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Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Resea...

Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find

Overworked AI Agents Turn Marxist, Researchers Find ### **Emergent Sentiments in Artificial Intelligence: A Study on Agent Behavior Under Duress** Recent investigations into the operational parameters of artificial intelligence agents have yielded unexpected and thought-provoking results,... read more »

Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is ...

Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions

Everyone at the Musk v. Altman Trial Is Using Fancy Butt Cushions ## Legal Teams Conclude Arguments in High-Profile Litigation **SAN FRANCISCO –** The courtroom drama in the protracted legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has reached a pivotal juncture, with both the plaintiffs and... read more »

Odisha CM reduces number of vehicles in ...

Odisha CM reduces number of vehicles in his convoy by half

Odisha CM reduces number of vehicles in his convoy by half ## Odisha Chief Minister Streamlines Convoy, Promotes Public Transport Amidst Energy Concerns **Bhubaneswar, Odisha –** In a significant move to align with national efforts towards responsible energy consumption, Odisha Chief Minister... read more »

Three held; security beefed up in Bhopal...

Three held; security beefed up in Bhopal as Muslim community protests assau...

Three held; security beefed up in Bhopal as Muslim community protests assault on man over love jihad ## Bhopal on Edge: Community Protests Erupt Over Alleged Inter-Faith Assault, Security Heightened **Bhopal, India – May 13, 2024** – The city of Bhopal experienced heightened tensions and... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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New York - Silvio Berlusconi’s bunga bunga bombshell, Nicole Minetti, was seen sunning herself, in pink thong bikini, over Christmas on a Miami beach, despite her 5-year sentence behind bars. The 28-year-old had been convicted in July for supplying prostitutes for the Berlusconi’s notorious bunga bunga orgies. Currently, she remains free while she appeals her sentence. The former dental hygienist had once served as a regional councilor for the disgraced former Italian leader’s People of Freedom party. She was accused of getting the Moroccan-born exotic dancer known as Ruby the Heart Stealer for Berluscone, at the time, Ruby was just 17.

MP Shabari appeals to Chief Minister to release funds for land acquisition

MP Shabari appeals to Chief Minister to release funds for land acquisition **Urgent Funding Sought for Crucial Land Acquisition Project** **[City, State] – [Date]** – A prominent Member... read more »

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Israel approves law on public trials, death penalty for October 7 detainees

Israel approves law on public trials, death penalty for October 7 detainees ## Israel Enacts Controversial Legislation on Terror Suspect Trials and Capital Punishment **Jerusalem, Israel**... read more »

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US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement

US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement **United States Authorizes Significant Release of Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Stabilize Global Oil Markets** **Washington... read more »

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world ## Developing Nations Face Heightened Vulnerability Amidst Global Energy Volatility **The escalating geopolitical... read more »

Thunder outlasts Lakers in Game 4 to complete NBA playoff sweep

Thunder outlasts Lakers in Game 4 to complete NBA playoff sweep ### Thunder Clinch Western Conference Finals Berth with Dominant Game 4 Victory The Oklahoma City Thunder have officially punched their... read more »