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Kamala Harris vowed a tougher approach to migration along the U.S. southern border and said she would not withhold weapons to Israel, in her first interview with a major news organization since becoming the Democratic nominee for president. In the interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash, Harris sought to show she is in command of … Read more
Excessive screen time has emerged as a serious health worry in our digital age, particularly for young teens. It’s really impeding their capacity to grow physically, maintain mental stability, and spend time outside. Governments and school agencies worldwide are figuring out how to address this worldwide issue. Workshops on screen time reduction are one of … Read more
The U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute said on Thursday that AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic have inked agreements with the US government for research, testing, and assessment of their artificial intelligence models. The agreements are the first of their type, and they come at a time when the corporations are under regulatory scrutiny for their … Read more
Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, two NASA astronauts, arrived at the International Space Station on June 5 aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. They are planned to stay there until February 2025, when SpaceX plans to return them to Earth. They were both slated to return to Earth in the same spaceship within 8-10 days. However, their … Read more
A Pakistani blogger was arrested for blasphemy after writing a poem of sympathy. Following the Kolkata rape case, Asma Batool, a blogger from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, tweeted Salman Haider’s poem about the abuse of women in South Asian countries. “Khuda, Bhagwan or Ishwar, sab maujood they, jab rape hua (All the gods were witness when I … Read more
A Bangladeshi TV journalist was found dead in a lake in the country’s capital Dhaka today, according to the local media. The body of the journalist, identified as Sarah Rahanuma, 32, was found floating in Dhaka’s Hatirjheel lake. Sarah Rahanuma was a newsroom editor at Gazi TV media house, reported local news outlet Dhaka Tribune. … Read more
Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, was taken to court in Paris on Wednesday to be formally prosecuted after his original detention for interrogation ended, according to an AFP source familiar with the situation. The 39-year-old Russian was detained late Saturday at the French capital’s Le Bourget airport on suspicion of failing to … Read more
TOKYO – Southwestern Japan prepared on Wednesday for what officials believe might be one of the most powerful storms to hit the region, with some households in the path of Typhoon Shanshan forced to evacuate and big corporations such as Toyota closing operations. Airlines and rail operators cancelled some services for the coming days as … Read more
Maricopa County, Arizona’s largest county, will have a significant impact on whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins the presidency in November. Here are five key facts about the county: America’s hottest big city Maricopa County is home to Phoenix, Arizona’s state capital, where the average high temperature exceeds 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius) for … Read more
Hundreds of Indian student graduates have protested a new government policy in Canada that puts them at risk of being deported. Many overseas students, particularly those from India, aspire to move to North America in search of a better life, but the recently announced immigration policy changes have cast doubt on the futures of over … Read more
Russia launched missile and drone attacks targeting scores of Ukrainian regions and killing at least five people, officials said on Tuesday, a day after Moscow’s biggest air attack of the war on its neighbour. Two people were killed when a hotel was “wiped out” by a missile in the central city of Kryvyi Rih, regional … Read more
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Joe Biden’s US government “repeatedly pressured” Meta to restrict certain information on its platforms in a letter to the US Congress. “With the benefit of hindsight and new information,” Mr. Zuckerberg stated in a letter to the US House of Representatives that the platform needed to make certain improvements … Read more
The legislation approved in February exempts employees from being required to monitor, read, or react to messages from their employers during non-working hours. This action links Australia with numerous European countries, including France and Germany, that have previously passed similar legislation allowing employees to withdraw from work-related contacts. Despite the positive reception from employee advocacy … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, wasn’t a political move but part of an independent investigation. In France’s first public comment on the arrest, Macron posted on the social media platform X that his country is deeply committed to … Read more
On Sunday, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was detained in France on claims that he failed to control illicit activity on Telegram. Durov will be questioned for up to 96 hours before being charged or released from jail by French officials. Amidst all of this, there are various speculations floating about Durov’s detention and Telegram’s future. … Read more