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AI Has Everything To Do With Political Ideology
NEW DELHI: Even as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded into every fabric our daily lives — from language translation to virtual personal assistants — ...
How AI could help optimize nutrient consistency in donated human breast milk?
NEW DELHI: Researchers, led by University of Toronto Engineering Professor Timothy Chan, have designed an optimization model that improves nutritional content a...
20 detained in Beijing for celebrating Nobel to Liu
BEIJING, Oct 8 (Agencies):Police in the Chinese capital detained at least 20 human rights activists who were celebrating Friday's award of the Nobel Peace Prize...
ISI elements still helping Afghan Taliban, admits US
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Agencies):Some members of Pakistan's spy service ISI may be encouraging the Taliban to continue fighting US and coalition forces in Afghanist...
China confirms two nuclear reactors for Pakistan
BEIJING, Sept 21(Agencies): China on Tuesday gave its firmest government confirmation yet of plans to build two new nuclear reactors for Pakistan, but a Foreign...
US urges Kazakh rights progress as OSCE chair
ALMATY, Dec 14 (Reuters): The United States urged Kazakhstantoday to use its chairmanship of Europe's main rights and securitywatchdog to improve its own record...
Climate negotiations 'suspended'
COPENHAGEN, Dec 14 (Agencies): The African delegation is unhappy over moves by the Danish government Negotiations at the UN climate summit have been suspended a...
US envoy says no timetable yet for NKorea talks
MOSCOW, Dec 14 (Reuters): The US envoy for North Korea said today no timetable had been set for talks on nuclear disarmament with the isolated state to resume. ...
Africans accuse rich of trying to kill Kyoto
COPENHAGEN, Dec 14 (Reuters): African nations accused rich countries today of trying to kill the UN's existing Kyoto Protocol for cutting greenhouse gases, in a...
Berlusconi attack prompts Italy soul searching
ROME, Dec 14 (Reuters): Italians asked today whether a dramaticphysical attack on Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had been prompted by months of escalating pol...
Fifteen Afghan police killed in separate attacks
KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN, Dec 14 (Reuters): Fifteen Afghanpolicemen were killed at their posts in two separate attacks today in Afghanistan, officials said, in one...
Sri Lanka denies "malicious" war crimes charges
COLOMBO, Dec 14 (Reuters): Sri Lanka today denounced reported accusations by a general now running for president that government troops shot dead surrendering T...
AIDS virus "prevention" gel fails in African trials
LONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters): US drug firm Endo Pharmaceuticals' gel designed to prevent infection with the AIDS virus has proved ineffective in trials in Africa, B...
Detained Americans to be tried in Iran-minister
TEHRAN, Dec 14 (Reuters): Three US citizens detained in Iran and charged with espionage will stand trial, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said today. The th...
Oil executives gird for work in risky Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (Reuters): They sped into the Oil Ministry in armoured convoys, flanked by muscled guards and men in dark suits, but oil executives marked a mil...
Iran says makes arrests over torn Khomeini picture
TEHRAN, Dec 14 (Reuters): Iran has arrested several people over the tearing up of a picture of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, duri...
Russia halts gas supplies to Armenia after discovery of bombs
Moscow, Dec 14 (UNI): Russia has temporarily halted gas supplies to the former Soviet Republic of Armenia after two bombs were found near a gas pipeline. Bomb t...
Sudan fires tear gas to disperse opposition rally
KHARTOUM, Dec 14 (Reuters): Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse about 200 opposition protesters today who tried to rally near Sudan's parliament...
Philippine upper house approves 2010 spending bill
MANILA, Dec 14 (Reuters): Philippine senators approved an 8 percent increase in government spending in 2010, but realigned funds earmarked for infrastructure pr...
Class resumes at Mogadishu university after bombing
MOGADISHU, Dec 14 (Reuters): Students and teachers were back in class at Mogadishu's Benadir University today determined to continue lessons despite a suicide b...