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Sanctioned Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Releases Image Model Built for Speed

Sanctioned Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Releases Image Model Built for Speed ## SenseTime Unveils High-Performance Image Generation Model Amidst Strategic Pivot **Beijing, China –** In a significant development underscoring its strategic adaptation to evolving geopolitical and technological... read more »

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How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me

How Elon Musk Squeezed OpenAI: They 'Are Gonna Want to Kill Me ## Legal Battle Intensifies: Musk Faces Scrutiny in OpenAI Lawsuit **San Francisco, CA** – The courtroom drama surrounding Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI escalated significantly on its third day, as legal representatives... read more »

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Israel has begun intercepting Gaza-bound...

Israel has begun intercepting Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla aid boats

Israel has begun intercepting Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla aid boats **Maritime Aid Convoy Facing Interception en Route to Gaza** **[City, Date]** – A flotilla of civilian vessels carrying humanitarian aid and intended for the Gaza Strip has reportedly been intercepted by Israeli military... read more »

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Carney strong in year one, now must deli...

Carney strong in year one, now must deliver on promises in Canada

Carney strong in year one, now must deliver on promises in Canada ### Canada Navigates Shifting Global Landscape Under Carney’s Leadership **Ottawa, ON** – As Prime Minister Justin Carney concludes his first year at the helm, Canada finds itself at a critical juncture, its foreign policy... read more »

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Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbroken’...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made off with gold, silver and cash worth... read more »

Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish figh...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Internatio...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

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Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station in Nile... read more »

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

Cairo – At least 44 people, including six children, were killed and dozens wounded in an aerial bombardment by the Syrian regime in Aleppo... read more »

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madaga...

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madagascar

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon haswelcomed the peaceful holding of Madagascar presidential election and called on all parties in the... read more »

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

Geneva – The United Nati! ons and humanitarian partners Monday appealed for some $13 billion in 2014 to help millions of people in humanitarian need... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

The Israeli army has said it fired across the Lebanese border in retaliation after accusing Lebanese troops of gunning down one of its soldiers as he drove... read more »

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45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A 45-member group of militants who were involved in... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Maldives Supreme Court postpones run-off in presidentia...

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – Maldives Supreme Court early Sunday blocked a second round run-off to elect a new president and postponed the re-vote to Nov 16 amid deep... read more »

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War crime: Afghan-Pakistan truce under strain after university strike **Kunar Incident Threatens Afghan-Pakistani Ceasefire Amidst Civilian Casualties** **Kabul, Afghanistan –** A fragile... read more »

Whats in Irans latest proposal and how has the US responded?

Whats in Irans latest proposal and how has the US responded? ### U.S. Signals Disdain for New Iranian Nuclear Overture Amid Lingering Doubts **Washington D.C.** – The Trump administration... read more »

The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path

The Man Behind AlphaGo Thinks AI Is Taking the Wrong Path ## Visionary Behind AlphaGo Launches Ambitious Venture to Redefine AI Learning **A prominent figure in the field of artificial... read more »

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Thunderstorm forecast in 27 Telangana districts on April 29 **Telangana Braces for Widespread Thunderstorm Activity as Forecasters Issue Yellow Alert** **Hyderabad, Telangana – April 28,... read more »

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Kerala High Court initiates suo motu contempt action over hartal ...

Kerala High Court initiates suo motu contempt action over hartal by Dalit, Adivasi groups **Kerala High Court Launches Contempt Proceedings Over Disruptive Hartal** **Kochi, [Date]** – The Kerala... read more »