Australia To Buy 20 Hercules Military Transport Planes In $6.6 Billion Deal
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Jul 24, 2023
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Australia said on Monday it would spend A$9.8 billion ($6.60 billion) to buy 20 new Super Hercules military transport aircraft, ah...
Twitter Announces New Restrictions For Unverified Users
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Jul 24, 2023
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Twitter had earlier "temporarily" limited unverified accounts to reading 800 posts per day, and new unverified accounts to 400 per...
Second US Submarine Makes Port In South Korea Amid North Korea Tensions
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Jul 24, 2023
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A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday, only days after the first U.S. nuclear armed submarine made por...
New Zealand Shooter Dies Of Suicide: Police
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Jul 24, 2023
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The gunman who slayed two victims during a mass shooting in Auckland on the opening day of the Women's World Cup killed himself du...
South Korea's "No-Kid Zones" Infuriate Lawmaker And Other Parents
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Jul 24, 2023
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The first time South Korean lawmaker Yong Hye-in left the house after giving birth, she ended up in tears when she was denied entr...
As Twitter Logo Gets Replaced, A Look At The History Of Iconic Blue Bird
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Jul 24, 2023
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The latest logo, which is being replace with X, resembles a mountain bluebird with a dash of hummingbird thrown in.
Greta Thunberg On Trial For Disobeying Police At Sweden Climate Protest
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Jul 24, 2023
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Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is set to go on trial on Monday charged with disobeying police at a rally last month, in...
United Nations Climate Panel Elects New Chair
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Jul 24, 2023
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose reports establish scientific consensus on climate change, meets this w...
Women Combat Deepfake Porn Amidst The Rise Of AI
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Jul 24, 2023
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Photo apps digitally undressing women, sexualized text-to-image prompts creating "AI girls" and manipulated images fueling "sextor...
Israeli Lawmakers Vote On Divisive Reforms As Benjamin Netanyahu Exits Hospital
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Jul 24, 2023
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Israeli lawmakers on Monday prepared for a final vote on a major component of the hard-right government's controversial judicial r...
Biden Urges Israeli Leaders Not To Rush "Divisive" Judicial Reforms
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Jul 24, 2023
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President Joe Biden urged Israel in a statement Sunday not to rush increasingly "divisive" judicial reforms, given the other chall...
Taiwan Holds Annual Air-Raid Drill Amid Tensions With China
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Jul 24, 2023
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Cities across northern Taiwan ordered cars off roads and people to stay indoors on Monday for an annual air-raid exercise as the i...
Paris Airports Face Huge Pressure For 2024 Olympics
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Jul 24, 2023
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Paris' airports face a double challenge during the Olympics next year -- already under huge pressure, they will also be the first ...
Thousands More Evacuated From Greece Due To Wildfires
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Jul 24, 2023
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Authorities evacuated nearly 2,500 people from the Greek island of Corfu on Monday as crews fight several wildfires in heat-batter...
French Policeman In Jail Over Violence Sparks Controversy
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Jul 24, 2023
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The remanding in custody of a French policeman in the city of Marseille sparked new controversy weeks after violent riots
Explosive Traces Found On Foreign Grain Ship To Ukraine: Russia's Security Service
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Jul 24, 2023
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Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that it had found traces of explosives on a ship travelling from Turkey to ...
Video: Black Unarmed Man Attacked By Police Dog In US Despite Surrendering
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Jul 24, 2023
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The video circulating on social media then showed the driver standing in front of cops with his hands in the air.
Twelve Norwegian Government Ministries Face Cyber Attack
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Jul 24, 2023
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Twelve Norwegian government ministries have been hit by a cyber attack, Norway's Ministry of Local Government and Regional Develop...
US Restaurant To Pay Workers $140,000 After Hiring Priest To Confess 'Sins'
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Jul 24, 2023
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The owner hired the fake priest to hear confessions during work hours and "get the sins out".
"X Is Live": Elon Musk Posts Photo Of Twitter Headquarters With New Logo
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Jul 24, 2023
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The photo of Twitter headquarters with the new logo was also posted by Linda Yaccarino, who took over as the company's CEO more th...
