Scientists train AI model to predict future illnesses
Paris, France - Scientists said Wednesday that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in...
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King Saud University wins US patent for firefighting robot
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Center of Smart Robotics Research at the College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud...
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World Bank chief vows to tackle ‘dysfunctionality’ at development lender
The former Mastercard chief executive told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that the bank should alter its...
- Banga has previously called on World Bank to collaborate more closely with the private sector to meet the enormous costs associated with climate change mitigation and adaption
- On Tuesday, Banga said the bank should carefully target where it wants to encourage private investment to help cap carbon emissions in order to have the biggest impact
ChatGPT maker value rockets in funding talks: report
The estimated worth for the company behind generative artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT is nearly triple that of just a year...
- OpenAI this week said it is adding voice and image capabilities to the platform, which was previously limited to written prompts
- Voice and image capabilities are being rolled out to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users over the course of the coming weeks
Saudi envoy seeks to reassure Palestinians amid Israel talks
Sudairi's delegation, which crossed overland from Jordan, was the first from Riyadh to visit the West Bank since the 1993...
- In a sign of the thaw, Israel's Tourism Minister Haim Katz visited Riyadh on the same day, for the first such high-level public mission to the oil-rich kingdom
- Speaking at a ceremony Tuesday marking the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "many states in the Middle East want peace with Israel"
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Morocco looks to become key player in green hydrogen
According to the country's economy minister, around 1.5 million acres of public land -- nearly the size of Kuwait --...
- It hopes to harness green hydrogen -- the kind made without burning fossil fuels -- for its sizeable fertilizer sector
- Hydrogen is seen as a clean energy source that can help the world reduce atmospheric carbon emissions
100 killed in fire during wedding at Iraq event hall
At the main hospital in Hamdaniyah -- a predominantly Christian town east of Mosul that is also known as Qaraqosh...
- In a statement, civil defence authorities reported the presence of prefabricated panels that were "highly flammable and contravened safety standards"
- Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani called on the ministers of health and the interior to "mobilise all rescue efforts" to help the victims of the fire
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France warns Lebanon financial aid at risk over presidency deadlock
French President Emmanuel Macron's special envoy urged Lebanese factions to find a "third way" for electing a new president, warning...
- Lebanon has been without a president for almost a year after ex-head of state Michel Aoun's mandate expired.
- Lebanon's president is elected by parliament, where neither side has a majority, rather than by universal suffrage.
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Top army officials from 30 nations review threats in Asia-Pacific
New Delhi, India - Army chiefs and senior officers from 30 countries including the United States met in India on Tuesday...
- US Army chief Randy George said the region was "critically important", speaking to reporters alongside his Indian counterpart Manoj Pande.
- Generals from Japan and Australia, which make up the "Quad" defense cooperation forum alongside Washington and New Delhi, also took part.
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Alibaba plans to list subsidiary in IPO
It did not give a timetable for the move or how much it hoped to raise.
- Alibaba announced in March it was dividing itself into six entities, with the goal of listing them separately, along with the replacement of CEO Daniel Zhang.
- Zhang, who was initially supposed to take charge of the firm's new cloud computing branch in September after stepping down, left just as he was supposed to take up his new post.
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The ‘tyranny of thinness’ still dominates fashion
A handful of plus-size models such as Paloma Elsesser have grabbed media attention in recent years, but the figures show...
- Vogue Business looked at 9,137 outfits unveiled during 219 shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris last season and found that 0.6 percent were plus-size.
- Paolo Volonte, who teaches sociology of fashion in Milan, says brands use a few curvy models to deflect criticism.
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Antarctic sea ice hits lowest winter maximum on record, says data
WASHINGTON, US - The sea ice around Antarctica likely had a record low surface area when it was at its maximum...
- The ice pack typically reaches its largest size during the colder winter months, so the September 10 reading will likely remain this year's maximum.
- At its high-point this year, the sea ice was 1.03 million square kilometers smaller than the previous record.
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Egypt central bank lowers interest rate for first time since 2020
Egypt's central bank on Thursday announced that it was lowering interest rates for the first time since 2020, days after...
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Deadly US strikes hit Yemen fuel port used by Huthis
The US military said it had destroyed a key Yemeni fuel port as it targets the country's Huthi rebels, who...
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Hamas rejects Israel’s truce plan, demands full withdrawal and end of war in Gaza
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US judge rules Google monopolized online ad tech market
Washington, United States -- A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology...
- It is one of two federal suits targeting Google that could ultimately see the company split up and curb its influence -- and part of a wider government push to rein in Big Tech.
- The vast majority of websites use a trio of Google ad software products that together leave no way for publishers to escape Google's advertising technology, the plaintiffs alleged.
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TSMC first-quarter net profit soars
Its net revenue for the quarter soared nearly 42%.
- TSMC is the world's largest contract maker of chips that have become the lifeblood of the global economy, powering everything from smartphones to missiles.
- Demand for chips has soared in recent years with the growth of AI, but there are fears that Trump's far-reaching tariffs could drive up consumer prices and hurt chipmakers.
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Qatar renews $60 mn grant for Lebanon army salaries
Qatar is to renew a $60 million grant to pay the salaries of Lebanon's army and provide 162 military vehicles,...
- The Lebanese President arrived in Qatar on Tuesday accompanied by foreign minister Youssef Raggi, and departed Doha on Wednesday afternoon
- The gas-rich Gulf state in February pledged support for reconstruction in Lebanon and was already a provider of financial and in-kind support to the Lebanon