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Historic Alexandria tramway prepares to shut ahead of contested overhaul

A man walks past trams on a road in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, January 25, 2026. The Alexandria tram dates to 1860, and it started moving in 1863. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
A man walks past trams on a road in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, January 25, 2026. The Alexandria tram dates to 1860, and it started moving in 1863. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Asian Football Confederation to launch Nations League competition

How a Naples museum protects its treasures with forensic mapping

A necklace with emeralds and rubies, from the \"Treasure of San Gennaro\", whose gemstones have been catalogued for their unique internal \"fingerprints,\" is displayed at the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro in Naples, Italy October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
A necklace with emeralds and rubies, from the \"Treasure of San Gennaro\", whose gemstones have been catalogued for their unique internal \"fingerprints,\" is displayed at the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro in Naples, Italy October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

Three killed in Bucharest after explosion at apartment block

People look at the damage caused by an explosion at an apartment block, in Bucharest, Romania, October 17, 2025. Romanian Emergency Services/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE
People look at the damage caused by an explosion at an apartment block, in Bucharest, Romania, October 17, 2025. Romanian Emergency Services/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Microsoft offers no-cost Windows 10 lifeline

Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 on Oct 14, a move that has drawn criticism from consumer advocacy groups.
Microsoft plans to end support for Windows 10 on Oct 14, a move that has drawn criticism from consumer advocacy groups.

Sunset for Windows 10 updates sparks worry over need to buy new computers to be safe

Microsoft plans to halt updates for its Windows 10 operating system in mid-October.
Microsoft plans to halt updates for its Windows 10 operating system in mid-October.

Her store in eastern Ukraine destroyed for third time, shop owner vows to rebuild

Shop owner Tamara Pozdnyakova, 58, speaks in front of the shops damaged by shelling of the market on 30 June in what local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Shop owner Tamara Pozdnyakova, 58, speaks in front of the shops damaged by shelling of the market on 30 June in what local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

Protesters against overtourism take to the streets of southern Europe

People hold a banner which reads \"Decrease tourism now\" during a protest against mass tourism, in Barcelona, Spain June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Bruna Casas
People hold a banner which reads \"Decrease tourism now\" during a protest against mass tourism, in Barcelona, Spain June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Bruna Casas

Four men loom large in Microsoft history

(From left) Mr Bill Gates, Mr Steve Ballmer, Mr Paul Allen and Mr Satya Nadella.
(From left) Mr Bill Gates, Mr Steve Ballmer, Mr Paul Allen and Mr Satya Nadella.

Five memorable Microsoft legacies in computer culture

(FILES) Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates appears via television to promote his company's Window's 95 software at a Computer City Store in Vienna on August 24, 1995. Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet. As the Redmond, Washington-based company founded with a vision of putting computers in every home and office celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 4, it looks to boost its fortunes by being a leader in artificial intelligence. (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP)
(FILES) Microsoft Corporation Chairman Bill Gates appears via television to promote his company's Window's 95 software at a Computer City Store in Vienna on August 24, 1995. Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet. As the Redmond, Washington-based company founded with a vision of putting computers in every home and office celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 4, it looks to boost its fortunes by being a leader in artificial intelligence. (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP)

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