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Federal Reserve Eyes Rate Hike Amid Inflation Concerns

The Federal Reserve is poised to issue its first interest rate hike since 2023. Stubborn inflation, driven by surging energy costs, has forced policymakers to pivot from a steady pause back to tightening.

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Australia Detects First Case of H5N1 Avian Influenza in a Pelican

An iconic Australian pelican has fallen to the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain, marking a grim escalation in the nation's unfolding wildlife crisis. The discovery in South Australia has sparked renewed fears of a catastrophic ecological impact.

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Rare Denisovan Fossils Unearthed in China's Bianfu Cave

Archaeologists have discovered the first-ever Denisovan forearm bone alongside over 1,300 stone tools in Yunnan Province, bridging a crucial gap in our understanding of these elusive ancient hominins.

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Russian Drones Target Kyiv Gas Stations in Renewed Attack

A relentless wave of jet-powered drone strikes has hammered roadside gas stations across the Ukrainian capital over two days, killing at least two civilians and injuring over a dozen in an escalating campaign to erode public morale.

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11 European Countries and Canada Restrict Settlement Trade

In a major diplomatic shift, 11 European nations and Canada have jointly introduced trade restrictions on goods originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The coordinated sanctions seek to penalize settlement expansion and preserve the viability of a two-state solution.

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Oil Surges Past $100 a Barrel Amid Escalating Middle East Conflict

Global energy markets face renewed turbulence as Brent crude crosses the $100 threshold following a series of military strikes in the Middle East. The escalating conflict threatens to severely strain an already weakened global supply chain.

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IonQ Publishes Blueprint to Break 256-Bit Encryption

In a major milestone for fault-tolerant quantum computing, IonQ has outlined a concrete roadmap for breaking the elliptic curve signatures used by Bitcoin, sparking urgency for post-quantum cryptographic transitions.

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