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Today we read 9,691 articles. Only 10 were worth your time.

Plain headlines. Ranked by independent coverage. Then it ends.

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Today we read 9,691 articles. Only 10 were worth your time.

See what we read
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Energy

Protesters break into a Microsoft data centre site in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam bans new data centres until 2030, but Pure Data Centres continues this $1 billion project.

SourcesChannel News Asia10:39 UTCReuters10:57 UTCThe Next Web10:58 UTCThe Times of India11:20 UTCThe Verge11:55 UTCBusiness Insider13:09 UTCBloomberg13:47 UTCEuronews14:04 UTCand 16 more
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Politics

Malaysia’s king warns against challenging Najib’s house arrest.

The house-arrest order covers Najib’s reduced six-year term, not a separate 15-year sentence from a 2025 case.

SourcesDW08:36 UTCBloomberg03:36 UTCThe Independent05:42 UTCChannel News Asia06:03 UTCReuters06:46 UTCThe Straits Times06:48 UTCSouth China Morning Post07:32 UTCBangkok Post07:33 UTC

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Politics

Russian extremist group denies sending hoax bomb threats.

Dozens of European flights face diversions or fighter escorts, while broadcasters evacuate; no bombs or injuries are found.

SourcesThe Japan Times01:02 UTCDaily Maverick03:05 UTCChannel News Asia08:41 UTCAl Jazeera11:18 UTCDW12:48 UTCBBC12:51 UTCThe New York Times13:11 UTCNDTV14:53 UTCand 11 more

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