Mon 29 July 2024: Washington has never seen a week quite like it. On Sunday, President Joe Biden took himself out of the presidential race. By Tuesday, his vice president, Kamala Harris, had picked up the torch and was on the campaign trail. The pace at which this story has unfolded across the US media […]
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Mon 29 July 2024: Chinese scientists have created a new AI-based model, “FuXi-Subseasonal,” to enhance sub-seasonal weather forecasts and mitigate the costs of climate disasters, according to state media reports on Thursday. Developed by the Shanghai Academy of Artificial Intelligence for Science (SAIS), Fudan University, and China’s National Climate Center, the “FuXi-Subseasonal” model boasts a […]
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Sun 28 July 2024: A Bangladeshi student organization has pledged to restart demonstrations that led to a violent police response and nationwide unrest unless their detained leaders are released by Sunday. Last week’s turmoil, which resulted in at least 205 deaths according to AFP’s compilation of police and hospital data, marks one of the most […]
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Sat 27 July 2024: Bangladeshi authorities have removed three student leaders, who were organizing rallies against government job quotas, from a hospital following days of deadly protests, curfews, and communication blocks. Officers forced the discharge of Nahid Islam, Abu Bakar Mazumdar, and Asif Mahmud from the Gonoshasthaya Kendra hospital in Dhaka on Friday. Initially, police […]
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Sat 27 July 2024: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated work on what is boasted as the world’s highest tunnel project along border with China in Jammu and Kashmir. Modi was in eastern Ladakh region to mark the 25th anniversary of Kargil War of 1999 with Pakistan. He virtually marked the commencement of […]
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Sat 27 July 2024: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Japan, with health experts urging preventative measures during the summer holiday season, local media reported on Friday. Increase in COVID-19 Cases In recent weeks, Japan has seen an uptick in COVID-19 cases, with over ten new cases reported per week. For the week ending […]
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Fri 26 July 2024: Typhoon Gaemi, which brought heavy rainfall and floods, has caused significant destruction in the Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Japan, resulting in the deaths of 21 people in Manila, local media reported on Friday. Impact in the Philippines The death toll in the Philippines rose to 21 as Typhoon Gaemi, locally known […]
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Fri 26 July 2024: The acting Minister of Defense Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid (son of Mullah Mohammad Omar) said Thursday just as there is terrestrial sovereignty, airspace sovereignty will be secured soon. Addressing an “appreciation ceremony” for security forces, Yaqoob said that if anyone looks at Afghanistan with disrespect, the Islamic Emirate will respond using available […]
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AEON is world’s first company to use AI to measure attitudes of customer-facing employees. — SCMP Wed 24 July 2024: A Japanese supermarket chain has introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) system to measure the smiles of its employees. The system “Mr. Smile”, launched by the country’s largest supermarket operator AEON, aims to standardize staff […]
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Thu 25 July 2024: India’s government is targeting the acclaimed author because she speaks to the most foundational corruptions that underlie the socioeconomic and political pillars of the Indian state. After they unexpectedly lost their parliamentary majority in this year’s election and were forced to enter into a coalition government, I predicted that India’s governing Hindu nationalists […]
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