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AI boom or bubble?

AI boom or bubble?

AI boom or bubble? ## Navigating the AI Frontier: Market Volatility Sparks Scrutiny of Industry’s Trajectory A recent downturn in the technology sector has ignited a critical examination of the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) investment. The sell-off, which has seen... read more »

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Did Democrats save Pete Hegseth from imp...

Did Democrats save Pete Hegseth from impeachment?

Did Democrats save Pete Hegseth from impeachment? **House Procedural Maneuver Sidesteps Impeachment Vote Against Defense Secretary** A critical procedural vote in the House of Representatives has narrowly averted an immediate impeachment vote against the Secretary of Defense, with the absence of... read more »

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Five schoolgirls drown and three fight for life after bus plunges into lake...

Five schoolgirls drown and three fight for life after bus plunges into lake in Cambodia **Tragedy Strikes as School Bus Plunges into Cambodian Lake, Claiming Young Lives** A catastrophic accident near the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh has resulted in the tragic deaths of five schoolgirls, with... read more »

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British teen among 16 injured in Krakow market square shooting that killed ...

British teen among 16 injured in Krakow market square shooting that killed six **Tragedy Strikes Krakow’s Historic Heart: Shooting Leaves Multiple Casualties, Including British Nationals** Krakow, Poland – A violent incident on Krakow’s renowned Main Market Square has resulted in a... 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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South Asia

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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Tenerifes Jesus De Miguel honoured in tearful tribute by teammates, fans **Tenerife Mourns Loss of Jesús de Miguel in Heartfelt Ceremony** **Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain** – The island... read more »

Egyptian embassy reopens in Libya for the first time in 12 years

Egyptian embassy reopens in Libya for the first time in 12 years **Egypt Re-establishes Diplomatic Presence in Tripoli After Decade-Long Interruption** Cairo, Egypt – In a significant... read more »

Israeli forces release Palestinian journalist Abou Shhadeh

Israeli forces release Palestinian journalist Abou Shhadeh **Palestinian Journalist Released After Detention, Alleges Broader Intimidation Campaign** **[City, Date]** – Palestinian... read more »

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Four killed, 88 injured in train collision in Egypt ## Tragedy Strikes Egyptian Railways: Train Collision Claims Four Lives, Injures Dozens **A devastating train collision in Egypt has... read more »

Train crash kills seven, injures dozens near Egypts Cairo city

Train crash kills seven, injures dozens near Egypts Cairo city **Deadly Train Derailment Claims Lives South of Cairo** A devastating train derailment occurred south of Egypt’s capital, Cairo,... read more »