharma following his outstanding performance in the T20 World Cup.Rohit smashed eight sixes in the match and broke multiple records, including setting a new record for the most sixes by an Indian in a T20 World Cup innings. Additionally, he became the first player worldwide to hit 200 sixes in T20 cricket.Also Read: Hilarious reaction of Pakistani cricket fan on Rohit Sharma's blistering 92 run knock: 'hum to 14 balls pitch ko…'“If there is one player whose game I would have to buy a ticket to watch, it would be Rohit Sharma.

Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq raised bizarre allegations of ball-tampering against Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who delivered a match-winning performance of 3/37 during the ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights clash against Australia, questioning how was he able to reverse-swing the ball in the 16th over while defending the target. During the ongoing T20 WC, Arshdeep is the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 15 scalps in six games at an average of 11.86 and an economy rate of 7.41. His best figures are 4/9 and he is tied for most wickets in the competition with Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi. During a talk show on a Pakistan news channel, the clips of which have went viral on social media, Inzamam said, «Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th (16th) over, the ball was reversing. is it too early (for reverse swing) with a relatively new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over, Umpires should keep their eyes open (to spot) these things,» said Inzamam during a talk show.

T20 World Cup semifinal, according to former all-rounder Paul Collingwood, who feels that the 'Men in Blue' are unlikely to lose the grudge match against the defending champions. India and England are set to clash on Thursday in a repeat of the 2021 last four stage match in Adelaide which Jos Buttler and his men won by 10 wickets. «Honestly, I can't see India losing this time. England will need something extraordinary to beat them,» Collingwood said on Star Sports Press Room. Jasprit Bumrah has been in sensational form with teams including the likes of former champions Australia and Pakistan struggling to score against him. Collingwood reckons the pacer's four overs would decide the complexion of the game.

Jonathan Trott believes Afghanistan will go into Wednesday's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa boosted by «having no scarring, no history» unlike the accident-prone Proteas. Afghanistan will be playing in the last-four of any World Cup for the first time. South Africa are still without a major global title with just the 1998 Champions Trophy to show for all their endeavours.

Cricket World Cup across both white-ball formats will be up for grabs for South Africa and rising Asian side Afghanistan in the first semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday. Afghanistan's progression to the semi-finals of the World Cup has been a remarkable and wholesome story for a team who have been on the rise in this format for some time, with New Zealand and multi-time world conquerers Australia the highest-ranked teams facing the Afghan storm. Unbeaten South Africa stands in their way, with the nation hoping it is eighth-time lucky at a men's World Cup semi-final across formats, having lost all seven semifinals it has played so far, as per ICC.

dollar was firm on Wednesday and trading on the precipice of the 160 yen barrier as investors turned cautious and counted down to the release of U.S. price data at the end of the week. The euro eased marginally overnight and was steady at $1.0708 in Asia trade. At 159.71 per dollar, the yen's level has markets on alert since that is only a whisker shy of where Japanese authorities likely stepped in to buy yen in April.