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South Korea’s Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok. File | Photo Credit: Reuters South Korea will set up an aid package worth more than $7 billion to support its chip industry, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday, as part of its drive to boost its critical semiconductor sector. This initiative follows its pledge last year to build…
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The iconic Apple logo. File | Photo Credit: AP British newspaper groups have warned Apple that any move to impose a so-called “web eraser” tool to block advertisements would put the financial sustainability of journalism at risk, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Apple is preparing to include an AI-based privacy feature in the Safari browser in…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan city of Rafah, saying Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million civilians…
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Rafah is hosting some 1.4 million Palestinians (File) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said Israel lacked a “credible plan” to protect some 1.4 million Palestinian civilians in Rafah and warned an Israeli attack could create an insurgency by failing to kill all Hamas fighters in the southern Gazan city. “Israel is on…
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Israel-Gaza war has been going on since October 7, 2023 (File) Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Hamas-run territory, where the health ministry said the death count in the war had exceeded 35,000 people. More than seven months into the Israel-Hamas war, UN chief Antonio Guterres…
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A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck near the coast of Chiapas in Mexico on May 12, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 75 km, the agency said. Mexico’s national civil protection agency reported on social media that it was monitoring the situation but that there were no initial reports…
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She is expected to appear in court on May 24. A horrific video has surfaced online showing a trans woman in the US running over a man twice with a car before kissing and stabbing him multiple times in broad daylight. According to Fox News, Steven Anderson, 64, was on his way to pick up the…
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Moosa Zameer’s visit to India came amid strained political ties between India and Maldives (File) Male, Maldives: Maldivian Foreign Minister Moosa Zameer has said that significant strides have been made in expediting India-assisted projects in the Maldives, as he underscored the government’s commitment to prioritising the resumption and completion of these projects. Mr Zameer, who…
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Upon investigation, police found that the man had been dead for a long time. A woman in Taiwan has been accused of hiding her dead father’s body in her home for years to claim his military pension. According to the South China Morning Post, the woman, whose identity has not been revealed, lived with her father…
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Whitney Wolfe Herd said she wishes Bumble to be “the best place on the internet for women” (File) Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of the dating app Bumble, said that artificial intelligence (AI) could revolutionise the way people connect online. Speaking at Bloomberg Tech in San Francisco, Ms Herd said that the women-focused dating app is…
