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Clashes in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit as police disperse mass protests
Israeli President Isaac Herzog received two very different receptions in Australia on Monday – a warm welcome by a government determined to show solidarity with its grieving Jewish community, and mass protests by activists who consider him a war criminal. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited Herzog to visit as a gesture of unity with Jewish Australians after 15 people were…
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Assam CM claims he is not aware of BJP’s deleted ‘point blank shot’ video
Asaduddin Owaisi (left) and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Dibrugarh: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, February 9, expressed ignorance of the state Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) video, which created a controversy and was deleted. The video showed Sarma purportedly taking aim with a rifle and firing a shot at two people, one wearing a skull cap and…
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Disney Is In Danger of Killing the Next Star Wars Movie
Star Wars is finally returning to the big screen in May with The Mandalorian and Grogu, but it’s all getting a little concerning. Opinions differ wildly about the Super Bowl TV spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau specially for the event; ComicBook’s James Hunt certainly spoke for many in the fandom when he criticized it with…
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AI-powered tool automatically segments human brainstem white matter bundles
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies to dissect. New software reliably and finely resolves eight distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans,…
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A secret cell alliance may explain why ovarian cancer is so deadly
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer, largely because it is usually discovered too late. In most cases, doctors diagnose the disease only after it has already spread widely throughout the abdomen. Although researchers have long known that ovarian cancer progresses rapidly, the biological reason behind this speed has remained unclear. A new study led by Nagoya University now sheds…
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From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cuba | Explainer News
A US oil blockade is causing a severe energy crisis in Cuba, as the government has been forced to ration fuel and cut electricity for many hours a day, paralysing life in the communist-ruled island nation of 11 million. Bus stops are empty, and families are turning to wood and coal for cooking, living through near-constant power outages amid an…
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With 6 films in production, is La.’s Hollywood South back? | Movies/TV
With an unprecedented 16 Oscar nominations for Louisiana-shot “Sinners” this year, the film has put Louisiana front and center with not just viewers, but with the all-important Hollywood studio executives who decide where films are shot. However, other hit films like “Hit Man” and “People We Meet on Vacation” also shot in the state can only do so much to…
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Punjab law student kills female classmate, then shoots himself
Chandigarh: A first-year law student on Monday, February 9, allegedly shot dead a female classmate in the head inside the classroom, then turned the gun and pulled the trigger on himself in Punjab‘s Tarn Taran district. The incident reportedly occurred in Usma village at the Bhago Law College. According to news agency PTI, police confirmed that while the victim, Sandeep…
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How reconstruction became Israel’s new weapon of ‘silent transfer’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month, Jared Kushner, billionaire real estate scion and son-in-law to United States President Donald Trump, presented his vision of a “New Gaza”: glittering skyscrapers, waterfront tourism and a logistical corridor connecting a demilitarised enclave to the world. But 3,000km (1,864 miles) away, on the bombed and dusty lands of the Gaza…
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Bitcoin Price Forecasts Say $50,000 Is on the Way
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the second week of February still on the defensive after last week’s sharp drawdown, with traders increasingly eyeing a deeper retracement toward $60,000 — and even $50,000 — before a durable macro bottom forms. Market forecasts agree that Bitcoin price action has not yet put in a reliable long-term bottom. CPI week comes as markets lose faith…
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