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STAT+: Nurses seek a seat at the table as they fight expanding clinical AI
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Government issues urgent safety alert as Gauteng freezes
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Kenya mourns as chess star Hawi Kaloki dies at 19, days before Olympiad selection
Kenya’s chess community is grieving the sudden death of national team player Hawi Kaloki, who passed away on Monday morning, August 10. He was 19. Chess Kenya Federation confirmed the news in a statement issued by federation president Andrew Owili on Monday evening, describing Kaloki’s passing as a profound loss to his family, friends…
Limerick’s H&MV Engineering taps fresh funding, shares hiring plans
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Environmental disaster looms as Russian shadow ship leaks 800,000 barrels of oil into Arabian Sea
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Libyan authorities battle big blaze at major oil refinery
Monday's drone strike on the Zawiya refinery was the third such incident in two days.
Kevin Warsh-Donald Trump conversation: Report raises concerns over Federal Reserve independence; POTUS speaks out
Donald Trump acknowledged speaking with Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh but rejected reports that the two have been in frequent contact.
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KIOGE 2026 Marks 30 Years of Connecting the Global Energy Industry with Central Asia
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Explosive Drones Are the New Weapon in Colombia’s Conflict
A wave of Colombia drone attacks hit police posts and a town hall in early August as armed groups adopt Ukraine-style drone tactics.
KKR and GIP-owned CyrusOne weighs $5bn IPO as data centre listings gather pace
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Man, 29, arrested in police raid over racist traffic-cone attack
Police are investigating after a traffic cone was thrown at a delivery driver following an anti-immigration protest in Glasgow last month.
Taxi operators get another chance to collect operating licences this week ahead of deadline
Roads and transport MEC to host licence handover ceremonies this week before uncollected operator licences become invalid on Friday.
Eala to get highest seeding at Cincinnati Open
Alexandra Eala is doing what top tennis players – as world No 20 she can now legitimately claim to be one – can only dream of during a busy hard-court season leading to the US Open.
Intel raises $20 billion in upsized share sale to fund AI plans
Intel priced the offering at $95 per share; the share sale drew more than $100 billion in demand
PMDC Announces Deadline for Doctors to Renew Inactive Licenses
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Without Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway is no longer an attractive investment: ‘Big Short’ fame Michael Burry
Veteran investor Michael Burry said Berkshire Hathaway has lost its investment appeal after Warren Buffett’s succession, arguing that Greg Abel may lack Buffett’s patience for major opportunities.
UAE introduces new music licensing fees: What restaurants, hotels and malls need to know
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No cure yet for HIV …GAC urges strict adherence to treatment
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Australia is rolling out a new defence against deadly bird flu
Native species in captivity will be prioritised for protection from the deadly H5 strain spreading across the country.
LIVE4WELL completes Causeway Bay health screening pilot programme
Health platform LIVE4WELL concluded its six day Purple Wellness Day initiative in Causeway Bay after providing non invasive screening services to nearly 1 000 Hong Kong residents
The new Google is destroying small businesses' reputations
Google AI Overviews are becoming customers' first impression of small businesses. Inaccurate summaries are damaging their reputations.
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- The Plastics Shed falsely listed with negative reviews
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Aluminum Extends Rally After Brazilian Plant Cuts Output to 50%
Aluminum extended gains — and touched a seven-week high — after a key alumina producer said it was slashing production, adding to major supply-side disruptions for the metal this year.
Tech stock sell-off tests AI hype, but infrastructure investment cycle will go on
Investors are increasingly demanding clearer evidence that companies can turn heavy spending into profits.
AI hedge fund VARA loses 44% in July as crowded tech bets unwind
Value Aligned Research Advisors, a hedge fund built around the artificial intelligence investment theme, suffered a 44% loss in July as a sharp selloff in AI-related stocks hit crowded positions…
Dow Jones futures slip as US-Iran tensions, rate hike fears weigh on sentiment
Dow Jones futures decline by 0.11% to trade around 54,000 during European hours on Tuesday. Meanwhile, S&P 500 futures are steady around 7,770 and Nasdaq 100 futures gain 0.12%, trading near 29,770.
Black Queen’s WAFCON exit: It’s my worst feeling in 20 years of coaching … Lars Björkegren laments
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Master Group's Indus Cloud launches Pakistan's first Cisco AI GPU Cluster powered by NVIDIA H200 GPUs
Master Group’s Indus Cloud, Pakistan’s First AI-Ready, Renewable-Powered Enterprise Cloud, today announced the launch of the country’s first Cisco AI GPU Cluster powered by the latest NVIDIA H200…
Australia to vaccinate birds against H5 avian influenza
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Lars Felds Ordnungsruf: 19 Prozent auf alles? Warum der Münchener Ifo-Chef missverstanden wird
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Indonesia asks Toyota to move main production hub out of Thailand
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Port strike leaves cruise ships stranded at sea in Western Australia's north
Cruise boat workers are pulling together to hand-load cargo and transfer passengers in small boats after strike action at the Port of Broome shuts down operations.
