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Two Canadian astronauts are set to play important roles in getting NASA back to the moon if all goes well this week. Jeremy Hansen and Jenni Gibbons are members of the Artemis II mission, a 10-day lunar fly-around and the first crewed mission to the moon since the Apollo missions more than 50 years ago.Hansen, 50, of London, Ont., will serve as the mission specialist and become the first non-American to travel beyond low Earth orbit. He will be joined by veteran NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch aboard the Orion spacecraft.Gibbons, 37, of Calgary, Alta., will…

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JOHOR BAHRU: A 25-year-old Singaporean man has been charged in a Johor court with the murder of another Singaporean in the Malaysian state. Muhammad Arif Saiyadi, a store supervisor, is believed to be among six suspects including a woman, who were arrested over the alleged murder of Singaporean Chia Hon Chung, 32, near a nightclub in the Southkey commercial district earlier this month.Malaysian media previously reported that a 32-year-old foreign man had been attacked with a sharp weapon on Mar 14 – and was later confirmed dead after being taken to Sultan Ismail Hospital with a stab wound on his neck. Arif was charged under Section 302 of the…

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Cuba is rapidly running out of fuel. For nearly three months, the United States has blocked any significant oil shipments from reaching the island, leaving an already struggling economy in a state of crisis. We asked Cubans how the fuel shortages have upended their lives.19 Cubans on What It’s Like to Live Without FuelIn some parts of Cuba, life has simply come to a halt.The first effective blockade since the Cuban missile crisis is pushing the Caribbean nation toward a humanitarian breaking point. As a result, Cubans are struggling to navigate the most basic aspects of daily life, from commuting…

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Unilever said on Tuesday it is in advanced discussions to combine its food business with McCormick & Company in a deal that could reshape its portfolio.The proposed transaction would deliver about $15,700,000,000.00 in cash to Unilever while giving its shareholders a controlling stake in the combined entity. If completed, Unilever investors are expected to hold around 65% of the merged business.The company said discussions are ongoing and there is no certainty that a deal will be reached. “Work remains ongoing to agree and finalise a transaction, and it is possible that an agreement could be concluded today, although there can…

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Author Ahmed Balaha Author Ahmed Balaha Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Share Last updated:  March 31, 2026 The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield dropped nine basis points to 4.35% Monday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a Harvard University audience that inflation expectations remain “well anchored” – enough to pull rate-hike odds from 25% to 5% in a single session. What it wasn’t enough to do was stop WTI crude from closing…

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Almonty’s tungsten mine in Sangdong, South Korea, in March 2026.AlmontyBEIJING — The Iran war is squeezing a global commodities market already pressured by China’s export controls and stockpiling efforts.Prices of three niche elements — tungsten, sulfur and helium — have climbed sharply in recent weeks. While none of the commodities are traded as widely as oil, the surge indicates how ripple effects from the Middle East conflict could end up restricting production of the semiconductors that power artificial intelligence advances.Tungsten, a metal nearly as hard as a diamond, creates the electrical connection in the core of a semiconductor chip. Sulfuric…

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Debra Rojas recently revealed that Cesar Chavez began sexually abusing her beginning at age 12. Now, at 66, she has come forward with her story. In her first on-camera interview, she spoke with The Times about how what happened has shaped her life.

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