US, Ukraine create 'updated and refined' peace plan
GENEVA, Nov 24 (Reuters/AFP): The United States and Ukraine said they had created an "updated and refined peace framework" to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sympathetic to Moscow.In a joint statement...
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Hamas discusses second phase of Gaza truce
CAIRO, Nov 24 (AFP): A delegation of senior Hamas leaders discussed the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement on Sunday with the head of Egyptian intelligence, the Palestinian militant group said.Led by Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, the delegation arrived in the Egyptian capital on Saturday for talks on...
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Iran slams Israel over killing of Hezbollah military chief in Beirut
TEHRAN, Nov 24 (AFP): Iran on Monday slammed Israel over its killing of Hezbollah's military chief, a day after the commander was targeted with a strike in the Lebanese capital of Beirut."The Iranian foreign ministry strongly condemns the cowardly assassination of the great commander of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance, the...
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Boy with rare disease amazes docs after gene therapy
MANCHESTER, Nov 24 (BBC): A three-year-old boy has astounded doctors with his progress after becoming the first person in the world with his devastating disease to receive a ground-breaking gene therapy.Oliver Chu has a rare, inherited condition called Hunter syndrome - or MPSII - which causes progressive damage to the...
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UN rights chief warns over generative AI
GENEVA, Nov 24 (AFP): The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants unleash the technology on the world.UN rights chief Volker Turk said generative AI had "tremendous promise" but told the world body's business...
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Chinese humanoid robot's 3-day walk sets world record
SHANGHAI, Nov 24 (AFP): A Chinese robot has stepped into the Guinness World Records after completing a three-day, 100-kilometre trek, the longest reported distance ever walked by a humanoid machine.The 169-centimetre (five foot six inch) AgiBot A2 set off from the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou on the evening of...
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