New African champions guaranteed as Cameroon eliminates Nigeria
A new CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champion will be crowned in Morocco after Cameroon edged defending champions Nigeria 1-0 in a fiercely contested quarterfinal to secure their place in the last…
Ming Ji Hsieh artwork chosen for National Art Exhibition
Orbitel International Creative Director Ming Ji Hsieh secured selection in the 2026 National Art Exhibition for his conceptual artwork titled One Suitcase
Colombia’s new right-wing government faces an uphill battle
Colombia's new government faces severe fiscal and economic pressures that threaten recent social gains.
Karachi Civil Hospital Ordered to Pay Rs. 6.5 Million to Woman Over Botched Surgery
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Bußgeld: Diese Strafen drohen 2026 im Straßenverkehr
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Mancha ends Kenya’s 14-year wait for U20 1500m gold
Kenya has a new 1500m world champion at the junior level, and her win closes a chapter that has stayed open since 2012. Josephine Sembeyo Mancha, 19, won gold in the women’s 1500m at the World Athletics U20 Championships on Sunday, outlasting American Claire Stegall by just four hundredths of a second in one of […] The post Mancha ends…
Infinix Hot 70 Arrives in Pakistan With Large 6,000mAh Battery and 50MP Camera
Infinix has launched the Hot 70 in Pakistan, bringing a 120Hz display, MediaTek Helio G100 Ultimate chipset, a 6,000mAh battery, … Read More The post Infinix Hot 70 Arrives in Pakistan With Large…
Andrea DeCruz and Pierre Png reflect on her liver transplant, their marriage and overcoming fears
The celebrity couple reflect on their 23-year marriage and DeCruz's life-saving liver transplant in a recent episode of On The Red Dot.
Thermal imaging technique helps overcome a major problem for gravitational-wave astronomy
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Could we eliminate any particles from the standard model of physics?
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The Roboguard Revolution Is Short-Circuiting
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Why hybrid clouds break and what to do about it
SPONSORED EXPLAINER: There's nothing wrong with hybrid cloud. It's the one-size-fits-all strategy on top of it that's the problem.
Efferon is ‘selling time’ in the race to treat sepsis
Every minute one person in Europe dies from sepsis or septic shock. Sepsis arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to shock, multi-organ failure...
Training the world’s future quantum experts
From 10 to 12 July 2026, CERN and the Open Quantum Institute (OQI) hosted the second edition of the Quantum Materials Hackathon, which brought together 34 students of over 30 nationalities. The students used quantum computing hardware and simulators to tackle real-world problems, guided by mentors from industry and the research community.
AI Identifies Hydrogen Cell Design Formula
A design principle that could dramatically improve the performance of reversible solid oxide cells, or RSOCs, which store electricity generated from renewable energy as hydrogen and convert it back…
- AI identifies design principle for reversible solid oxide cells
- New composite air electrode balances ionic and electronic conductivity
- Achieves peak power densities 7.08 W/cm² and 7.88 A/cm²
Global Mechanical Engineering Forum 2026 on Robotics, Physical AI
A global forum will be held to discuss the future of “Physical AI,” a technology that enables artificial intelligence to perceive, understand, and act in the real world through the physical embodiment…
- 2026 Global Forum on Mechanical Engineering in Seoul from September 7th
- Robotics Shaping Tomorrow's Industrial Ecosystem with Physical AI theme
- Physical AI integrates AI in physical machines for real-world interaction
Government Fast-Tracks Honam Semiconductor Cluster
The government has unveiled a detailed blueprint to complete the first phase of a semiconductor fab, the core facility of the Honam semiconductor cluster, by 2029.
- South Korea aims to complete Honam semiconductor cluster's first fab by 2029.
- Gwangju military airport relocation and site securing expedite construction timeline.
- Government invests 5 trillion won in semiconductor ecosystem and infrastructure.
Motorola reveals which phones will get stable Android 17 update
The long list includes practically all Razr, Edge, and Moto G phones launched in recent years.
AI Boom Helps Singapore Shake Off Iran War Stress | Insight with Haslinda Amin 8/11/2026
Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter.
Japan mulls use of domestic AI in SDF command system
The government hopes the move will help SDF commanders make decisions, at a time when countries around the world are rushing to adapt to new ways of warfare.
When magic becomes engineering
From quantum teleportation to cosmic-ray-proof codes, physics labs are quietly rewriting the rules of computing.
India’s banking regulator urges lenders to accelerate AI spend
“We have much at stake,” says central bank governor Sanjay Malhotra
JetBrains Details Its First Steps to Bring Rapidly Growing AI Spend Under Control
JetBrains has described how it began centralising AI usage after development-related spending increased roughly tenfold in six months.
At least 132 killed in Colombia’s largest earthquake in years
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.