What is Hamas?

10/09/2023

The Palestinian group Hamas has launched a surprise attack from Gaza into Israel, in one of the most serious escalations in the Israel-Palestinian conflict in years. READ MORE: Israel declares war; death toll now 1,100 What is Hamas? –…

Nobel Peace Prize goes to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi

10/07/2023

OSLO — Imprisoned Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in a rebuke to Tehran’s theocratic leaders and a boost for anti-government protesters, prompting the Islamic Republic’s condemnation. The award-making committee…

Libya flood disaster damaged ancient city but revealed new remains

10/06/2023

CYRENE, Libya – The flooding that killed thousands in Libya’s Derna last month damaged the ruins at the ancient Greek city of Cyrene in the mountains nearby, but it also revealed new archaeological remains there, by washing away…

Philippines looking into ramming incident in South China Sea, Marcos says

10/04/2023

MANILA —The Philippines is investigating a maritime incident to find out what killed three Filipino fishermen in a ramming incident that sank their boat in the South China Sea, president Bongbong Marcos said on Wednesday, October 4,…

Italy tourist bus crash: At least 21 dead, 18 injured

10/04/2023

VENICE, Italy—At least 21 people died on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, and 18 were injured after a bus carrying tourists to a campground crashed off an overpass near Venice in northern Italy and caught fire, city officials…

What are the next steps as US House searches for new speaker?

10/04/2023

WASHINGTON —The U.S. House of Representatives for the first time in its history has booted its speaker out of the job, as infighting in the narrow and bitterly divided Republican majority toppled Kevin McCarthy from the position.…

‘Gundam’-like robot developed by Japan startup

10/02/2023

YOKOHAMA, Japan—Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-meter-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like “Mobile Suit Gundam” from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million. Called ARCHAX after the…

Marcos: Philippines defending territory, not seeking trouble in South China Sea

09/29/2023

MANILA—The Philippines will put up a strong defense of its territory and the rights of its fishermen and is not looking for trouble, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Friday, September 29, 2023, as a row…

Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

09/29/2023

MENLO PARK, California—Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including bots that create photo-realistic images and smart glasses that answer questions, as well as an updated virtual-reality headset. Zuckerberg described…

Singapore Grand Prix: Team by team analysis 

09/18/2023

Team by team analysis of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, the 15th round of the 22-race Formula One season. (Listed in current championship order) RED BULL (Max Verstappen 5, Sergio Perez 8) Red Bull’s run of 15 successive…

‘Alien bodies’ in Mexico: A closer look

09/17/2023

MEXICO CITY—For Jaime Maussan, a Mexican journalist and longtime UFO enthusiast, they are one of the most important discoveries in the history of humankind. But for many scientists these two tiny mummified “alien bodies” with elongated heads…

Google nears release of AI software Gemini 

09/15/2023

Alphabet’s Google has given a small group of companies access to an early version of Gemini, its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software, The Information reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Gemini is intended to…

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