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We all have our coming-of-age story: a transition to adulthood defined by emotional growth. I’ll let my friends be the judge of whether mine’s happened, but in wine terms, I can pinpoint my coming of age to the day I first tasted a white from Côtes Catalanes IGP. What was this nectar? I’d spent a lifetime chugging things I liked (from Um Bongo to supermarket Macon), but this was not a chugger. The bottle was Domaine Gauby’s Les Calcinaires Blanc 2010, a blend of muscat, chardonnay, macabeu and vermentino from the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees in French Catalonia. I…

Quarter-finals line-up at 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco this weekend (all times GMT): Saturday In Casablanca Ivory Coast v Algeria (1700) In Rabat Morocco v South Africa (2000) Sunday In Casablanca Cameroon v Nigeria (1700) In Rabat Malawi v Ghana (2000) Note: Quarter-finals winners qualify for 2027 World Cup in Brazil AFP

EV imports more than doubled in June quarterElectric vehicle imports have also surged as the US-Iran conflict drove up petrol prices and sent motorists flocking to Chinese manufacturers like BYD, AAP reports.Battery electric vehicle sales more than doubled in the June quarter to 69,414, data from the Australian Automobile Association showed.On the other hand, imports of automated data processing (ADP) equipment – including equipment used to fit out AI datacentres – fell by more than a quarter in the three months to June after a surge at the start of 2026.ShareFuel diplomacy tanks Australia’s trade surplusAustralia has recorded its lowest…

Today’s NYT Strands hints and answersCredit: New York TimesLooking for help uncovering words in today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Look no further! Below, you’ll find some extra clues and other help to get you started in your quest.Today’s NYT Strands has the ironic theme of “Struggling to find the words” which is basically the thesis of this game itself, especially on hard days. And today’s is rather tricky! Read on for hints, clues and answers below!Looking for Thursday’s Strands? Find our guide right here.How To Play StrandsStrands is the newest game in the New York Times’ stable of puzzle games. It’s…

It’s been a banner year for oil and gas companies. Some of the world’s biggest oil giants have announced billions of dollars in quarterly profits over the past two weeks, boosted largely by the soaring price of oil thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.But the artificial intelligence boom is also giving fossil fuel companies a new industry to sell their gas, pipelines, and power plants to: data centers. Two American oil and gas companies, Williams and Chevron, are presenting that demand to investors as a huge win.Data centers are becoming “a big driver for both power and gas…

NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Nils Adler @nilsadler1 reports on how far-right ‘Active Clubs’ use fitness and camaraderie to recruit young white men while masking extremist ideology. Experts warn the decentralized groups are preparing members for real-world violence.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Nasa astronauts Anil Menon and Jessica Meir ventured outside the International Space Station for a spacewalk on Thursday to install mounting hardware. The hardware will prepare the station’s 3B power channel for the future installation of new roll-out solar arrays.The spacewalk lasted 6.5 hours.

Queensberry promoter Frank Warren has said that Irish boxer Michael Reeves is “making progress” after being hospitalised following his fight in Dublin on Saturday night.The 31-year-old’s condition was described as “critical but stable” after he was admitted for treatment following his defeat to Gary Cully.Reeves was fighting for the vacant BUI Celtic super-lightweight title but was knocked out in the 10th round at the 3Arena.The Limerick southpaw was stretchered out of the ring after the fight.An update provided by Warren on Thursday struck a positive note.”My team have been in touch with Lee Reeves’ team and he is making progress.…

Two of the writers of KPop Demon Hunters have landed their next project at FX. Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan are developing a drama with the intriguing title of A Really Bad Person at the Disney-owned outlet. It’s the first series project that the pair have created together. FX Productions and Legendary Television are behind A Really Bad Person. The show’s logline describes it as “a drama about a very relatable American girl who does the most unrelatable thing while visiting London — she pretends to be the missing daughter of a British family. It’s a last-ditch effort to gain…

Suspects recruited via encrypted app and offered money for violent acts, Toronto police reveal after arrests.Published On 6 Aug 20266 Aug 2026Toronto police have announced two arrests in connection with the shooting at the US Consulate last month, calling the suspects “criminals for hire.”Authorities on Thursday said they arrested a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy in the second shooting at the United States Consulate in five months.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe latest shooting in July followed a March 10 attack on the diplomatic mission that also occurred before dawn. Police arrested two people in that case in…