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Kuwait 'reshapes' Iraq's Khor Abdullah pact amid Gaza war

The New Arab 2023-12-04
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Iraq's parliament is prioritising minor laws over the sovereign issue of the Khor Abdullah waterway due to "Kuwaiti interferences and bribes" that impacted Iraqi decision-makers on the dossier, Jamal al-Halbousi, an Iraqi expert and former head of Iraq's delegation for border and maritime...

Iron ore benchmarks diverge as China tries to cool prices

Reuters 2023-12-04
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LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The two main spot prices for iron ore diverged last week, with Singapore-traded contracts gaining but China's domestic futures posting a decline. The two benchmarks generally move in tandem, but can de-couple, especially when Beijing expresses...

Spotify to reduce staff by 17%

Reuters 2023-12-04
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STOCKHOLM, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Spotify (SPOT.N) will reduce its total headcount by around 17% across the company, it said in an email on Monday. Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee, writing by Anna...

No science that oil phase-out will fix climate: COP28 chief

The News International 2023-12-04
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DUBAI: The UAE´s COP28 president says there is no science to show that phasing out fossil fuels would achieve the world´s climate goals, but acknowledges that it is “inevitable”, a report said on Sunday. Sultan Al Jaber -- who also heads state oil giant ADNOC -- made the comments during a testy...

Horn of Africa floods displace more than two million

Manila Standard 2023-12-04
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Mogadishu, Somalia – More than two million people across the Horn of Africa have been forced from their homes by torrential rains and floods, according to an AFP tally compiled Thursday from government and UN figures. Almost 300 people have also lost their lives in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia...

Ethiopia signs $600 mln wind farm deal with UAE'S AMEA Power

Reuters 2023-12-03
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Companies Amea Power, LlcFollow ADDIS ABABA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has signed an agreement with United Arab Emirates' AMEA Power for the construction of a 300 megawatt wind farm at a cost of $600 million, its finance ministry said on Sunday. The Horn-of-Africa nation is turning to...

Silicon Valley’s $445 million robot pizza revolution that wasn’t

Fast Company 2023-12-03
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“What if there was a better way to make and deliver pizza to you?” asked CNBC’s Jim Cramer—shirtsleeves rolled up, wagging his finger at the camera—as he passionately set up a segment of his popular Mad Money show in June 2018. “Turns out, there is, which...

Bitcoin About To Witness Bear Capitulation As Spot Market BTC ETF Decision Looms: Top Analyst

The Daily Hodl 2023-12-03
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A trader who nailed the top of Bitcoin’s (BTC) 2021 bull market believes that the crypto king will make the staunchest of bears capitulate. Pseudonymous analyst Pentoshi tells his 717,200 followers on the social media platform X that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a...

German tourist stabbed to death in Paris 'terror' attack

Gulf News 2023-12-03
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Paris: A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said. The attack took place close to the Eiffel Tower during a busy weekend night...

Hackers who targeted the private hospital that treated Kate Middleton are threatening to release the...

The Daily Mail 2023-12-02
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Hackers who targeted the private hospital which treated Kate, Princess of Wales, are threatening to release private medical information belonging to members of the Royal Family. The gang broke into the computer systems of the King Edward VII's Hospital and warned they aim to release 'data from the...

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File - A Ukrainian MSLR BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher of the 95 Air Assault brigade fires toward Russian positions at the frontline near Kreminna, Ukraine, on March 9, 2023.

US is running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns

Detroit news | 2023-12-04
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Facebook

Spanish media association files $598 mln lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta

Reuters | 2023-12-04
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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip gather at a tent camp, in Rafah, southern Gaza strip, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled their homes as Israel moves ahead with a ground offensive against the ruling Hamas militant group.

UN warns of 'even more hellish scenario' in Gaza as Israel widens offensive

ITV | 2023-12-05
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Two gold Bitcoin coins on dollars banknotes

Bitcoin Enters Top Ten Assets Globally After Making New 20-month High

FX Empire | 2023-12-05

Ukraine Crisis

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File - A Ukrainian MSLR BM-21 "Grad" rocket launcher of the 95 Air Assault brigade fires toward Russian positions at the frontline near Kreminna, Ukraine, on March 9, 2023.

US is running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns

Detroit news | 2023-12-04
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Russian President Vladimir Putin

If Putin Is Not Stopped In Ukraine, He Will Be Back 'For More' - UK ...

MENA FN | 2023-12-04
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Volodymyr ZELENSKYY (President of Ukraine)

Zelenskyy calls Russian airstikes on Kherson ‘pure terrorist attacks’

Fresno Bee | 2023-12-04
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speaks to his supporters ahead of the presidential elections on upcoming April 21, at the Olympic stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, April 14, 2019.

Ukraine alleges Russian plot; stops ex-president from leaving country

Gulf-Times | 2023-12-02

Environment

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Fire consumes the Amazon rainforest in Altamira, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Fires across the Brazilian Amazon have sparked an international outcry for preservation of the world's largest rainforest.

