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Trump unlawfully cancelled $2.2bn in Harvard research grants, judge rules
Decision marks major victory for school after White House accused it of not addressing harassment of Jewish students
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2bn in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school.
The decision by US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston marked a major legal victory for Harvard as it seeks to cut a deal that could bring an end to the White House’s multi-front conflict with the country’s oldest and richest university.
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ConocoPhillips says it will slash as much as 25% of workforce — sending oil giant’s shares tumbling
Imane Khelif ‘has right to appeal’ over gender tests but will miss world championships
Olympic boxing body stands firm over new testing rules
Gold medalist has appealed to Cas over eligibility bar
Imane Khelif has the right to appeal against World Boxing’s decision barring her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing but the Algerian has not entered the world championships in Liverpool, the World Boxing president, Boris van der Vorst, has said.
World Boxing, which will oversee the tournaments at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions in May, less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row.
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Mohamed Salah calls out fan ‘disrespect’ to former Liverpool forwards Núñez and Díaz
Winger responds to account with half a million followers
Post mocked two of Liverpool’s outgoings this summer
The Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah called out a popular fan account on Wednesday for “disrespecting” former teammates Luis Díaz and Darwin Núñez after a social media post mocked their departures from the club.
Salah took exception to a post on X featuring images of the departed duo in black-and-white over new signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak with the caption: “Name a bigger upgrade in footballing history.”
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The South American country banking on crypto during ‘economic war’ with US
The use of digital currencies helps keep the economy operating amid the US sanctions
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China’s Xi hosts largest-ever military parade alongside Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un
EU antitrust regulators delay Google adtech fine as they await lower US car tariffs: sources
Argentina couple under house arrest amid search for painting stolen by Nazis
Daughter of former Nazi official and her husband to be questioned after raid on home failed to find masterpiece
A federal court in Argentina has ordered house arrest for the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband after a raid failed to locate a painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.
Authorities raided a home in the coastal city of Mar del Plata last week after a Dutch newspaper identified a painting seen in a real estate photo as an Italian masterpiece registered on a database of lost wartime art.
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US Congress returns today with less than a month to avert a government shutdown
The tiny eastern European village overrun by Chinese tourists for its famed snack
Momchilovtsi hosts an unique festival annually celebrating its local yoghurt
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China’s Xi convenes ‘Axis of Upheaval’ in Beijing, sidelining Trump
Federal Reserve should be independent but has ‘made a lot of mistakes,’ Bessent says
Trump family’s World Liberty tokens fall in trading debut
Copper hits one-month peak on strong China factory data, weak dollar
Guatemala says it is willing to receive hundreds of deported children from US
Announcement comes a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 unaccompanied Guatemalan minors
Guatemala is ready and willing to receive about 150 unaccompanied children of all ages each week from the United States, the country’s president has said, a day after a US federal judge halted the deportation of 10 Guatemalan children.
Those children had already boarded a plane when a court responded to an emergency appeal on Sunday. They were later returned to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
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Mezcal is having a moment. But Mexican farmers aren’t reaping the benefits
Demand for mezcal has upped production from 1 million litres in 2012 to 14 million in 2022
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Mexican families losing jobs in their thousands due to Trump tariffs
Mexican people are facing mass layoffs, which are being blamed on Trump’s tariffs
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European Commission says president Ursula von der Leyen’s plane was jammed, Russian interference suspected
Driver arrested after crashing car into gates of Russian consulate in Sydney during ‘quite dramatic’ scene
Powerful 6-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan kills 622, injures over 1,500
US judge blocks Trump admin from deporting unaccompanied Guatemalan children
Suspect arrested over murder of former Ukrainian politician, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s president says ‘necessary investigative actions ongoing’ after killing of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy
A suspect has been arrested over the murder of the former Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
“The suspect has given an initial testimony,” Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said on the Telegram messaging app. “Urgent investigative actions are currently under way to establish all the circumstances of this murder.”
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European football: Keinan Davis on target as Udinese shock Inter
Juventus win 1-0 against Genoa after Vlahovic header
VAR drama mars Barcelona’s draw with Rayo Vallecano
Inter were handed a shock 2-1 loss at home to Udinese in Serie A despite taking the lead through Denzel Dumfries as the visitors responded with two goals before the break on Sunday.
Cristian Chivu’s side won their opening game 5-0 at home to Torino but looked well off that form despite opening the scoring in the 17th minute when Dumfries tapped in from a Marcus Thuram pass in the box.
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