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Girl, 7, who died after being hit by school bus might not have been visible to oncoming traffic: Coroner
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Nivya Rameshwar's mother said: "It's painful, it's something that could've been prevented."
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ACS(I) student’s death on ropes course: Outdoor adventure firm’s GM on trial over alleged safety failures
The prosecution argued that there were "systemic failures", including a harness that should not have been in service and gaps in rescue training.
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Discord suffers major data breach leaking 275,000 emails
ALBAWABA - Discord suffered another major data breach involving a server protection service called Double Counter, which leaked about 275,000 unique email addresses
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Indonesian court hears ‘negligence’ complaint against state over fires, haze
Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto and the governor of West Kalimantan are among 10 defendants.
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India’s 2036 Games bid fuels sporting superpower dreams but hurdles, heavyweight rivals remain
BENGALURU, Oct 7 : India’s bid for the 2036 Olympics sits at the heart of a wider effort to transform the country into a sporting superpower and the Indian Olympic Association is convinced it can come out on top in a fiercely competitive process, its chief executive officer Raghuram Iyer told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Iran protester recounts torture, mock execution after January arrest
“Write your will.” Those were the words Iranian protester Erfan Nabian says he heard in solitary confinement before he was handed a sheet of paper and asked what he wanted for his final meal before his execution.
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‘Phenomenal’ amount of capital going into AI could be more spread out: Temasek CEO
Temasek's Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegaran and DBS' Tan Su Shan spoke at the Forbes Global CEO Conference, where American billionaire investor Ray Dalio also warned of a "classic bubble".
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Second Prison Guard Dead After Failed Inmate Escape Attempt in North Caucasus
A Russian prisoner who was extradited from Georgia last month was shot dead after attempting to escape a transport train in the North Caucasus last week, killing two prison guards and injuring two others.
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Kim Jong Un Wishes Putin ‘Victory and Glory’ on His 74th Birthday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wished President Vladimir Putin “victory and glory” on his 74th birthday Wednesday, pledging to deepen ties as Pyongyang continues to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. “My dearest friend, Comrade Vladimir Putin, please accept my most heartfelt and warm congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of your birthday,” Kim wrote in a telegram published by North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency.
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Microsoft, Nvidia CEOs to unveil new AI laptop at San Francisco event
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 7 : Microsoft will unveil on Wednesday a new laptop powered by Nvidia’s chips, seeking to turn Windows into a platform for AI agents to handle tasks such as writing code without having to access the cloud, analysts said.For Microsoft, the move represents a bet that some work that currently
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Aaron Sorkin on why he made another movie about Facebook, and how real life translates to film
LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 : Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “The Social Network,” wasn’t looking to make another movie about Facebook.Sorkin had been struggling to find an idea for a new project when he met Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee and whistleblower whose disclosures raised concern
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Most US voters say Trump, Congress don’t take AI risks seriously, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 : Most US voters think President Donald Trump’s administration and Congress are not taking the risks of AI seriously enough and want the government to write new regulations for the technology, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.The six-day survey, which ended on Monday, showed that wide s
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MPs back tighter data centre regulations but raise questions on competitiveness, sustainability
A law was passed in parliament requiring operators of data centres in Singapore with a critical IT load of at least 3 megawatts to be licensed.
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Musk welcomes German backing for Tesla driver assistance tech as group chases EU approval
BERLIN, Oct 7 : Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday welcomed Germany’s backing for the US automaker’s driver-assistance software system, as he seeks Europe-wide approval for the technology that traffic-safety researchers have warned carries inflated safety claims. “Danke schoen,” wrote Musk on his social media
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Greenpeace catches Hong Kong geopark ‘golden week’ visitors damaging marine life
These included catching live sea cucumbers, using metal tools to dig out sea snails and clams, and picking up coral skeletons.
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U.S. Embassy Urges Citizens to Leave Russia Over Siberian Plague Suspicions
Public health officials insist there is no active public health crisis, and the WHO says that no cases have been recorded in Irkutsk.
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Video: Policeman accused of sexually assaulting young girl in France
France recently witnessed nationwide student-led protests over school conditions and low funding. One video flooding social media sparked out
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Thailand floods death toll rises to 60 since mid-September
In central Prachinburi province, 19 people have died, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
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Family of executed January protester says Iran concealed burial site
The family of Alireza Raisi, executed this week over the January protests in Isfahan, still does not know where he was buried after security agents took his father blindfolded to the burial site, a source close to the family told Iran International.
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Zendaya accused of insulting Brigitte Macron
ALBAWABA - American star Zendaya was heavily attacked on social media after a behavior that was dubbed as an insult to France's First Lady Brigitte Macron
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