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Donald Trump issues 'shoot to kill&...

Donald Trump issues 'shoot to kill' order in Strait of Hormuz �...

Donald Trump issues 'shoot to kill' order in Strait of Hormuz 'No hesitation' ### US President Directs Naval Forces to Respond Forcefully to Iranian Harassment in Strait of Hormuz **Washington D.C.** – President Donald Trump has issued a directive to the United States Navy,... read more »

Boy who 'hurled statue' that k...

Boy who 'hurled statue' that killed tourist 'had habit of th...

Boy who 'hurled statue' that killed tourist 'had habit of throwing objects from balconies' **Tragic Fall Claims Tourist’s Life; Investigation Focuses on Balcony Incident** A devastating incident has claimed the life of a young tourist in what authorities are investigating... read more »

New York Bans Government Employees from ...

New York Bans Government Employees from Insider Trading on Prediction Marke...

New York Bans Government Employees from Insider Trading on Prediction Markets **New York State Implements Strict Regulations on Government Employee Participation in Prediction Markets** **Albany, NY** – In a significant move to uphold public trust and prevent potential conflicts of interest, New... read more »

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Kore...

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions

AI Tools Are Helping Mediocre North Korean Hackers Steal Millions ## Artificial Intelligence Empowers North Korean Cybercriminal Operations **SEOUL, South Korea** – Emerging intelligence indicates that sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are significantly enhancing the capabilities... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a... read more »

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela’s life ‘...

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela's life 'lesson to tyrants'

Washington – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been criticized for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela while morning his death,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

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The Battle for OpenAIs Soul

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