France, allies eye national measures to pressure Israel over West Bank
PARIS, June 07 (Agencies): France is working with several countries to step up pressure on Israel by pressing ahead with coordinated national sanctions targeting individuals linked to violence in the West Bank, three European diplomats said on Saturday.The measures, which would include asset freezes and travel bans, have yet to...
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12 people shot at Ohio festival
OHIO, June 07 (AP): Gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12 people and sending some eventgoers scrambling for cover while others rushed to help the victims.No suspects were in custody hours afterward, Toledo Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan said, and officials urged people...
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N Korean leader's sister says nuclear programme 'line of no retreat'
SEOUL, June 07 (AFP): North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is "the line of no retreat", the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement carried by state media on Sunday ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.Pyongyang has long insisted on its right to nuclear...
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Scientists in China turn earthquake monitor into low-cost whale listening device with AI
NANNING, June 07 (Xinhua): In the heart of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, scientists have repurposed earthquake-monitoring gear into an AI-powered "marine stethoscope." By combining an island-based seismometer with advanced deep learning algorithms, this innovative system now tunes in to the elusive, low-frequency calls of an endangered whale species.The...
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EU sends emergency aid to Ebola-hit DR Congo region
BUNIA, DR Congo, June 07 (AFP): The EU said Sunday it has flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid -- including medicine, tents and protective gear -- to a hard-to-reach area in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo struggling with an Ebola outbreak.The DRC declared an epidemic of the haemorrhagic fever...
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