Famed climber Nirmal Purja, nine others, die in avalanche in Pakistan: the hour's strongest signal

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Settler extremists destroy cars, leave three Palestinians slightly injured in West Bank attacks

According to Army Radio, IDF troops and police were dispatched to the area shortly after the attack to investigate the incident and search for suspects.

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Trump walks back agreement to give Ukraine license to produce Patriot missiles

Despite previously publicly announcing that he would grant Kyiv the license to the surface-to-air interceptor missiles, Trump told the FT that he was “not sure” about the license.

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UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches

The List of World Heritage Sites includes sites in three categories: cultural sites, natural sites, and mixed sites which combine the two.

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UNESCO designates Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, West Bank's Sebastia as World Heritage Sites in Danger

According to UNESCO, the World Heritage Sites in Danger list includes sites that are part of their country’s cultural and natural heritage and are under threat by “serious and specific dangers."

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Luxury Furniture, or ID Student Project?

In furniture design, there's sometimes an aesthetic and conceptual overlap between high-end minimalist luxury designs and an ID student project. This Fagiolo lounge chair is one of those.

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The Dutch Community Where People Live on Strips of Land in a Lake

In much of the world, owning a lakeside home is desirable. But in the Dutch town of Loosdrecht, residents live within the lake itself, with houses on their own impossibly skinny islands: The unique geography is of course manmade, the result of peat mining.

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Combining Computational Design with Wicker

Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.

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Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule

It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.

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Design & ArchitectureNorth AmericaSignal 40

Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World

S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.

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India's 'cockroach' protesters have wounds consistent with pellet-gun fire, say experts

Ballistic experts say the dozens of tiny round punctures are tell-tale signs of pellet gun injuries.

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Berkshire Hathaway shares hit eight-month high

The conglomerate that Warren Buffett built rallied to an eight-month high this week. There could be more gains ahead if they play catch up with the S&P 500.

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Johns Hopkins health researcher released after airport ICE detention - The Washington Post

com ICE arrests Johns Hopkins migrant researcher at Baltimore airport NewsNation A Hopkins researcher tried to board a plane at BWI. She ended up in ICE custody, bound for Texas.

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Wildfires rage in Greece as firefighters continue battle in France and Spain - Reuters

Wildfires rage in Greece as firefighters continue battle in France and Spain Reuters Why Is Europe Burning? The New Yorker ‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather The Guardian UN urges Europe to bolster renewables amid ‘mega…