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Cybersecurity
Paris faces cyber battle to keep Games running and real
The Paris Olympics are bracing themselves to fight off an unprecedented level of cyberattacks, for the first time augmented by artificial intelligence.
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World
Iran able to 'handle situation', spare Middle East more tension, says China's foreign minister
BEIJING (Reuters): China said it believed Iran could "handle the situation well and spare the region further turmoil" while safeguarding its sovereignty and dignity, referring to an attack on Iran's embassy in Syria and its retaliatory strike over the weekend.
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AI
How AI and US researchers are decrypting the audible world of insects
Newly published research led by UMass Amherst evaluates how well AI can identify different insect species by sound, and, in turn, assist in the field of bioacoustics, defined as the study of animal sounds in nature.
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World
Mexico presidential frontrunner pledges $13.6 billion for energy investments
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The favorite to win Mexico's presidential election in June, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Monday outlined a plan to invest $13.57 billion in new energy generation projects through 2030.
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AI
AI is already a favourite travel companion
Presented as a revolutionary tool in many regards of practical life management, including planning a trip enabling more personalised accommodation bookings or destination searches, artificial intelligence is already used by a majority of travellers worldwide (73%).
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World
US ties renewal of easing of Venezuela oil sanctions to progress on elections
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will not renew a temporary license that widely eased sanctions on Venezuela's oil and gas sector unless progress is made by President Nicolas Maduro on commitments for free and fair elections this year, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, three days before the license is to expire.
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World
Australia says Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist act
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days.
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World
Chile records 135 cases of dengue, all imported
SANTIAGO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Chile has so far registered 135 cases of dengue, all imported, chief of the Health Ministry's Department of Epidemiology Christian Garcia said on Monday.
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World
Cuba calls on US to ease sanctions on eve of migration talks
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba on Monday said it would insist the U.S. ease sanctions and end special treatment of Cubans illegally entering its territory at high level migration talks slated to begin Tuesday in Washington.
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World
Ukraine starts building 2 modern units at Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant
KIEV, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine's state-run nuclear energy operator Energoatom said on Monday it has launched a project to build two new modern power units at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant (KhNPP) in western Ukraine.
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World
Roundup: German car association rejects anti-subsidy measures targeting Chinese EVs in EU
FRANKFURT, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The anti-subsidy probe launched by the European Union (EU) against Chinese electric vehicle (EV) companies will not protect the automotive industry in the block but risk harming it instead, German automotive industry experts warned.
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World
Czech Republic records year's highest whooping cough cases in a week
PRAGUE, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic recorded nearly 1,500 new cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, last week, the highest weekly number so far this year, according to the latest data from the Czech State Health Institute (SZU).
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Monday.
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World
Roundup: AI drives future of U.S. broadcast, media, entertainment industry
by Xinhua writer Tan Jingjing
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World
Flash floods leave at least 1,000 homeless in northern Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, April 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 1,000 people have been left homeless due to flash floods caused by ongoing heavy rains in Tanzania's northern region of Arusha, an official said on Monday.
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World
Chinese organization to boost recycling of renewable resources
BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, a national economic organization dedicated to the development of rural regions, said on Monday that it will accelerate the building of a national network for the efficient recycling of renewable resources.
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World
German transport sector must reduce emissions immediately: audit report
BERLIN, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Germany's transport sector exceeded its emissions targets for 2023 and must launch an immediate emissions reduction program, according to the audit report published on Monday by the Council of Experts on Climate Change.
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World
Namibia launches projects to tackle malnutrition, climate impacts
WINDHOEK, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Namibia on Monday launched projects to address critical issues affecting vulnerable populations, including malnutrition, through collaborative efforts led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).