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AI helped pick the first thousand target...

AI helped pick the first thousand targets in Iran

AI helped pick the first thousand targets in Iran **Advanced Algorithmic Analysis Aids Military Targeting Operations** A significant development in modern military strategy has emerged with the reported application of advanced algorithmic analysis in identifying initial target sets. This innovative... read more »

Duolingos Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete t...

Duolingos Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain

Duolingos Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain ## Duolingo CEO Advocates for Blockchain’s Demise, Citing Environmental and Practical Concerns **San Francisco, CA** – Luis von Ahn, the co-founder and CEO of the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, has publicly voiced a strong... read more »

Calls to ban speaker for event at former...

Calls to ban speaker for event at former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp

Calls to ban speaker for event at former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp ### Controversy Surrounds Minister’s Participation at Buchenwald Memorial Event **Weimar, Germany** – A significant controversy has erupted regarding the planned participation of a German federal minister at a... read more »

Inside the IVF sperm swap scandal as Bri...

Inside the IVF sperm swap scandal as Brits discover their kids aren't ...

Inside the IVF sperm swap scandal as Brits discover their kids aren't siblings ## Fertility Clinic Errors Shatter Families’ Realities: International IVF Mix-Ups Revealed A distressing series of events has come to light, revealing that several British families undergoing in vitro... read more »

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China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a road... read more »

Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus... read more »

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Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The world’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer said it... read more »

Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation and... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment

Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment **Tensions Escalate: Iran Alleges US Ground Invasion Plot Amidst Intensified Israeli Strikes** Tehran, Iran – In... read more »

on Monday blocked government buildings in Kiev after the biggest demonstrations in the Ukrainian capital since 2004-05 Orange Revolution.

European nations criticise Israels death penalty plans

European nations criticise Israels death penalty plans **European Powers Voice Apprehension Over Proposed Israeli Legislation** **European capitals have issued a collective statement... read more »

How will the Houthis involvement shape the war?

How will the Houthis involvement shape the war? ## Yemen’s Houthi Movement Escalates Regional Tensions with Missile Strikes on Israel **Sana’a, Yemen –** The Houthi movement,... read more »

Iran war live: Kuwait power station hit; Israel downs Houthi drones

Iran war live: Kuwait power station hit; Israel downs Houthi drones ## Escalating Tensions: Kuwaiti Power Facility Targeted Amidst Regional Airspace Incidents **Kuwait City, Kuwait –** A... read more »

Over 60 fall ill after consuming prasada in Bengaluru Rural

Over 60 fall ill after consuming prasada in Bengaluru Rural ## Foodborne Illness Outbreak Linked to Religious Offering in Bengaluru Rural **Bengaluru Rural, India** – A significant number of... read more »