The missile was launched from Sain Ni, near the capital of Pyongyang, and splashed down into the Sea of Japan, according to the Pentagon. The missile landed inside Japan’s Economic Exclusion Zone. Following the test, President Trump told reporters that the U.S. “will take care of it. … It is a situation that ... Read More »
Facebook trains artificial intelligence to spot suicidal signs
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook on Monday said stepping up the use of artificial intelligence to identify members of the leading social network who may be thinking of suicide. Software will look for clues in posts or even in videos being streamed at Facebook Live, then fire off reports to human reviewers ... Read More »
Balkan hydropower projects soar by 300% putting wildlife at risk, research shows
More than a third of about 2,800 planned new dams are in protected areas, threatening rivers and biodiversity Hydropower constructions have rocketed by 300% across the western Balkans in the last two years, according to a new analysis, sparking fears of disappearing mountain rivers and biodiversity loss. About 2,800 ... Read More »
Firms ditch YouTube ads over predatory comments on videos of children
Global brands suspend YouTube and Google advertising after it was placed alongside videos paedophiles exploited Big brands are pulling advertising from YouTube and Google after their ads were found to be displayed against content being exploited by paedophiles. Despite YouTube promising to take an “even more aggressive stance” against ... Read More »
Two dead and 30 hurt after huge explosion levels buildings in Chinese city of Ningbo
Blast left streets full of damaged cars and littered with debris Two people have been killed and at least 30 injured after an explosion in a port city in China. The blast in Ningbo south of Shanghai knocked down buildings and left streets littered with damaged cars and debris. The early morning explosion struck ... Read More »
Rohingya crisis: Pope Francis visits Burma in shadow of refugee exodus and genocide rumours
Pontiff’s arrival follows days after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson accused state of carrying out ‘ethnic cleansing’ of persecuted minority Pope Francis had landed in Yangon, the start of a delicate visit for the world’s most prominent Christian to majority-Buddhist Burma, which the United States has accused of “ethnic ... Read More »
Sinai mosque death toll raised to 305 as reports claim gunmen carried Isis flags
President Sisi pledges extreme force in revenge for Egypt’s worst atrocity Egypt was reeling on Saturday from the worst atrocity it has suffered in recent years, with officials putting the death toll from the bomb and gun assault on a Sinai mosque at 305. The figure includes 27 children. A ... Read More »
Lebanon’s leadership celebrates Independence Day
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s three top leaders gathered Wednesday to celebrate the country’s 74th Independence Day, meeting for the first time since Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation earlier in the month. President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Hariri assembled at Shafiq Wazzan Avenue in Beirut’s Central District, where military ... Read More »
Latin America is world’s most violent region for women, UN says
PANAMA CITY: Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world for women, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting Central America and Mexico as particularly dangerous. In a report presented in Panama, UN Women and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) found assaults on women persisted in ... Read More »
The German political system is pretty much kaput. This is why Angela Merkel’s departure could be very good or very bad for Brexit
What if there were a new leader of her Christian Democrat movement with a more sceptical view of the value of freedom of labour? The departure of “mutti”, or “mummy”, as the Germans like to call their head of government, would, you’d imagine, be bad for Europe, and for Germany ... Read More »
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