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Israel Kills “Armed Suspects” Who Crossed Border From Lebanon: Army

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Israel Kills “Armed Suspects” Who Crossed Border From Lebanon: Army

Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement denied any involvement in attack on Israel. Jerusalem: Israeli soldiers “killed a number of armed suspects” who crossed the border from Lebanon, the country’s military said Monday as further south it fought a devastating war with Gaza militants. “Additionally, IDF (Israeli army) helicopters are currently striking in the area,” an army…

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Turkish strikes on northeast Syria kill 29: Kurdish forces

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Turkish strikes on northeast Syria kill 29: Kurdish forces

Turkish attacks in Kurdish-held northeast Syria killed 29 Kurdish security personnel and wounded 28 at an academy for the forces, authorities in the semi-autonomous area said on October 9. Turkey has been bombing sites in the area since October 5, hitting civilian and military targets and infrastructure and causing casualties, according to Kurdish authorities. An…

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Qatar Negotiating Hostage-Prisoner Swap Between Israel, Hamas: Report

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Qatar Negotiating Hostage-Prisoner Swap Between Israel, Hamas: Report

Qatar has been in touch with Hamas officials in Doha and Gaza. (File) Doha/Gaza: Qatari mediators have held urgent calls with Hamas officials to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the terrorist group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian women and children from Israel’s…

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Israel Orders “Complete Siege” On Gaza, Cuts Off Food, Water: 10 Points

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Israel Orders “Complete Siege” On Gaza, Cuts Off Food, Water: 10 Points

The rubble of a mosque in Gaza, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike. After two days of rocket strikes, Israel’s army said it has regained control of southern areas near the Gaza Strip taken over by the Hamas on Saturday. Here are the Top 10 points in this big story: “We are in control of the…

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Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years

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Gates Foundation funding million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years

Headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. | Photo Credit: AP A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday. While it could…

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Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 10,000 people

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Heavy flooding in southern Myanmar displaces more than 10,000 people

Flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar’s southern areas has displaced more than 10,000 people and disrupted traffic on the rail lines that connect the country’s biggest cities, officials and state-run media said on October 9. A senior official at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Lay Shwe Zin Oo, said constant…

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Israel Orders “Complete Siege” On Gaza

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Israel Orders “Complete Siege” On Gaza

“We’re fighting animals and acting accordingly,” said Israel Defence Minister. Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant Monday ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes. “We are putting a complete siege on Gaza… No electricity, no food, no water, no gas — it’s all closed,”…

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Tech Companies Using 183,000 Books To Train AI. The Problem is…

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Tech Companies Using 183,000 Books To Train AI. The Problem is…

The collection of books includes erotic fiction to prose poetry genres. (Representational Image) Nearly 200,000 books are being used by some of the biggest companies in technology to train their generative AI models, according to a report by The Atlantic. Books by famous authors including J.K. Rowling, Amitav Ghosh, Rupi Kaur, and Neil Gaiman are…

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Israel drafts 300,000 soldiers as it goes on the offensive against Hamas

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Israel drafts 300,000 soldiers as it goes on the offensive against Hamas

A destruction made by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip is seen in Ashkelon, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel’s military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip from the air. | Photo Credit: AP Israel has drafted a record 300,000 reservists…

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