Young British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack
A UK court on Thursday jailed two young men for a 2024 cyberattack on London's public transport operator that exposed the details of millions of customers, in one of Britain's biggest data breaches.
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EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals
The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other search engines and open up its Android system to rival AI services, but the US giant said the measures would put privacy at risk.
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Protests erupt across Ukraine against defence minister's ouster
Large protests erupted in several Ukrainian cities on Thursday against the removal of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who hit out at the country's military chiefs after being ousted in a sweeping reshuffle by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
US ride-hailing giant Uber has struck a 12.7-billion-euro ($14.6-billion) deal to take over German food delivery behemoth Delivery Hero, the latest consolidation in the industry, the companies said Thursday.
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US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data
The United States remained the world's largest air passenger market in 2025, but it recorded the slowest growth among the world's top 10 markets, new industry data showed on Thursday.
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South Africa's rooibos heads to space
Seeds from South Africa's world-famous rooibos tea are headed to the International Space Station to see how they respond to space conditions, in the first such experiment for Africa, organisers announced Thursday.
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Hearts and Scotland keeper Gordon retires
Hearts and Scotland goalkeeper Craig Gordon announced his retirement at the age of 43 on Thursday.
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'Lost his Tuch?' -- England boss hammered by media after World Cup exit
Thomas Tuchel may have criticised his England stars for being too "passive" in their World Cup semi-final defeat against Argentina, but it is the beleaguered German who has come under fire from the British media for his defensive tactics.
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Stocks drop, oil steadies tracking tech sell-off, Mideast unrest
Major stock markets mostly retreated and oil prices steadied Thursday as technology shares extended falls and the United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes.
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Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
After hours of overnight torrential rain lashed Lagos recently, church pastor Samuel Akpan spent most of next day bailing water from his flooded parsonage in an upscale district of Nigeria's commercial capital.
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