Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Silicon Valley this week comes as the Biden administration is promoting more investment in technology but also enacting more restrictions on selling technology …
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Sri Lankan Author Shehan Karunatilaka Wins 2022 Booker Prize
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize on Monday for his second novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, about a dead war photographer on a mission in …
your ads here!Karim Benzema and Alexia Putellas Win Ballon D’or Awards
Karim Benzema won the men’s Ballon d’Or for the first time on Monday after a brilliant season with Real Madrid capped by the Champions League and Spanish league titles. The …
your ads here!Guides Help Blind and Visually Impaired Runners Compete in Races
Long distance runners rely on endurance, determination and the ability to see. Today, steps are being taken to help runners with disabilities, including those who are blind or partially sighted, …
your ads here!Climate Questions: How Much Has the Climate Changed Already?
Relentless drought in China, East Africa, the U.S. West and northern Mexico, devastating floods in Pakistan and Kentucky, scorching heat waves in Europe and the Pacific Northwest, destructive cyclones in …
your ads here!Kanye West to Buy Conservative Social Media Platform Parler
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after being booted off Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. Parlement Technologies, which …
your ads here!Agency Says BTS Members Will Serve in South Korea’s Military
The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of …
your ads here!Gates Foundation Pledges $1.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio Globally
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit $1.2 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide. The money will be used to help implement the Global Polio …
your ads here!Musk Says SpaceX Will Keep Funding Starlink for Ukraine
Elon Musk said Saturday his rocket company, SpaceX, would continue to fund its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, citing the need for “good deeds,” a day after he said it …
your ads here!Solar-Powered US Town Successfully Weathers Hurricane
Sitting on a 7,000-hectare stretch of land in southwest Florida, Babcock Ranch has made a name for itself as the first solar-powered town in the United States. Its power comes from …
your ads here!Dikembe Mutombo Undergoing Treatment for Brain Tumor
Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is undergoing treatment in Atlanta for a brain tumor, the NBA announced Saturday. Mutombo has been one of the NBA’s global ambassadors for years, …
your ads here!Iran Bars Filmmaker From Travel to London Fest ‘Over Support for Protests’
An Iranian filmmaker said the Islamic republic barred him from travelling to the London Film Festival over his support for the protest movement sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini …
your ads here!UK Police Charge 2 Women After Soup Thrown at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’
Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup on Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery, British police said Saturday. A video …
your ads here!Indian Village Disconnects With ‘Daily Digital Detox’ Initiative
In a remote village in India, a siren can be heard from the local temple every night at 7 p.m. — signaling the commencement of a daily “digital detox.” For …
your ads here!Astronomer Captivated by Brightest Flash Ever Seen
Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light-years from Earth and was likely triggered by the formation of a black …
your ads here!Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, Dies at 72
Robbie Coltrane, the baby-faced comedian and character actor whose hundreds of roles included a crime-solving psychologist on the TV series “Cracker” and the gentle half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” …
your ads here!Experts: Cyberattacks on US Airport Websites Highlight Ongoing Threats
Cybersecurity experts say that the October 10 attack on at least 14 U.S. airport websites, including those in Los Angeles and Chicago, appears to be the work of the Russian …
your ads here!Disaster Challenge Aids Australia’s Response to Natural Hazards
Young researchers and students are competing in a disaster challenge at a natural hazards forum in the Australian city of Brisbane. The government-funded organization Natural Hazards Research Australia has said …
your ads here!Warmer-Than-Average Winter Ahead for Europe, Forecaster Says
Europe faces a higher-than-usual chance of a cold blast of weather before the end of the year, but the winter overall is likely to be warmer than average, the continent’s …
your ads here!3.3 Million More Americans Get Their COVID Boosters, CDC Says
Still, just 6.9% of those eligible have gotten the omicron-tailored vaccine …
your ads here!Cameroon: Armed Separatists Prevent Health Workers From Assisting Monkeypox Patients
A monkeypox outbreak has been confirmed in the town of Mbonge, health authorities in Cameroon say, but armed separatists are preventing workers from investigating suspected cases. Cameroon government officials say …
your ads here!Tourists Flock to Taiwan as COVID Entry Restrictions Ease
Taiwan lifted all its COVID-19 entry restrictions Thursday, allowing tourists unfettered access to the self-ruled island after more than 2 1/2 years of border controls. Hong Kong and Taiwan, together …
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