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New York, United States -- ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has enlisted the legendary designer behind the iPhone to create an irresistible gadget...
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Activists marching to Gaza say were stopped in Libya, Egypt
Pro-Palestinian activists seeking to march to Gaza with the stated aim of breaking Israel's blockade on the territory were stopped...
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Stray animals of Baghdad find comfort in new refuge
Bella the dog can barely stand after being abused, but she is now receiving care from a Baghdad refuge that...
- The Baghdad Animal Rescue opened around a week ago, and Bella, a nervous fox-like dog who raises her muzzle for strokes while still shaking in fear, seems in caring hands
- Having a pet is unusual in Iraq, and many of the cats and dogs that roam Baghdad's streets are often mistreated
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US navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran
The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertilizer that can be used...
- The navy said it boarded and searched the ship, which last year was caught carrying thousands of weapons and handed to Yemen's coast guard
- The seizure comes at a time of high tensions in the region after a deadly drone-and-missile attack on Abu Dhabi by the Houthis prompted the Saudi-led coalition to launch air strike
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Syria fighting between Islamic State and Kurds kills 120
A fierce battle raged in Syria for a fourth day Sunday between US-backed Kurdish forces and Islamic State group fighters...
- More than 100 insurgents late Thursday attacked the Kurdish-run Ghwayran jail in Hasakeh city to free fellow jihadists
- Intense fighting since then has seen the militants free detainees and seize weapons stored at the jail, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
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Israeli firm develops body cams with facial recognition
Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to...
- Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan crowds and detect suspects in real time
- Facial recognition in law enforcement has sparked global criticism, with US tech giants backing away from providing the technology to police, citing privacy risks
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South Korea pays Iran’s UN dues with frozen assets
South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran's dues to the UN, Seoul said Sunday,...
- The payment was made Friday in cooperation with the US and the UN after Iran made an "emergency request" to South Korea to pay the dues
- Iran has more than $7 billion in funds for oil shipments frozen at two South Korean banks due to US sanctions
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Fed sharpens inflation-fighting tools as rate hikes near
The Federal Reserve has its inflation-fighting weapons ready to fire, and when the US central bank's policy committee convenes this...
- The policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which opens its two-day meeting on Tuesday, is widely expected to begin hiking interest rates in March
- By the end of 2021, policymakers conceded they had miscalculated and pivoted, announcing they were ready to attack inflation head on
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Turkish Cypriots head to polls amid economic crisis
The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been hit hard by the Covid pandemic and the plummeting value...
- The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has been hit hard by the Covid pandemic and the plummeting value of the Turkish lira
- Analysts said there has been a lack of interest in the poll among some 204,000 voters who were "concerned primarily with their health, safety and economic welfare"
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Fighting erupts in Syria between IS and Kurdish forces
Fighting raged for a third day Saturday between the Islamic State group and Kurdish forces in Syria after IS attacked...
- The assault on the Ghwayran prison in the northern city of Hasakeh is one of IS's most significant since its "caliphate" was declared defeated in Syria
- IS launched the attack on Thursday night against the prison housing some 3,500 suspected members of the jihadist group
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EU nations debate whether nuclear, natural gas energy ‘sustainable’
Hours before the window for lodging objections closed, EU environment and energy ministers meeting in France on Friday differed sharply...
- The controversy pits countries led by France against Germany, Austria, and others in the EU
- Nuclear power is carbon-free, while gas is significantly less polluting than coal
Geostrategy
Islamic State launches twin attacks in Syria and Iraq
The Islamic State group on Friday attacked a Syria prison housing fellow jihadists and a military base in Iraq in...
- In Syria, an ongoing IS attack on a northeast Syria detention facility holding the largest number of IS suspects killed at least 20 Kurdish security forces
- The attack marked the jihadists' deadliest operation in Iraq this year
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Iranian adviser among three killed in Israeli strikes on Syria
The targets included a site operated by Lebanese group Hezbollah on a road leading to the Sayyida Zeinab district and...
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UN estimates at least 17,000 Gaza children separated from parents
"Each one has a heartbreaking story of loss and grief," said Jonathan Crickx, spokesman for the UN children's agency UNICEF...
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Hosts Qatar embrace ‘positive pressure’ of Asian Cup title defense
Doha, Qatar -- Qatar coach Tintin Marquez said Friday they relish the "positive pressure" of trying to retain their Asian Cup...
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Al Nassr thrash Inter Miami as Ronaldo, Messi watch on
Otavio drilled in the opener as Miami lost the ball trying to play out from the back, bringing Ronaldo to...
- Ronaldo's calf injury prompted Al Nassr to cancel their two-game China tour last week and it denied him what could have been a last match against rival Messi
- Their most recent meeting came in January 2023 when Ronaldo played in a Saudi select team beaten 5-4 by Messi's PSG
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Naver profit jumps 129% in Q4
The company said it posted a net profit of US$227.4 million.
- The firm, in 2022, paid nearly $1.2 billion for Poshmark, a US online marketplace for used clothing
- The tech firm's content business was driven by the growth of webtoons -- Internet-based comic strips
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Apple logs US$119.6bn in sales
But its sales in China dropped during October to December.
- The company's profits came in at $33.9 billion during the quarter with diluted earnings per share above expectations at $2.18.
- Its net sales in Greater China -- including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan -- declined from a year ago to $20.8 billion