UK Govt ‘Appalled’ by Israel’s Attacks on UN Bases in Lebanon
The Israeli military (IDF) says it is conducting a “thorough review” after being notified that two UN peacekeepers were “inadvertently hurt during IDF combat against Hezbollah” in southern Lebanon. BBC…
Cameroon bans reports on President Biya’s health
Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. BBC | The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of…
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- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY , WORLD
- October 10, 2024
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The iPhone 16 isn’t selling as well as Apple may have hoped
New YorkCNN — Apple had been counting on new artificial intelligence features to make the iPhone 16 a major hit. But pre–sale estimates point to a more muted early response than Apple had hoped. Apple…
- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY , WORLD
- October 10, 2024
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Was Bruce Willis right? Could a nuclear blast save us from killer asteroid?
Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions. It’s been almost 25 years since Bruce Willis, playing the fictional character Harry…
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- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY , WORLD
- October 10, 2024
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry to David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper [Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP]
Baker, Jumper, Hassabis win Nobel Prize in chemistry for work on proteins ‘They cracked the code’; laureates hailed for revealing proteins’ secrets through computing and artificial intelligence. Scientists David Baker,…
LIVE: Israel attacks Lebanon and Syria, keeps up siege of north Gaza
Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Khan Younis and three in the Jabalia refugee camp as a siege that forced the United Nations to shut down schools and hospitals in…
Mozambique’s election: Who’s contesting and what’s at stake?
Wednesday’s polls are expected to usher a younger president into power for the first time since independence in 1975. Mozambicans are heading to the polls to vote in elections that…
Harris campaign hits $1bn in fundraising: Reports
The deep war chest could boost Harris’s advertising and operations in the last leg of the campaign. US Vice President Kamala Harris has pulled in more than $1bn in fundraising since becoming…
Kenya lawmakers vote to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua
Gachagua has been accused of corruption, insubordination, undermining the government and divisive politics. Lawmakers in Kenya have voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office. The impeachment motion on…
- ENTERTAINMENT , WORLD
- October 10, 2024
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Madonna pays heartfelt tribute to brother Christopher
In a heartfelt post on Instagram, the 66-year-old singer wrote that their bond was hard to explain but it “grew out of an understanding that we were different”. BBC |…