Travel

Russians arrive in North Korea as first foreign tour group…

Posted by February 9, 2024

The visitors’ arrival comes as Moscow and Pyongyang bolster ties, pledging closer economic and military cooperation.A group of Russian tourists have arrived i

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeking trillions to fund chips for AI,…

Posted by February 9, 2024

Altman has discussed ‘wildly ambitious’ plans with investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, the WSJ says.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is seeking t

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‘How the hell dare he’: Biden angrily defends memory after…

Posted by February 9, 2024

US president says his memory is ‘fine’ after special counsel report says he could not recall the year his son died.United States President Joe Biden has def

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Auspicious but unlucky: The perils of a lunar new year…

Posted by February 8, 2024

Taipei, Taiwan – IHua Wu was born in 1976, the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. The only mythical animal in the zodiac, which includes a rabbit, a pi

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In Turkey’s Gaziantep, weddings are dispelling some post-earthquake sadness

Posted by February 7, 2024

Gaziantep, Turkey – Gazi Muhtar Pasa Boulevard in downtown Gaziantep, an elegant district of bridal shops and venues in a city known as a wedding destination,

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‘AI moving fast’: UK to spend $125m on AI hubs,…

Posted by February 6, 2024

Technology minister says technology has potential to ‘transform our public services and the economy for the better’.The United Kingdom has unveiled plans to

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Grammys 2024: Here’s a list of the top winners

Posted by February 5, 2024

The Grammy Awards, the highest honours in the music industry, were handed out at a ceremony in the United States city of Los Angeles on Sunday. Here is a list o

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‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal

Posted by February 5, 2024

Singapore – Hamilton in the West End, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. This might sound

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‘Nothing left’: Indonesia’s tourism industry fears wipeout under tax hike

Posted by February 4, 2024

Jakarta, Indonesia –  After spa therapist Murniyati survived COVID-19 on a sparse salary, she thought the worst was over. But after the Indonesian government

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Rural Kenyans power West’s AI revolution. Now they want more

Posted by February 3, 2024

Naivasha, Kenya – Caroline Njau comes from a family of farmers who tend to fields of maize, wheat, and potatoes in the hilly terrain near Nyahururu, 180 kilom

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Carl Weathers, star of Rocky films and Predator, dies at…

Posted by February 3, 2024

Former co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone pay tribute to NFL linebacker-turned-actor.Carl Weathers, who starred as nemesis-turned-friend Apol

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‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian…

Posted by January 30, 2024

Kyiv, Ukraine – When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, 32-year-old Johnny, from St Petersburg, set himself a goal. He wanted to overthrow Vladimir Puti

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