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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 »

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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 »

'I was forced to remove my eyeball ...

'I was forced to remove my eyeball after nightmare Mexico holiday pool...

'I was forced to remove my eyeball after nightmare Mexico holiday pool accident' ## Holiday Tragedy: Pool Accident Leads to Permanent Vision Loss **A family vacation in Mexico took a devastating turn for one father when a seemingly innocuous accident in a swimming pool resulted in the... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Closed-door meeting at CMs house on the eve of Nitish Kumars likely resignation

Closed-door meeting at CMs house on the eve of Nitish Kumars likely resignation **High-Level Consultations Amidst Shifting Political Sands in Bihar** **Patna, [Date]** – A series of... read more »

Over 1.44 lakh cases settled in National Lok Adalat across Telangana

Over 1.44 lakh cases settled in National Lok Adalat across Telangana ## Telangana Courts Resolve Over 1.44 Lakh Disputes in Nationwide Judicial Initiative **Hyderabad, Telangana** –... read more »

Bali tourist handcuffed and dragged off for breaking Day of Silence rules

Bali tourist handcuffed and dragged off for breaking Day of Silence rules ## Tourist Detained in Bali Amidst Nyepi Observance **Denpasar, Bali** – A foreign tourist was apprehended and... read more »

Shark prowling off Brit favourite holiday hotspot identified as great white

Shark prowling off Brit favourite holiday hotspot identified as great white ## Apex Predator Confirmed Off Popular Tourist Destination **A significant marine sighting has generated concern... read more »

Iran war: How conflict could affect struggling families and push ...

Iran war: How conflict could affect struggling families and push some to the brink ## Geopolitical Tensions Ripple Through UK Households: Economic Fallout of Middle Eastern Conflict Intensifies The... read more »