Latin America must invest up to 4.9% of GDP annually to meet climate goals -UN

Reuters | 2023-12-05
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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2021 photo, emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kans.

Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in 2023 -report

Reuters | 2023-12-05
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participates in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) hosted by the United Arab Emirates, in Dubai

My generation can’t wait any longer for climate action – and Europe could hold the key

The Observer | 2023-12-04
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The floating village Tonle Sap lake

Dwindling fish stocks hit incomes in Cambodia, prey to climate change

Reuters | 2023-12-04

Sport

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Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates at the end of the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez face off in World Cup qualifying. Brazil could field teenager Endrick

The Washington Times | 2023-11-15
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Arsenal's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale warms up before the English Premier League soccer match

Aaron Ramsdale father says son has 'lost that smile' after losing place to David Raya

BBC News | 2023-11-14
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1962 Ferrari 250 GTO

1962 Ferrari auctioned for US$51.7 million in New York, becomes second most expensive car ever sold

South China Morning Post | 2023-11-14

Health

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Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat, October 17, 2021.

As Ozempic cases mount, consumer lawyers push to consolidate lawsuits

Reuters | 2023-12-05
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N2 Human eye

How do we get our eye color? A genetics expert reveals the fascinating truth

Fox News | 2023-12-04
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Ten year-old Tristan Bonnert, who has autism, poses with his mother Delilah at their home Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, in Columbia, S.C. The budget cuts passed by the Senate cuts $3.3 million from care for children with autism.

New research adds significant nuance to our understanding of gesture use in autism

PsyPost | 2023-12-04
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AIDS health disease

World AIDS Day 2023: Thinking Locally About The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

Forbes | 2023-12-01

Science

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Bitcoin mining and crypto currency concept

Bitcoin Could Support Renewable Energy Development

Technology Org | 2023-12-04
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This sparkling burst of stars is Messier 75. It is a globular cluster: a spherical collection of stars bound together by gravity. Clusters like this orbit around galaxies and typically reside in their outer and less-crowded areas, gathering to form dense communities in the galactic suburbs. Messier 75 lies in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), around 67 000 light-years away from Earth, 22 April 2019.

How a "supervoid" and modified gravity could solve a cosmic conundrum

New Atlas | 2023-12-04
photo: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N. Wolk
Chandra Catches Spider Pulsars Destroying Nearby Stars

Spider Pulsars are Tearing Apart Stars in the Omega Cluster

Universe Today | 2023-12-01
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Hubble orbiting more than 300 miles above Earth as seen from the space shuttle.

Hubble pauses science due to gyro issue

SpaceDaily | 2023-11-30

Business

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Oil gas is pumped into a vehicle

Oil prices steady amid OPEC+ cut doubts, Mid-East tension

Reuters | 2023-12-05
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A Carnival Cruise ship off the coast of Belize. Due to the shallow reefs surrounding Belize, cruise ships are unable to dock in port and must tender several miles from shore

Travelers ready to set sail on cruises at record levels next year

Reuters | 2023-12-04
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Loaded Maersk shipping containers at dock

Maersk to invest more than $500 mln to boost South-East Asia supply chain

Reuters | 2023-12-04
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Facebook

Spanish media association files $598 mln lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta

Reuters | 2023-12-04

AI

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A Nvidia Corporation sign is shown in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, May 31, 2023. AI chips and their leading designer, Nvidia, are now at the center of what some experts consider an AI revolution that could reshape the technology sector — and possibly the world along with it. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Nvidia CEO says he will try to prioritise Japan for AI processors

Reuters | 2023-12-04
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Artificial intelligence robot head with digital and binary illustration (android)

AI defined 2023. Bullets and ballots will shape 2024

Reuters | 2023-12-04
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Webpage of ChatGPT, a prototype AI chatbot, is seen on the website of OpenAI, on iPhone or smartphone

US compels Saudi fund to exit Altman-backed AI chip startup - Bloomberg News

Reuters | 2023-12-01
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OpenAI ChatGPT

A year after ChatGPT’s release, the AI revolution is just beginning

Auburnpub dot com | 2023-11-30

Cryptocurrency

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Two gold Bitcoin coins on dollars banknotes

Bitcoin Enters Top Ten Assets Globally After Making New 20-month High

FX Empire | 2023-12-05
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A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant, avril 4th, 2019.

Bitcoin crosses $40,000, setting stage for a potential run to $100,000

CryptoNewsZ | 2023-12-04
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A cryptocurrency, crypto-currency, or crypto is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it, September 14, 2021.

Crypto Analysts React to Bitcoin’s 19-Month Peak at Almost $42K

CryptoPotato | 2023-12-04
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Finnish authorities announced Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 they are trying to devise a way to store 2,000 bitcoins confiscated in 2016 after following new guidelines published by the U.S. Treasury.

Bitcoin breaks $40,000 as momentum builds

Reuters | 2023-12-04