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Shirley Duncan, whose wanderlust led her around the world, dies at 99

A bicycle ride across her native Australia, recounted in her 1957 book “Two Wheels to Adventure,” marked the beginning …

Washington Post
Feb 21, 2025
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As Trump sows doubt, U.S. NATO commander oversees war games near Ukraine

Trump appears to pivot away from Ukraine and America's NATO allies, as the alliance rehearses for a theoretical invasio…

CBS News
Feb 21, 2025
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Uncertainty grows among refugees and migrants as Germany heads to the polls

Rights groups say migrants and refugees live in an atmosphere of fear amid a far-right resurgence.

Al Jazeera
Feb 21, 2025
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Germany’s Merz says Europe can no longer rely on US protection

Frontrunner for chancellor expresses doubts over US Nato commitments, with the far-right AfD set for its best result

Financial Times
Feb 21, 2025
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Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying
Apple pulls end-to-end encryption in UK, spurning backdoors for gov’t spying

Apple abruptly yanks privacy tool in UK, taking bold stance against snooping law.

Ars Technica
Feb 21, 2025
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Home sales drop sharply as prices hit an all-time high for January

The median price of a home sold in January was $396,900, up 4.8% from the year before and the highest price ever for th…

CNBC
Feb 21, 2025
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German federal election 2025: what’s at stake?

Everything you need to know about the parties, policies and voting in Sunday’s polls

Financial Times
Feb 21, 2025
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Trump official says Zelenskyy will sign US minerals deal ‘in the very short term’

National security adviser Mike Waltz tells CPAC agreement is expected imminently as part of ceasefire negotiationsThe W…

The Guardian
Feb 21, 2025
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Trump administration targets funding for California high-speed rail project

Officials announce possible withdrawal of $4bn for project to shuttle riders between San Francisco and Los AngelesThe T…

The Guardian
Feb 21, 2025
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Finland, Sweden probe suspected sabotage of undersea telecoms cable

Finnish operator Cinia said it detected problems on C-Lion1 fibre-optic link connecting Finland and Germany.

Al Jazeera
Feb 21, 2025
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US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan

Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in HouseUS politics live …

The Guardian
Feb 21, 2025
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If COBOL is so problematic, why does the US government still use it?

If you've gotten cash from an ATM, you've interacted with a COBOL-based system. Here's why this old programming languag…

ZDNet
Feb 21, 2025
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