Tue 12 March 2024: Nearly three out of four teenagers in the United States say they feel happy or peaceful when they do not have their smartphone with them, a survey has found, underscoring concerns about the effects of digital media on minors. But despite their positive associations with putting their smartphone away, only 36 […]
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Tue 12 March 2024: Porsche unveiled its most powerful production, or mass-produced, vehicle on Monday. Arriving this summer, the 1,093-horsepower electric Taycan Turbo GT has already broken two racing records for the fastest electric vehicle. It even beat a Tesla Model S record by an astonishing eighteen seconds. The Taycan Turbo GT set a world record lap time on Germany’s renowned Nürburgring Nordschleife, a tight, demanding track where automakers regularly test their most competitive sports cars. The previous record holder on the […]
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Tue 12 March 2024: Haiti’s embattled PM announced his resignation late on Monday, effective once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed. A US official said the decision for Henry’s resignation was made on Friday, though he did not officially tender it to his cabinet until Monday evening and later issued an official […]
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Tue 12 March 2024: Pope Francis is continuing to face criticism over his remarks that war-torn Ukraine should have the “courage of the white flag” and negotiate an end to the war triggered by Russia’s invasion. This time, the pope’s remarks have been criticised by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. On […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: The video that OpenAI released to unveil its new text-to-video tool, Sora, has to be seen to be believed. Photorealistic scenes of charging woolly mammoths in clouds of snow, a couple walking through falling cherry blossoms and aerial footage of the California gold rush. The demonstration reportedly prompted movie producer Tyler […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: “Oppenheimer” swept the board on Sunday at theOscars, Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, with seven awards including best picture and best director, crowning a triumphant year for filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Nolan’s masterful drama about the father of the atomic bomb, half of last summer’s massive “Barbenheimer” phenomenon, also bagged acting […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: The price of Bitcoin hit a new record level of $71,500 on Monday, increasing by 2.7% on a daily basis. Closing last week at around $69,000, the biggest cryptocurrency hit the $71,000 level, and it is at around $71,550 as of 11.30 a.m. (GMT0830). Bitcoin has been on an upward trend […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: Rupert Murdoch has become engaged for the sixth time, according to reports. The 92-year-old will marry Elena Zhukova, 67, in June according to the New York Times, with invitations sent out. Murdoch is believed to have been dating the retired Russian molecular biologist for several months. The Australian-born media tycoon, who […]
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Mon 11 March 2024: Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’ call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing “never” to surrender after the pontiff said Kyiv should “have the courage to raise the white flag”. The Catholic leader had fuelled anger in Kyiv after saying in an interview published Saturday that Ukraine […]
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Sun 10 March 2024: The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing Israeli attacks exceeded 31,000, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Sunday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 85 Palestinians and wounded 130 others in various areas in the coastal enclave, bringing the total […]
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