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Turkey, Mexico and Thailand 'no go&...

Turkey, Mexico and Thailand 'no go' zones as FCDO warns 'do ...

Turkey, Mexico and Thailand 'no go' zones as FCDO warns 'do not travel' to 226 countries **Global Travel Advisory: FCDO Issues Widespread ‘Do Not Travel’ Warnings Ahead of Peak Season** As the summer holiday season approaches, a significant number of global... read more »

AI helped pick the first thousand target...

AI helped pick the first thousand targets in Iran

AI helped pick the first thousand targets in Iran **Advanced Algorithmic Analysis Aids Military Targeting Operations** A significant development in modern military strategy has emerged with the reported application of advanced algorithmic analysis in identifying initial target sets. This innovative... read more »

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Duolingos Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain

Duolingos Luis von Ahn Wants to Delete the Blockchain ## Duolingo CEO Advocates for Blockchain’s Demise, Citing Environmental and Practical Concerns **San Francisco, CA** – Luis von Ahn, the co-founder and CEO of the popular language-learning platform Duolingo, has publicly voiced a strong... read more »

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Calls to ban speaker for event at former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp

Calls to ban speaker for event at former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp ### Controversy Surrounds Minister’s Participation at Buchenwald Memorial Event **Weimar, Germany** – A significant controversy has erupted regarding the planned participation of a German federal minister at a... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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