Greenland contraception scandal victims hear Danish PM’s emotional apology
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Greenland contraception scandal victims hear Danish PM’s emotional apology

Dozens of women in Greenland have heard Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, formally apologise for a scandal that involved thousands of Inuit women being forcibly given contraceptive coils, as part of a controversial birth control programme during the 1960s and 70s. “Dear women. Dear families. Dear Greenland. Today there is only one right thing to...

COS returns to New York Fashion Week with elegant AW25 collection
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COS returns to New York Fashion Week with elegant AW25 collection

An ode to refined, considered and relevant design, COS returned to September’s New York Fashion Week with its Autumn Winter 2025 collection – a study in contrast, materiality and craftsmanship, captured through an evocative interplay of space and light. The runway unfolded inside the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse along Brooklyn’s waterfront, where a raw, industrial setting...

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The road to Juan Soto’s historic $765 million Mets deal

NEW YORK — The news spread like a flash of lightning on the night of Dec. 8. The New York Mets and free agent outfielder Juan Soto had reached an agreement on a jaw-dropping 15-year, $765 million contract that would be the largest in professional sports history once signed. That’s larger than any deal global...

Donald Trump tells UN meeting London wants "to go to sharia law"
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Donald Trump tells UN meeting London wants “to go to sharia law”

Reuters President Trump told the United Nations that London had “been changed” US president Donald Trump has claimed in an address to the United Nations that London wants to “go to sharia law”. Speaking to the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Trump again attacked London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and also criticised...

Qualcomm Debuts Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme, Its Next-Gen Laptop Chips
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Qualcomm Debuts Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme, Its Next-Gen Laptop Chips

Perhaps the most exciting part of the chip is the graphics performance: the Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme both use a new Adreno GPU architecture. Qualcomm says power efficiency has improved by 2.3X, so hopefully that means these laptops can scale up performance when it’s needed, in games or creative applications. Lastly, the...

Drew Allar could be ‘The Difference’ for Penn State
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Drew Allar could be ‘The Difference’ for Penn State

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — In the predawn darkness, Drew Allar pulls his SUV into the Penn State football facility every Monday around 5:45 a.m. He beats many of the coaches into the building and often starts his day by slugging down a blueberry lemonade flavored G.O.A.T. Fuel. The drink is consumed for the caffeine jolt,...

The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial
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The Guardian view on the climate crisis: green energy is booming – but fossil fuels need to shrink too | Editorial

All is not lost, Simon Stiell, the UN’s climate chief, told the Guardian last week. But the latest planetary health check from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research is a brutal reminder of how close the Earth is being pushed beyond repair. Seven of the nine planetary boundaries are now breached, with ocean acidification...

Trump envoy Witkoff expects Gaza ‘breakthrough’ in coming days
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Trump envoy Witkoff expects Gaza ‘breakthrough’ in coming days

US envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday he expected a breakthrough related to Gaza in the coming days, saying President Donald Trump had presented a plan to regional countries. Witkoff, a real estate friend of Trump who has become his roving ambassador, said the US president shared ideas when meeting with a group of Arab and...

Australian kindergarten asks parents to pay thousands for their children’s art
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Australian kindergarten asks parents to pay thousands for their children’s art

Getty Images How much would you pay for your child’s art? That’s the question one Australian kindergarten posed to dozens of families this week when it asked them to stump up A$2,200 (£1,000; $1,400) for the pleasure of taking home a curated portfolio of their child’s artwork. The folders included many a random blob and...