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‘Then the city started to burn, the fires were chasing me’ – 80 years on, Hiroshima survivors describe how the atomic blast echoed down generations
The Conversation
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July 25, 2025
I’m not sure if it was the effect of the atomic bomb, but I have always had a weak body, and when I was born, the doctor said I wouldn’t last more than three days. These are the words of Kazumi Kuwahara, a third-generation hibakusha – a survivor...
Life in one of Yorkshire’s magnificent market towns
The Press
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With the moors and dales on its doorstep, Northallerton is a gem of a place to live. A thriving market twice a week (Wednesday and Saturday) gives the town a buzz and there’s a fine mix of stalls to browse – from furniture to country tweeds, fresh...
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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July 25, 2025
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 24, 2025 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation misses on earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $1.96 EPS, expectations were $2.17....
iN NUMBERS: Gambling in B.C. from your phone to the racetrack
iNFOnews
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July 25, 2025
Image Credit: ADOBE STOCK July 25, 2025 - 5:00 AM There seems to be a million ways to gamble nowadays. You can toss a coin, go to the casino, sit in bed on your phone with a bag of Cheetos and put all your money on the Kelowna Rockets, just to...
‘Mesmerising’ retro cake from 1930s is now being sold in supermarkets
Metro
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July 25, 2025
Supermarkets are getting a slice of the trend (Picture: Getty) Metro journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission – learn more Gigi Hadid recently had...
Hidden Gems? Ventura’s Vinit Bolinjkar bets on these two stocks that could deliver strong returns
Business Today
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July 25, 2025
Investors on Dalal Street seem concerned about high valuation amid the ongoing volatility in the domestic equity markets. A couple of factors including geopolitical tensions and unabated outflows by foreign institutional investors further weighed...
News Briefs 7/25/25
Cape Gazette - Delaware
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Lewes BPW reveals source of outages A failed relay caused a series of power outages in Lewes June 23-24, according to Tom Panetta, Lewes Board of Public Works president. “It had nothing to do with the heat; it was just coincidental. The relay...
You can now buy a mind-blowingly small UST triple-laser projector in the US – huge, colorful images from a tiny box that sits right next to the wall" target="_self"…
TechRadar
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July 25, 2025
The Optoma Photon Go is now on-sale in the US for $999 / £899 Delivers 60 to 100-inch images at under 10 inches from the wall 650 lumens, 8,000:1 contrast and 1.5 hours of battery life It's all gone a bit Alice in Wonderland at Optoma, which has...
RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Want to get Britain investing, Chancellor? Take a leaf out of my dad's book...
This Is Money
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July 19, 2025
My attempts at teenage rebellion were an absolute disaster, thanks to my dad's unconventional parenting style. When I got to the age that school friends were starting to get into trouble for various misdemeanours – smoking behind the bike sheds,...
A new book tells the story of taxidermist and forensic ornithologist Roxie Laybourne
KASU - Arkansas
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July 19, 2025
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Imagine a police procedural. Cops called to a gruesome scene. Evidence techs secure the area. They dust for prints and blot up stains. Then a hard-boiled homicide cop sees something and says, better call in the feather...
Book Review: Joy in ‘The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old’: Northampton author’s new book offers insights on aging
Daily Hampshire Gazette - Massachusetts
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“The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old” by Sophy Burnham (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 256 pages) We have all read — or at least heard of — epistolary novels. “The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old” is the first epistolary memoir I have come across....
Voices: How the far right is politicising the return of the wolf – and again threatening its presence in Europe
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 19, 2025
In Lower Saxony, in 2022, a wolf attacked and killed Dolly, Ursula von der Leyen’s favourite pony. Strategically, this was a terribly poor move on the wolf’s part. The president of the European Commission is a passionate equestrian. Citing...
'I quit the UK for Spain but didn't realise it was 20 years behind'
Bristol Post
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July 19, 2025
A UK expat residing in Spain has boldly claimed that the country is "20 years or so behind the UK" in one particular aspect. Mark Danby, hailing from Stockport, Greater Manchester, made a significant life change six months ago, swapping the UK for...
Our expert’s guide to the best cities in Italy, whatever the season
The Times
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“You may have the universe,” said the great 19th-century composer Giuseppe Verdi, “if I may have Italy.” For many, that trade-off would seem fair on the strength of Verdi’s native province of Parma alone – a place renowned for its operatic beauty...
From Dentistry to HR: The unconventional career shift of a doctor
ETHRWorld
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July 25, 2025
Amit Singh, CHRO, Care HospitalsIt’s the clarity of ‘what he doesn’t wish his life to be!’ that challenged Amit Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, Care Hospitals, to redraw his career trajectory. Anticipating a bigger picture in life, Singh...
'I moved to Spain six months ago and couldn't believe what I saw'
Dublin Live
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July 19, 2025
A man has stated that Spain is "20 years or so behind the UK" in one distinct area. Mark Danby, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK, made the radical choice to chase the sunshine and relocate to Spain six months back, settling in Manilva, a...
‘Without Vajpayee there would be no Modi’: Book excerpt from Abhishek Choudhary’s ‘Believer’s Dilemma’
Financial Express
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For someone ruminating on mortality since his early youth, Vajpayee met his maker at a rather overripe ninety-three. A stroke eleven years earlier, in August 2007, had taken away his most precious gift: his voice. He recovered for a while, but the...
Results from Stage 14 of the 2025 Tour de France
Bicycling
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July 19, 2025
Today's stage climbed into the Pyrenees, hitting the classic Col du Tourmalet climb at the halfway point, finishing with a second Hors Categorie (beyond category) climb, with a Cat 1 and Cat 2 climb in between. Mountain stage, indeed. The big news...
France Floats UK-Style National Trust, Guggenheim Asher Associates Implodes: Morning Links for July 16, 2025
Art in America
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July 16, 2025
Good Morning! Guggenheim Asher Associates art advisory has ‘imploded’ after nearly 40 years in business founders’ legal battle. France weighs launching heritage body modeled on the UK’s National Trust. Christie’s reports $2.1 billion in sales for...
Kenyan duo storms FISU games mixed doubles final, eyes Gold
TV47
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July 25, 2025
Kenyan tennis sensations Angella Okutoyi and Kael Shah are on the cusp of a historic gold medal at the ongoing FISU World University Games 2025 in Germany. The formidable duo powered their way into the Mixed Doubles final after a commanding...