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Pakistan's ex-PM Khan uses AI voice clone to campaign from jail

Published On: December 19, 2023 03:05 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ISLAMABAD, Dec 19: Artificial intelligence allowed Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan to campaign from behind bars on Monday, with a voice clone of the opposition leader giving an impassioned speech on his behalf.

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Modi says Indian parliament security breach "very serious"

Published On: December 18, 2023 09:02 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Dec. 18: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the security breach incident at the lower house of the Indian parliament (locally called Lok Sabha) was "very serious."

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WHO team calls Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath'

Published On: December 17, 2023 04:20 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

GENEVA, Dec. 17: The emergency department at the Al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, devastated by Israeli bombardments, is "a blood bath" and is "in need of resuscitation", the WHO said Sunday.

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Nepali TikTok influencers reel after sudden ban

Published On: December 17, 2023 08:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Nepali influencer Anjana Aryal went from homemaker to entrepreneur by sharing recipes on TikTok, but her lucrative business collapsed last month when the Himalayan republic banned the Chinese-owned short video app.

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Turkish Airlines says to purchase 355 Airbus jets

Published On: December 16, 2023 08:17 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ISTANBUL, Dec 16: Turkish Airlines said on Friday it has decided to order 355 Airbus aircraft over the coming decade as it seeks to become the world's largest carrier.

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At least 16 dead in motorway pile-up in Venezuela: fire brigade

Published On: December 14, 2023 03:38 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

VENEZUALA, Dec 14: At least 16 people died and six more were seriously injured after a fiery 17-vehicle pile-up on a highway in Venezuela, officials said Wednesday.

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Moscow calls for UN conference to solve Israel conflict 'forever'

Published On: December 14, 2023 08:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

MOSCOW, Dec 14: The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organise an international conference to find a lasting solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinians. Moscow has repeatedly called for the creation of a Palestinian state and has working relations with both Hamas -- which it does not recognise as a terrorist organisation -- and Israel.

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UN climate summit runs overtime as fury mounts on fossil fuels

Published On: December 12, 2023 02:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

DUBAI, Dec 12: The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.

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UN climate chief urges countries to lift 'unnecessary tactical blockades' at COP28

Published On: December 12, 2023 09:07 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

DUBAI, Dec 12: The UN's climate chief urged countries at the COP28 meeting on Monday to lift "unnecessary tactical blockades", with 24 hours before the official end of talks in Dubai that are focused on a deal to phase out fossil fuels."First, clear the unnecessary tactical blockades out of the way," said Simon Stiell, citing the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the transition of less developed countries.

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Qatar says efforts to renew Israel-Hamas truce 'continuing'

Published On: December 11, 2023 09:45 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

DOHA, Dec. 10 : Mediation efforts are continuing to secure a new Gaza ceasefire and free more hostages held by Hamas despite ongoing Israeli bombardment that is "narrowing the window" for a successful outcome, Qatar's prime minister said Sunday.

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US 'responsible for bloodshed' of Gaza children after UN veto: Abbas

Published On: December 10, 2023 08:41 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, Dec 10: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Saturday the United States was "responsible for the bloodshed" of children in Gaza after it vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the territory.

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Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024

Published On: December 9, 2023 09:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

MOSCOW, Dec.9: Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s.

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EU to resume negotiations on world's first AI law on Friday

Published On: December 8, 2023 02:40 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BRUSSELS, Dec 8: The European Union failed to clinch a deal Thursday on a sweeping law on artificial intelligence after nearly 24 hours of negotiations, but vowed to continue talks the next day.

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Putin lands in Abu Dhabi on Middle East visit

Published On: December 7, 2023 07:09 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ABU DHABI, Dec 7: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday landed in the United Arab Emirates for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union, as Moscow seeks to reassert itself on the global stage.

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After 50 years, US to return to Moon on January 25

Published On: December 4, 2023 09:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, the United States will try once again to land a craft on the Moon on January 25, said the head of what could be the first private company to successfully touch down on the lunar surface.

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COP28 opens with 'historic' launch of loss and damage fund

Published On: December 1, 2023 06:19 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

DUBAI, Dec 1:Nearly 200 nations agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support countries hit by global warming, in a "historic" moment at the start of UN climate talks in the oil-rich UAE. The landmark announcement came as the Emirati host of the COP28 talks declared that fossil fuels must be part of any final climate deal negotiated over the next two weeks.

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All 41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days rescued: minister

Published On: November 29, 2023 08:00 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

SILKYARA TUNNEL , India, Nov 30: Indian rescuers have safely brought out all 41 workers from a collapsed Himalayan road tunnel after a marathon 17-day engineering operation to free them, a minister said Tuesday.

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Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days: mediator Qatar

Published On: November 28, 2023 08:19 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

DOHA, Nov 28: A humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will extend by two days, mediator Qatar said Monday as an initial four-day truce in Gaza was set to expire.

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Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health

Published On: November 27, 2023 08:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at crunch UN climate talks starting next week.

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Hamas fighters free first wave of hostages in Gaza truce

Published On: November 25, 2023 07:39 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

GAZA STRIP, Nov 25: Masked Hamas gunmen freed a first wave of hostages Friday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, sparking rare scenes of celebration in a seven-week war that has killed thousands of people.

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