Labubu fans flock to stores after launch of mini dolls
Beijing, China -- A dozen furry dolls strung together on a metal chain dangled from Labubu fan Maki Li's neck...
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NASA Features AlUla sky in ‘Astronomy Picture of the Day’
AlUla, Saudi Arabia - AlUla Governorate achieved a new international milestone, showcasing the clarity of its skies, after a sky...
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UAE and US climate farming fund swells to US$13 billion
Thanks to the jump in the fund, the Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate, launched in 2021, now surpasses its...
- Projects such as greener fertilizers are underway that use less fossil fuels to create, and returning to so-called "regenerative agriculture" practices that restore biodiversity
- US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and his Emirati counterpart Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, are co-hosting an AIM for Climate Summit in Washington this week
AI could replace 80% of jobs ‘in next few years’: expert
Goertzel was in provocateur mode last week at Web Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the world's biggest annual technology conference,...
- AI is not capable of becoming like human level general intelligences, because they can't do complex multi-stage reasoning, said Ben Goertzel
- AI is not a threat, I think it's a benefit as people can find better things to do with their life than work for a living, US-Brazilian researcher said
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Canada expels Chinese diplomat, Beijing threatens retaliation
China said it had filed an official protest over breaches of international law and diplomatic norms, and accused Canada of...
- Candian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly declared the diplomat "persona non grata" and said "Canada would not tolerate any form of foreign interference in our internal affairs"
- According to a source familiar with the matter, Zhao Wei, an official at the Chinese consulate in Toronto at the heart of the affair, has been asked to leave Canada
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Top Palestinian fighter among 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
According to the health ministry of the Hamas-ruled Gaza, 12 people were killed, including women and children. Among the deceased...
- The Israeli attack on Gaza comes less than a week after Islamic Jihad declared an Egypt-brokered truce, in the wake of a fresh surge in violence
- Cross-border fire between Israel and Gaza fighters raged in the wake of the death in Israeli detention of Khader Adnan, who was on hunger strike for 87 days
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Syria does not merit readmission into Arab League: US
"We continue to believe that we will not normalize our relations with the Assad regime and we don't support our...
- Patel, however, played down the disagreements and said that the United States shared common objectives with many its Arab partners on Syria.
- He said that the United States would also work with Arab partners on expanding humanitarian access to Syrians.
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EU cancels Europe Day reception in Tel Aviv over Ben-Gvir participation
the EU delegation to Israel said it would still celebrate Europe Day on Tuesday but regretted that "this year we...
- Ben-Gvir, who has a history of inflammatory remarks about Palestinians, was charged more than 50 times in his youth with incitement to violence or hate speech.
- Israeli government officials confirmed on Monday that Ben-Gvir "was designated (by the government) to attend the EU event".
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Virgin Galactic to restart commercial space flights after two years
Unlike other companies that use vertical-launch rockets, Virgin Galactic uses a carrier aircraft that takes off from a runway, gains...
- The Unity 25 mission will take place in late May with four company employees on board, said Virgin Galactic, which was founded by British billionaire Richard Branson.
- Unity 25 will be the company's fifth trip into space, defined as 50 miles (80 kilometers) above sea level. Virgin's flights launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
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‘US needs $30bn to seal 14,000 unplugged offshore oil, gas wells’
The cost to secure thousands of inactive oil and gas wells in the US Gulf of Mexico could top $30...
- The authors of the study said both taxpayers and fossil fuel giants would likely be liable for the costs of plugging and abandoning the wells.
- The process includes encasing the opening in concrete to stop oil and the potent greenhouse gas methane from leaking out.
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Iran seeks end to repeated delays for restoring nuclear deal
In March, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi visited Tehran after his agency's inspectors in the country found...
- In 2018, US had pulled back from a 2015 nuclear deal that gave relief to Iran from sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear program.
- An agreement "is possible both in term of the technical and political aspects", Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said.
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Air strike kills drug trafficker in Syria, says war monitor
BEIRUT, LEBANON - An air strike killed a major drug smuggler and his family in southern Syria on Monday, a war...
- Jordan's army had said last year that drug trafficking from Syria into Jordan had become "organized".
- Jordan has previously launched strikes targeting drug smugglers in Syria, some dating back to 2014.
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Lebanon economic losses top $5 billion in year of clashes: World Bank
Beirut, Lebanon -- More than a year of clashes that recently escalated into war have cost Lebanon more than $5 billion...
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HRW accuses Israel of ‘war crime’ with ‘forcible transfer’ in Gaza
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel's repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the "war...
Nations far apart in COP29 climate finance talks
According to the latest draft of the long-sought climate finance pact, most developing countries favor an annual commitment from wealthy...
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Saudi Arabia appoints new CEO to drive NEOM’s mega-city project forward
In a big move, Saudi Arabia appoints Aiman al-Mudaifer as NEOM’s interim CEO, a strategic choice to advance the futuristic...
- The company said that Mudaifer brought with him a "deep and strategic understanding of NEOM" after serving as head of a property arm of the Saudi sovereign wealth fund since 2018
- NEOM is a planned futuristic megacity in northwestern Saudi Arabia meant to feature a ski resort and twin skyscrapers 170 kilometres (105 miles) long
Lebanon says 11 killed in Israel strikes across the country
Lebanon said Israeli strikes killed 11 people across the country Tuesday
- "The Israeli enemy strike on Baalshmay killed five people," the health ministry said
- Israeli strikes outside Hezbollah strongholds have often targeted buildings where displaced civilians have sought refuge
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Saudi-hosted summit says Mideast peace requires end to Israeli occupation
The summit's closing statement said that "a just and comprehensive peace in the region... cannot be achieved without ending the...
- The international community should "launch a plan with specific steps and timing under international sponsorship" to make a sovereign Palestinian state a reality, it added.
- The leaders also condemned "horrific and shocking crimes" by Israel's army, saying they occurred "in the context of the crime of genocide".