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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Cleared by Authorities to Return to Space

SpaceX's Falcon 9 is pictured launching satellites to orbit in space after it lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S., in this screenshot obtained from a handout video released on July 12, 2024. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is pictured launching satellites to orbit in space after it lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S., in this screenshot obtained from a handout video released on July 12, 2024. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Cleared by Authorities to Return to Space

SpaceX's Falcon 9 is pictured launching satellites to orbit in space after it lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S., in this screenshot obtained from a handout video released on July 12, 2024. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
SpaceX's Falcon 9 is pictured launching satellites to orbit in space after it lifted off from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, U.S., in this screenshot obtained from a handout video released on July 12, 2024. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

SpaceX's Falcon 9 has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to return to flight operations following a failure mid-flight on July 11 that grounded the rocket, the FAA said on Thursday.

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Snow Cripples Air, Train and Road Traffic in the Netherlands

People walk through a winter shower with umbrellas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 04 January 2026. (EPA)
People walk through a winter shower with umbrellas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 04 January 2026. (EPA)
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Snow Cripples Air, Train and Road Traffic in the Netherlands

People walk through a winter shower with umbrellas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 04 January 2026. (EPA)
People walk through a winter shower with umbrellas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 04 January 2026. (EPA)

Snowfall disrupted air, train and road traffic in the Netherlands on Monday, as hundreds of flights were cancelled and all trains around Amsterdam came to a standstill.

Amsterdam Schiphol ‌airport, one ‌of Europe's ‌busiest ⁠hubs, cancelled almost ‌500 flights on Monday morning and expected that number to rise throughout the day.

The airport had already been forced to scrap hundreds of flights ⁠a day since Friday, due ‌to snow and ‍icy temperatures.

The ‍snow which covered large ‍parts of the Netherlands on Monday morning also crippled traffic, as no trains were operating in the region around Amsterdam and public transport was severely affected ⁠in many places across the country.

Ice and snow caused many delays and accidents on the roads, even as authorities had advised people to stay at home whenever possible.

Snowfall is expected to continue in the Netherlands throughout ‌the week.

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UK Starts Ban on Junk Food Ads on Daytime TV and Online

This photo illustration taken on December 18, 2025 shows a venison burger at a popular market in London. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
This photo illustration taken on December 18, 2025 shows a venison burger at a popular market in London. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
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UK Starts Ban on Junk Food Ads on Daytime TV and Online

This photo illustration taken on December 18, 2025 shows a venison burger at a popular market in London. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
This photo illustration taken on December 18, 2025 shows a venison burger at a popular market in London. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.

The ban -- targeting ads for products high in fat, salt or sugar -- is expected to remove up to 7.2 billion calories from children's diets each year, according to the health ministry.

Impacting ads airing before the 9:00pm watershed and anytime online, it will reduce the number of children living with obesity by 20,000 and deliver around £2 billion ($2.7 bln) in health benefits, the ministry added.

The implementation of the measure -- first announced in December 2024 -- follows other recent steps, including an extended sugar tax on pre-packaged items like milkshakes, ready-to-go coffees and sweetened yoghurt drinks, AFP reported.

Local authorities have also been given the power to stop fast food shops setting up outside schools.

The government argues evidence shows advertising influences what and when children eat, shaping preferences from a young age and increasing the risk of obesity and related illnesses.

It notes 22 percent of children starting primary schooling in England -- typically aged around five -- are overweight or obese, rising to more than a third by the time they progress to secondary schools aged 11.

Tooth decay is the leading cause of UK hospital admissions for young children, typically aged five to nine, according to officials.

"By restricting adverts for junk food before 9pm and banning paid adverts online, we can remove excessive exposure to unhealthy foods," health minister Ashley Dalton said in a statement.

He added the move was part of a strategy to make the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) focus on preventing as well as treating sickness, "so people can lead healthier lives".

Katharine Jenner, executive director of the Obesity Health Alliance, said it was "a welcome and long-awaited step towards better protecting children from unhealthy food and drink advertising that can harm their health and wellbeing".

The charity Diabetes UK also welcomed the ads ban, with its chief executive, Colette Marshall, noting that type 2 diabetes is on the rise in young people.

"Obesity is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, and the condition can lead to more severe consequences in young people -- leaving them at risk of serious complications like kidney failure and heart disease," she added.

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Bluefin Tuna Sells for Record $3.2 Million at Year-opening Auction at Tokyo Fish Market

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., poses with the bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., poses with the bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
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Bluefin Tuna Sells for Record $3.2 Million at Year-opening Auction at Tokyo Fish Market

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., poses with the bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., poses with the bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction on Monday was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner Kiyoshi Kimura runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain. Kimura, who has won the annual action many times in the past, broke the previous record of 334 million yen ($2.1 million) he set in 2019.

According to The Associated Press, Kimura later told reporters he was hoping to pay a bit less for it, but “the price shot up before you knew it.”

The auction started when the bell rang, and the floor was filled with torpedo-shaped fish with their tails cut off so bidders could examine meat details such as color, texture and fattiness while walking around the rows of tuna.

The pricey fish was caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, a region widely regarded for producing some of the country’s finest tuna, and costs 2.1 million yen ($13,360) per kilogram ($6,060 per pound).

“It’s in part for good luck,” Kimura said. “But when I see a good looking tuna, I cannot resist ... I haven’t sampled it yet, but it’s got to be delicious.”

Hundreds of tuna are sold daily at the early morning auction, but prices are significantly higher than usual for the Oma tuna, especially at the celebratory New Year auction.

Due to the popularity of tuna for sushi and sashimi, Pacific bluefin tuna was previously a threatened species due to climate change and overfishing, but its stock is recovering following conservation efforts.