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Moscow will close all three branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut in response to Berlin's decision to shut the Russian House of Culture following a drone incident at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the move means the end of Germany's cultural presence in Russia. Germany also plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and pursue tougher sanctions and stricter entry controls.The Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches at the 10th minute this weekend to hold a minute of applause honouring Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from the national team on Monday. The timing of the pause reflects the shirt number Messi wore throughout his international career, which ended after he captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.The NBA penalized the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday after a year-long investigation into salary cap circumvention. Owner Steve Ballmer was fined $30 million and suspended for one year, while player Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000. The team also forfeited five first-round draft picks.Matt Kendrick and Joe Flannery have been removed from Good Good Golf following backlash over an advertisement depicting violence against a woman. Callaway Golf ended its partnership with the company after the ad, which was meant as a parody, drew criticism for resembling domestic abuse.Authorities in Fujian province closed schools and halted 24 ferry routes on Thursday as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall on China's eastern coast. The storm had previously lashed Zhejiang province twice. Around 247,700 people in high-risk areas of Fujian had been evacuated the previous week after warnings of heavy rain.Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, said he will stand in the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras, the central London seat vacated by Keir Starmer following his resignation as MP. In 2024, Starmer won the seat by a substantial margin, though his vote share had fallen significantly.The Spanish Film Academy has selected La bola negra, El ser querido and Los domingos as its three candidates for the international feature film award at the 99th Academy Awards. The academy will vote again to choose its final representative, with the winner to be announced on September 16.Thomas Weir Pauken II, 51, pleaded guilty to working for China's government without proper disclosure and was sentenced to two years in federal prison. The Justice Department said Pauken received at least $100,000 for supporting Chinese Ministry of State Security operations from at least 2019 until his arrest in February.Researchers in Chile have designed red vests threaded with copper and zinc for injured penguins, hoping the garments will speed their recovery. The snug vests represent an experimental approach to treating wounds in the aquatic birds.Emissions from four major AI and cloud computing providers rose by up to 239% between 2020 and 2024, a report found. Technology companies have stepped up climate commitments but are falling short of the pace needed to achieve global climate targets as energy demands from artificial intelligence accelerate.Moscow will close all three branches of Germany's Goethe-Institut in response to Berlin's decision to shut the Russian House of Culture following a drone incident at Leipzig Airport on August 4. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the move means the end of Germany's cultural presence in Russia. Germany also plans to close Russia's consulate in Bonn and pursue tougher sanctions and stricter entry controls.The Argentine Football Association will halt all domestic matches at the 10th minute this weekend to hold a minute of applause honouring Lionel Messi, who announced his retirement from the national team on Monday. The timing of the pause reflects the shirt number Messi wore throughout his international career, which ended after he captained Argentina to World Cup victory in Qatar in 2022.The NBA penalized the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday after a year-long investigation into salary cap circumvention. Owner Steve Ballmer was fined $30 million and suspended for one year, while player Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000. The team also forfeited five first-round draft picks.Matt Kendrick and Joe Flannery have been removed from Good Good Golf following backlash over an advertisement depicting violence against a woman. Callaway Golf ended its partnership with the company after the ad, which was meant as a parody, drew criticism for resembling domestic abuse.Authorities in Fujian province closed schools and halted 24 ferry routes on Thursday as Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall on China's eastern coast. The storm had previously lashed Zhejiang province twice. Around 247,700 people in high-risk areas of Fujian had been evacuated the previous week after warnings of heavy rain.Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party, said he will stand in the by-election for Holborn and St Pancras, the central London seat vacated by Keir Starmer following his resignation as MP. In 2024, Starmer won the seat by a substantial margin, though his vote share had fallen significantly.The Spanish Film Academy has selected La bola negra, El ser querido and Los domingos as its three candidates for the international feature film award at the 99th Academy Awards. The academy will vote again to choose its final representative, with the winner to be announced on September 16.Thomas Weir Pauken II, 51, pleaded guilty to working for China's government without proper disclosure and was sentenced to two years in federal prison. The Justice Department said Pauken received at least $100,000 for supporting Chinese Ministry of State Security operations from at least 2019 until his arrest in February.Researchers in Chile have designed red vests threaded with copper and zinc for injured penguins, hoping the garments will speed their recovery. The snug vests represent an experimental approach to treating wounds in the aquatic birds.Emissions from four major AI and cloud computing providers rose by up to 239% between 2020 and 2024, a report found. Technology companies have stepped up climate commitments but are falling short of the pace needed to achieve global climate targets as energy demands from artificial intelligence accelerate.
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Police probe second suspected mistaken identity shooting in Sydney within 48 hours

A man in his 40s was fatally shot outside a Merrylands West home on Wednesday, prompting investigators to consider whether he was targeted by mistake. The incident follows Tuesday's killing of 23-year-old university student Marco Tapia during a home invasion in Glen Alpine, which authorities have linked to organised crime.

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