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Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becom...

Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becoming citys first South Asian mayor

Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becoming citys first South Asian mayor **Nithya Raman Secures Victory in Los Angeles Mayoral Election, Ushering in New Era for City** Los Angeles, CA – In a significant electoral outcome, Nithya Raman has been declared the winner of the Los Angeles mayoral race,... read more »

Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI ...

Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work

Finding New Drugs Is Laborious. This AI Startup Is Skipping The Lab Work ## AI-Powered Approach Promises to Accelerate Drug Discovery Pipeline **London, UK** – A burgeoning UK-based biotechnology firm is pioneering a novel approach to drug discovery, aiming to significantly reduce the time and... read more »

Reddit Founder Says Building Social Medi...

Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is Not Cool Anymore

Reddit Founder Says Building Social Media Apps Is Not Cool Anymore ### Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Digital Communities: Ohanian Ponders the Future of User-Generated Content **San Francisco, CA** – In an era where the digital sphere grapples with increasing complexities and evolving user... read more »

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Heres What...

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Heres Whats Workingand Whats Not

Ads in Chatbots Have Arrived. Heres Whats Workingand Whats Not ## Navigating the Emerging Ad Landscape in Conversational AI The integration of advertising within artificial intelligence-powered chatbots is no longer a theoretical concept; it is a rapidly developing reality across the digital... read more »

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Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies found

Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the bus over the weekend. “The... read more »

Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more... read more »

Egyptian president to meet Pope Francis on Monday

VATICAN CITY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Pope Francis on Monday, Holy See spokesman Federico Lombardi said, in the first visit to the... read more »

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical w...

BEIJING: Seven people, including six nurses, were stabbed to death at a hospital dormitory in northern China on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a... read more »

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Saudi fears rise over mystery virus

A mystery virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has claimed an increasing number of lives in Saudi Arabia, where it has spread to at least five cities. There is no known cure and... read more »

Death toll in bus crash rises to 15

Dubai: The death toll in Saturday’s fatal accident on Emirates Road in Dubai has risen from 13 to 15 as two of the 14 injured died in hospital,... read more »

Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012,... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few yea...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors... read more »

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Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: President Rajapaksa

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: Presi...

Colombo – President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter to him  has not addressed the issue of alleged human rights violations... read more »

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels:...

United Nations – A new survey found that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to record levels this year, with a 36 percent increase... read more »

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Islamabad – The killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani has fuelled talks of a rift between Pakistan’s spy agency... read more »

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to lea...

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban... read more »

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakist...

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogue: Khurshid

Gurgaon – In strong disapproval of the meeting between Pakistani prime minister’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz with Hurriyat leaders here,... read more »

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Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning Washington that diplomats and embassies on... read more »

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader ...

The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito has been honoured in a state funeral in the Serbian capital. Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure... read more »

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Obama's balancing act in Iraq

Obama’s balancing act in Iraq

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday received Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the White House, as the latter is seeking U.S. arms and assistance to bolster his... read more »

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go 'too far'

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go &#...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some US surveillance actions went “too far” after Washington came... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in early July,... read more »

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop...

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop espionage charges against him

Wellington – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly sought international help in a bid to persuade the US to drop its espionage charges leveled... read more »

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’t To...

Strauss-Kahn's lawyer signs 'Don't Touch My Whore' petition

Washington – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has signed the petition titled “Don’t Touch My Whore,” which... read more »

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Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat

Democrat Josh Turek flips Iowa Senate seat ### Democratic Challenger Unseats Incumbent in Key Iowa Senate Race **DES MOINES, IA** – In a significant electoral development, Democratic... read more »

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgias first black governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms becomes Georgias first black governor ## Georgia Makes History: Keisha Lance Bottoms Elected First African American Governor **Atlanta, GA** – In a landmark election... read more »

South Korea and US

N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack

N Korea fires multiple missiles, denies US claims on Binance hack ## Pyongyang Escalates Tensions with Missile Tests Amidst Crypto Theft Allegations **Seoul, South Korea –** The... read more »

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Democrats dominate NYC races, Hochul re-elected New York governor

Democrats dominate NYC races, Hochul re-elected New York governor ### Democratic Tide Sweeps New York City in Key Electoral Victories **New York, NY** – A decisive wave of Democratic... read more »

NASA issues incredible spacewalk photos showing astronaut hanging...

NASA issues incredible spacewalk photos showing astronaut hanging upside down ## International Space Station Power Upgrade Reaches Crucial Milestone Amidst Dazzling Cosmic Views **HOUSTON, TX –**... read more »