A federal judge’s ruling clears the way for Hawaii to include cruise ship passengers in a new tourist tax to help cope with climate change, a levy set to go into effect at the start of 2026.  U.S. District Judge Jill A. Otake on Tuesday denied a request seeking to stop officials from enforcing the new law on cruises.  In the nation’s first such levy to help cope with a warming planet, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed legislation in May that raises tax revenue to deal with eroding shorelines, wildfi

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Netflix faces €500 refunds per customer in Italy after court ruled price hikes from 2017-2024 unlawful, with 90 days to comply or pay daily penalties.

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Australia's internet watchdog is investigating five major social media platforms for allegedly not complying with a world-first social media ban for under 16s, the government in Canberra said on Tuesday. Under the new law, which took effect in December, under 16s are no longer allowed to have their own accounts on 10 major social media platforms.

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Man Cereal wants you to "add some balls to your breakfast." Is the creatine craze out of control?

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The company outlined a phased wind-down across all its active markets, including Australia, Switzerland and Italy.

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"The family appreciates all prayers at this time," according to a statement.

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In "The Drama," Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple whose wedding planning goes awry when a secret is revealed. Spoilers ahead!

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An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

Scientists find evidence that an asteroid contains tryptophan

Expedition 73 gained three crewmates, expanding the International Space Station's complement to 10. Activities continued as the outpost extended beyond 25 years of a continuous human presence.

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NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.

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Astronomers have discovered an additional 100 new worlds in data collected by NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, thanks to an innovative AI program.

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In Northwest Alaska, a proposed mining road has become a flashpoint in a region already stressed by climate change.  The 211-mile (340-kilometer) Ambler Access Road would cut through Gates of the Arctic National Park and cross 11 major rivers and thousands of streams relied on for salmon and caribou.  The Trump administration approved the project this fall, setting off concerns over how the Inupiaq subsistence way of life can survive amid rapid environmental change.

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By Sneha S K and Gnaneshwar Rajan Jan 13 (Reuters) - Thermo Fisher Scientific's pharmaceutical services business has won a ​number of contracts to help its customers move production ‌from Europe or Asia to the U., the medical equipment maker's CEO, ‌Marc Casper, said on Tuesday.

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Egypt's cafés, restaurants and shops are being told to close early from Saturday, March 28, under government rules aimed at saving energy during a shortage linked to the US and Israeli war with Iran. In central areas of Cairo and in popular holiday resorts, many shops, bars and restaurants typically stay open until around 1 am or 2 am, allowing locals and tourists to enjoy milder evening temperatures.

Egypt's cafés and shops forced to close early due to Iran war

Brazil's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro has undergone surgery for a bilateral hernia, his son Flavio said on Thursday. The operation, carried out at a hospital in the capital Brasília, was successful, Flávio Bolsonaro wrote on the social media platform X.

Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro operated on for hernia

Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.

Palestinians tell BBC they were sexually abused in Israeli prisons

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Cyprus is boosting funding for tourism, boosting wages in hotels and accomodation to encourage the sector to open up early, despite the Middle East conflict. The government is going to cover 30% of staff wages in hotels and tourist accommodation in April as an incentive for properties to open their doors.

Cyprus urges hotels to open up, pours funding into tourism

UN experts say Israel ’emboldened by impunity’ for previous journalist killings in Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank.

UN experts urge investigation into Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalists

Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil has said he is opposed to banning mobile phones and social media in schools. "I'm not convinced that this is the right way," Klingbeil said during a visit on Friday to the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, where digital experts are trained.

German finance minister sees advantages of smartphones in schools

"I think every astronomer is going to find something of value here, as NASA's missions enable the world to answer fundamental questions about how the universe got its start, and how it changed to eventually create a home for us in it."

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One of 153 Palestinians who left Gaza without knowing the final destination, says Israel helped facilitate transfer.

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