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European “submission” to the US would be prolonged for a century if Moscow loses in Ukraine, according to Emmanuel Todd A Ukrainian defeat would represent a victory for Europe, French anthropologist Emmanuel Todd has claimed, in an interview with the Italian news outlet Corriere di Bologna published on Tuesday. According to Todd, who has stressed that he is not an …

Internet disruptions in Pakistan have become a freedom of expression issue. Credit: Usman Yousaf/Unsplash by Annam Lodhi (islamabad) Wednesday, October 09, 2024 Inter Press Service ISLAMABAD, Oct 09 (IPS) – Over the past few months, Pakistan has been grappling with a persistent and disruptive internet slowdown, leaving millions of citizens frustrated. The disruptions are said to continue until the end of …

Russia has seized a second town in Ukraine’s eastern region of Donetsk within a week in a months-long offensive that shows no signs of abating with Ukraine’s general staff reporting more than 150 assaults a day across the front. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its troops captured Hrodivka, a town lying on its path to Pokrovsk, which Ukrainian generals say …

New Zealand Herald The family were spotted by a group of pig hunters in a chance encounter A New Zealand father who disappeared with his three children into the country’s wilderness three years ago has been publicly seen with them for the first time in years. A national search has been underway for Tom Phillips since he took Ember, 8, …

The Nobel, awarded to David Baker of the University of Washington and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind, is the second this week to involve artificial intelligence.

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Human-caused climate change boosted Hurricane Helene’s devastating rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists have said. A new flash study on the issue was released as a strengthening Hurricane Milton threatens the Florida coast less than two weeks after Helene’s path of destruction. The warming climate boosted Helene’s wind speeds by about 13mph and made …

North Korea’s army said Wednesday it was moving to “permanently shut off and block the southern border” with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

October 9, 2024 3:06 AM EDT The Kremlin confirmed that former U.S. President Donald Trump while in office sent Russian President Vladimir Putin COVID-19 testing devices during the height of the pandemic, as recounted in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that the tests had been sent, but denied the book’s claim …

A wish list for weapons has been compiled by the top US general in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, according to the outlet The top general for US forces in Europe, Christopher Cavoli, has suggested that supplying air-launched cruise missiles from the Pentagon’s stockpiles could help Ukraine in the conflict with Russia, CNN reported on Tuesday. Cavoli, who is head of the …