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He Couldnt Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame?

He Couldnt Land a Job Interview. Was AI to Blame? ## The Algorithmic Gatekeeper: A Medical Student’s Quest to Uncover Bias in Hiring **A pervasive concern within the modern job market is the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence to sift through applications. For one ambitious medical... read more »

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Trump announces pause on US operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Trump announces pause on US operation to reopen Strait of Hormuz **US Temporarily Halts Strait of Hormuz Reopening Initiative Amidst Diplomatic Efforts** **Washington D.C.** – The United States has announced a temporary suspension of a significant operational initiative aimed at ensuring the... read more »

Buses block off roads in Bolivia as tran...

Buses block off roads in Bolivia as transport workers strike over fuel

Buses block off roads in Bolivia as transport workers strike over fuel **El Alto Gripped by Transportation Strike: Road Blockades Disrupt City Life** El Alto, Bolivia – Widespread transportation disruptions paralyzed the city of El Alto on [Date], as public transport workers initiated a... read more »

Thai temples launch rockets in friendly ...

Thai temples launch rockets in friendly festival rivalry

Thai temples launch rockets in friendly festival rivalry **Thailand’s Ancient Mon Heritage Ignites Skies with Spectacle of Rocketry** [City, Thailand] – The skies above [specific region or province, if known, otherwise use a general descriptor like “a region steeped in history”]... read more »

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Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and... read more »

I will neither resign nor go on leave: Nawaz Shari...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and... read more »

Americans held by North Korea implore U.S. to send an e...

In a rare opportunity to speak with foreign media, the three Americans being detained by North Korea implored the United States to send someone to negotiate... read more »

23 people killed in Afghanistan crash

KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for... read more »

Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near...

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian opposition

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the troubled country and form a delegation as... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches ...

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty, covering crimes committed before Oct 29, a media report said The new presidential... read more »

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Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Male – All three presidential candidates in the Maldives have agreed to hold presidential election a week early on Nov 2 to avoid a constitutional crisis, media reports said here Monday. The... read more »

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

Dhaka – Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since... read more »

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Kathmandu – Nepal’s Election Commission has formed a high level committee to effectively monitor the election code of conduct, an official said... read more »

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Islamabad – Pakistan has supported Saudi Arabia’s rejection of its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, praising its call for reform, the... read more »

Pak court extends Musharraf’s custody in 2007 Lal...

Pak court extends Musharraf's custody in 2007 Lal Masjid case

Islamabad – A Pakistani court has extended the custody of former President retired General Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 Lal Masjid raid case, banning him... read more »

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Bride 'disfigured and almost blind' before wedding after 'botched' microneedling treatment **Pre-Wedding Beauty Treatment Leads to Vision Concerns and Allegations of... read more »

Deadly virus on cruise ship MV Hondius as three die and Brit fights for life

Deadly virus on cruise ship MV Hondius as three die and Brit fights for life ## **Grave Health Crisis Unfolds Aboard Expedition Vessel MV Hondius; Three Fatalities Reported** A severe and... read more »

Hantavirus symptoms: Very first sign of deadly rodent disease with no cure after 3 die on ...

Hantavirus symptoms: Very first sign of deadly rodent disease with no cure after 3 die on cruise ship **Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Confirmed on Cruise Ship, Prompting Health Alert** A... read more »

Israel attacks Gaza Again

Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction

Gaza aid flotilla activists appear in Israeli court after abduction **Maritime Activists Detained Following Gaza Aid Vessel Interception** **JERUSALEM –** A group of international... read more »

Nine booked for social boycott in Belagavi village

Nine booked for social boycott in Belagavi village ## Community Sanctioned Exclusion Sparks Legal Action in Belagavi District **Belagavi, Karnataka** – Authorities in the Belagavi district have... read more »