KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second-largest city early Tuesday, sending ambulances and private cars racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war. READ MORE: Israeli offensive turns to southern Gaza as hopes of reviving truce dwindle Under U.S....
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Lionel Messi Is TIME’s 2023 Athlete of the Year
That this moment unfolded, on July 21, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale still feels surreal. Lionel Messi, in his first game wearing a pink Inter Miami jersey, was awarded a free kick in the final seconds of his Major League Soccer (MLS) debut. Here was the greatest living soccer player, arguably the best to ever play...
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Hashlock Acquires StealthTest to Bolster Web3 Developer Infrastructure
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hashlock, a leading blockchain security and smart contract auditing firm based in Australia, proudly announces its acquisition of StealthTest, an API-based Web3 developer platform and tool set featuring private test networks. Areta (formerly web3 Studios), a global investment banking firm for the Web3 and digital asset economy, acted as the...
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The 7 Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks to Buy Now
While artificial intelligence (AI) applications have been in development for decades, 2023 will likely go down as a breakthrough year for the technology. It’s certainly been a breakout year for AI stocks. The excitement surrounding the tech has powered many of this year’s biggest market success stories. But as impressive as the rise of AI...
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Avrio Announces its Digital Financial Market Infrastructure for business is now available in the Abu Dhabi Global Markets Financial Services Regulatory Authority Digital Lab
NEW YORK and LONDON and ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avrio has announced that its Digital Financial Market Infrastructure (DFMI) is now available in the Abu Dhabi Global Markets Financial Services Regulatory Authority Digital Lab (Lab), delivering a suite of technology for banks, fintech companies, and businesses to access,...
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Build in India: Inside the great construction boom
The drive is dusty and slow during office hours. Nonetheless, many commuters found relief when the Whitefield-Challaghatta Purple Line of Bengaluru Metro opened up this year. It connected the eastern and western parts in a 76-minute ride. The opening of the metro line signalled a turnaround for Whitefield, a corridor plagued by oversupply and slow...
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U.S. climate report issues stark warnings for Midwest agriculture, health and infrastructure
A new report from the U.S. Global Change Research Program shows rising temperatures, extreme precipitation, drought and other climate-related challenges are intensifying in the Midwest. It paints a picture of major changes to lives and livelihoods, as well as the opportunity to mitigate the impact of global warming, The fifth National Climate Assessment found as...
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Paul Quinn College Selects Ellucian Colleague SaaS to Enhance Technology Infrastructure
RESTON, VA and DALLAS, TX — Ellucian, the leading higher education technology solutions provider, today announced that Paul Quinn College (“Paul Quinn”), an innovative Historically Black College and University (HBCU) known for its Urban Work College Model, has selected Ellucian Colleague SaaS to modernize its technology operations. A new Ellucian customer, Paul Quinn joins more...
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Climate grief and the stark choice that confronts us • Missouri Independent
If the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, Americans can be found at all points along the continuum when it comes to global climate change and the environmental crisis that accompanies it. Like many who’ve contemplated a grim healthcare diagnosis that seems to belie of how they feel in the moment, millions...
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India Plans To Build Sovereign AI Infrastructure – Reports
In line with its focus on building mega digital public infrastructure (DPI) initiatives, India now hopes to build its own sovereign AI infrastructure, according to media reports. “We are determined that we must have our own sovereign AI. We can take two options. One is to say, as long as there is an AI ecosystem in...
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U of T named most sustainable university in the world
The University of Toronto has been named the most sustainable university in the world by the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, which evaluates post-secondary institutions for their environmental impact, social impact and governance. The ranking, released today by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds, placed U of T first overall out of more than 1,400 institutions across...
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Intl. survey: Japanese students improve in math, science, reading rankings | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
An international survey shows that Japanese high school students ranked in the top level globally in all three of its categories — mathematics, science and reading. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, conducts the survey that assesses academic performances of 15-year-olds around the world every three years. About 690,000 students from 81...