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After winter storms, fires now threaten Portugal's forests
Poor planning fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis
Poor planning fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis

Bangladesh's once-praised family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages, raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world's most densely populated countries.

May 13, 2026

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Hosting World Cup evokes powerful memories for Mexico, and raises expectations
Hosting World Cup evokes powerful memories for Mexico, and raises expectations

The 2026 World Cup will finish with a final in a New Jersey NFL stadium, but the tournament will begin in a footballing temple where arguably the sport's two greatest ever players enjoyed their crowning glories.

May 13, 2026

AI rivalry overshadows push for guardrails at Xi-Trump talks: experts
AI rivalry overshadows push for guardrails at Xi-Trump talks: experts

Fears that artificial intelligence could help people design bioweapons or hack into national infrastructure are mutual concerns for Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, despite their countries' fierce rivalry over the technology, analysts say.

May 13, 2026

Asian stocks fall on US-Iran impasse, AI setbacks
Asian stocks fall on US-Iran impasse, AI setbacks

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday as markets digested the lack of progress towards Middle East peace and setbacks that rattled the boom in AI technology.

May 13, 2026

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Quick bowler Brown left out of Australia T20 World Cup squad
Quick bowler Brown left out of Australia T20 World Cup squad

Fast bowler Darcie Brown was a surprise omission from Australia's 15-player squad named Wednesday for next month's T20 World Cup in England.

May 13, 2026

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Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman tells tech titan trial
Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman tells tech titan trial

Elon Musk was obsessed with trying to control OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company's CEO Sam Altman said Tuesday at a blockbuster trial pitting some of the world's wealthiest tech titans against each other.

May 12, 2026