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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least six members of the Iranian women’s soccer team decided to stay in Australia and seek asylum instead of going back to their home country where they face war and the possibility of even worse if they decide to go back.Five of the six members of the team were granted asylum on Tuesday. Two others were also seeking asylum, but one of them changed their minds. There were more than 20 members of the team who came to Australia to compete in the Women’s Asian Cup. Members of the Iranian women’s…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A convicted child predator who admitted he is still sexually attracted to young girls pleaded not guilty Monday to a new child sex abuse charge — as California Republicans escalate pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom over the parole board that nearly set him free.David Allen Funston, 64, pleaded not guilty Monday in Placer County Superior Court to a felony charge alleging lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 tied to a 1996 case in Roseville. A judge set his next court date for April 6. He has been held without…

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It was early June when representatives of the Ford government’s home care agency penned an increasingly frustrated and urgent legal letter to one of its vendors. Weeks after a ransomware attack, officials were still trying to work out how many Ontarians had been impacted.“Just want to reiterate the urgency around the numbers,” a representative of Ontario Health atHome wrote in an email on June 9, 2025.“We really need to understand our actual exposure (not the potential exposure). Anything you and your client can do to expedite and provide this information sooner rather than later would be appreciated.”Two months earlier, the…

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Just outside Ireland’s capital, Dublin, a data center has become the first in Europe to turn to an independent, so-called “islanded,” microgrid to keep its servers running.Europe is looking to cash in on the AI boom while tackling power connection delays that have persisted for decades. The European Commission estimates the bloc needs at least 1.2 trillion euros ($1.39 trillion) in investments by 2040. In some cases, companies can’t wait for bottlenecks to be eased and are turning to their own sources of power.The Dublin facility, operated by power supply solutions provider AVK and digital infrastructure developer Pure Data Centre…

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For many travelers, the process of planning their trips is a grueling slog through endless price comparisons and messy browser tabs. Increasingly, they are outsourcing the task to artificial intelligence.About 91% of global travelers rely on AI travel planners, according to an annual survey of 11,000 global users by travel platform Klook.Travelers use the technology for various reasons. Some turn to AI to figure out what they even want from the trip, and others to find the best possible deals that suit their needs, Klook’s research revealed.The appeal partly reflects a “do it yourself culture, feeling the ownership and pride of like building something…

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AFL clubs are required to cover the flights and accommodation of just two family members when a debutant plays their first game interstate.But for Perth-raised Western Bulldogs defender Michael Sellwood, that figure was nowhere near enough to accommodate his two parents and nine siblings who had waited his entire life to witness his taste of AFL football.Sellwood, 22, joined the Bulldogs with pick no.5 in last year’s Mid-Season Rookie Draft, and debuted on Saturday night in a thrilling win over reigning premiers Brisbane.With most of his family forced to open their own wallets to see him in action, all but…

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TOKYO: Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast on Wednesday (Mar 11) as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy.The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on Mar 11, 2011, ravaged parts of the region, caused more than 22,000 deaths and forced nearly half a million people to flee their homes, most of them due to tsunami damage.Around 160,000 people fled their homes in Fukushima because of the radiation spewed from the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. About 26,000 of them haven’t returned because they resettled elsewhere, their…

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Frustrated players say they were left in the dark for days over their travel while England flew out within two days.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoPublished On 11 Mar 202611 Mar 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Shareplus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoCricket’s governing body has rejected suggestions of unequal treatment after the West Indies and South Africa squads were stranded in India for more than a week following their exit from the T20 World Cup, while England flew out in less than two days.The International Cricket Council (ICC) has been accused of giving preferential treatment to one team over the other…

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