Twitter To Introduce Job Listing Feature For Verified Companies: Report
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Jul 21, 2023
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It is also likely that the job posts feature won't cost anything addditional for verified organisations.
China Is Drilling Another 10,000-Metre Hole. This One Is For...
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Jul 21, 2023
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China has begun drilling a 10,000-meter hole in the ground for the second time this year as it seeks ultra-deep reserves of natura...
Video: US Man Beaten Up After Chaotic Fight Over Seat In Movie Theatre
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Jul 21, 2023
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The elderly man said he politely asked the duo if they can move from the seats, after which they became hostile.
Amid Job Pressure, OpenAI's Head Of Trust And Safety Steps Down
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Jul 21, 2023
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OpenAI's head of trust and safety Dave Willner is leaving the company, he said in a LinkedIn post on Friday, citing the pressures ...
A New Category Of Colleague In The Workplace: Queenagers
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Jul 21, 2023
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In ongoing discussion over the progress women have made - and still need to make - in the work place, one key group is often overl...
Elon Musk Is Changing Twitter Email Auto Reply From Poop Emoji To This
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Jul 21, 2023
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Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarcino reacted to the same with two clapping emojis.
20 Missing After Flash Floods Wash Away Hydropower Plant In Bhutan
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Jul 21, 2023
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About 20 people were missing in Bhutan after flash floods triggered by heavy rains washed away a section of a small hydroelectric ...
1 Killed, 3 Injured After Man Goes On Stabbing Rampage In South Korea
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Jul 21, 2023
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One person was killed and three more wounded when a man went on a "stabbing rampage" near a subway station in the South Korean cap...
Man Almost Dies After Drilling Chip Inside Brain In Surgery At Home
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Jul 21, 2023
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Mikhail Raduga lost nearly a litre of blood during the four-hour surgery and was rushed to hospital.
"Facekinis" Are Hottest New Fashion Trend As Temperatures Rise In China
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Jul 21, 2023
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With the mercury rising above 35 Celsius and the surface temperature soaring as high as 80C in some parts of the country, resident...
Explained: What's Causing Floods, Heatwave Across The Globe
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Jul 21, 2023
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Extreme weather conditions such as heatwave, heavy rain, flood, and forest fires are being witnessed in different regions of the w...
5.3 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth $946 Million Found Floating At Sea Near Italy
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Jul 21, 2023
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Italian authorities have seized a record 5.3 tonne cocaine haul being transferred between ships off the southern coast of Sicily, ...
Global Heatwave To Persist Through August, Says UN Agency Adviser
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Jul 21, 2023
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Heatwaves are expected to persist in a large part of the world throughout August, an adviser on extreme heat said on Friday, follo...
"I Warned You Guys in 1984": 'Terminator' Director James Cameron On AI
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Jul 21, 2023
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James Cameron has previously expressed similar concerns, acknowledging that while AI has its advantages, it could also lead to dis...
Video: Just Stop Oil Campaigners Spray Paint On UK Government Building
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Jul 21, 2023
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Just Stop Oil has been in the news with its high-profile direct-action protests, such as disrupting Premier League football matche...
Senior Japanese Diplomat Attacked In US In Alleged Hate Crime
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Jul 21, 2023
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In an alleged act of anti-Asian hate crime, a woman attacked a senior Japanese diplomat in Oregon last month.
Over 100 Injured After Tennis Ball-Sized Hail Pounds Parts Of Italy
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Jul 21, 2023
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Several windows were broken and trees damaged in the sudden storm that hit northern Italy.
7 Dead As Flash Floods Wash Away Part Of Hydropower Plant In Bhutan
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Jul 21, 2023
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At least seven people were killed and 16 others missing in Bhutan after flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains washe...
China Cities Brace For Floods As Heat Scorches Inland Regions
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Jul 21, 2023
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Beijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland reg...
"We're Back, Happy Chatting": WhatsApp After Fixing Global Outage
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Jul 20, 2023
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Meta Platforms' WhatsApp was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
