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At least nine people killed in Pakistan shopping mall fire
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A fire tore through a shopping mall in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing at least nine people, officials and local media said on Saturday.
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World
Manual drilling likely in last stretch to rescue 41 trapped workers in Indian tunnel
SILKYARA, India (Reuters) - Efforts to rescue 41 workers trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for two weeks will be further slowed as rescuers are considering drilling through the last 10 meters of debris manually, an official said on Saturday.
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Japan detects season's first bird flu case, to cull 40,000 birds - NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan detected the first case of highly pathogenic H5-type bird flu this season at a poultry farm in the south of the country, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.
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Five wounded in Kyiv by largest drone attack yet on Ukraine - officials
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's capital suffered what officials said was Russia's largest drone attack of the war on Saturday, leaving five people wounded as the rumble of air defences and explosions woke residents at sunrise.
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Internet
‘Zoom fatigue’ is real, scientists say
A large proportion of business meetings now take place online, largely due to the rise in remote working. But some employees report feeling wiped out by these virtual meetings. Recent research suggests that this phenomenon may be far more marked than you might imagine.
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World
Former police officer convicted in death of George Floyd is stabbed in prison -media
(Reuters) -Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the death of George Floyd, was stabbed in federal prison on Friday and seriously injured, the Associated Press said, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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AI
Bard and Claude strike back in the world of AI
Competition is fierce in the realm of artificial intelligence. While ChatGPT is currently the benchmark, other players – such as Bard and Claude – stand out from the crowd, notably through their constant innovation.
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World
39 Palestinians freed in first Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange deal
RAMALLAH (Bernama-Anadolu): The first batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was released from the Israeli Ofer prison in the west of Ramallah, as part of the Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange deal.
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World
Ukrainian sabotage of Crimea bridge 'overturns' naval operations -intelligence head
(Reuters) - A Ukrainian sea drone attack on Russia's Crimean bridge in July had "overturned" naval operations and forced Moscow to resort to ferries to move weaponry, the head of Ukraine's main intelligence agency said in a video broadcast on Friday.
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World
Mexico's economy sees 3.3 pct growth in Q3
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's economy grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2023 year on year, driven mainly by industrial and agricultural activity, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) said Friday.
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Video games
Algorithmic adventures: Did you know AI has been making games fun for you since the ‘80s?
Let’s get smart about artificial intelligence, specifically by examining how the technology is used in the games we play.
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Video games
From tabletop to online gaming, fans love the experiences each has to offer
LevelUp explores the lives of gamers who have enjoyed switching between online and tabletop gaming, blending the best of both worlds.
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World
Finland donates 3.7 mln euros to support vulnerable children, youths in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The government of Finland on Friday donated 3.7 million euros (about 4 million U.S. dollars) through the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support vulnerable children and youths in Lebanon.
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World
Italy enacts ban on lab-produced meat
ROME, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Italy has become the first country in the world to ban the production, sale and import of cultivated meat -- a term derived from the way it is produced by the cultivation of animal cells rather than through the slaughter of animals.
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World
Russia vows retaliation over Moldova decision to join EU sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia views Moldova's decision to join EU sanctions against it as a hostile step aimed at destroying ties with Moscow and will retaliate, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday.
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World
COVID-19 vaccine uptake lower than expected: U.S. CDC
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the United States is lower than expected, with only 14 percent of U.S. adults had gotten an updated COVID-19 vaccine through Nov. 4, according to the latest information of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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World
Tanzania launches new program to combat HIV/AIDS
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian health authorities on Friday unveiled a new program to bolster the fight against HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and hepatitis.
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World
U.S. agricultural futures fall
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) agricultural futures fell across the board on Friday, led by soybean.
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World
Majority of Germans oppose new gov't debt amid budget crisis
BERLIN, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- As Germany's government is scrambling for a solution to plug the budget gap created by the Constitutional Court ruling on the reallocation of COVID-19 funds, a majority of Germans oppose taking on new debt, according to a survey published by public broadcaster ZDF on Friday.
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