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Artists perform at the Yotkan cultural scenic spot in Hotan County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Nov. 7, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)URUMQI, July 11 (Xinhua) — As summer draws crowds to Hotan County in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Daoxiang Village comes alive with the rich aroma of lamb and corn dishes. Visitors from across China fill its restaurants, homestays and craft shops.Located on the southern rim of China’s vast Taklimakan Desert, Daoxiang Village, with its name literally meaning Rice Fragrance Village, was once a traditional farming village with a long history of rice cultivation. However, in recent years,…

Listen to article At least 798 people have been killed in Gaza since late May while attempting to receive food aid, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said. “Up until the seventh of July, we’ve recorded now 798 killings, including 615 in the vicinity of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, and 183 presumably on the route of aid convoys,” OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, at least eight Palestinians were killed on Friday in an Israeli air strike on a school sheltering displaced families in northern Gaza, said local medical sources. The strike targeted the…

Bangladesh’s ex-police chief pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity committed during a crackdown on protests last year, while former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was formally indicted, prosecutors said after the trial resumed. Up to 1,400 people were killed between July and August 2024, according to the United Nations, when Hasina’s government attempted to crush a student-led uprising. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is prosecuting former senior figures connected to Hasina’s ousted government and her now-banned party, the Awami League. Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Mamun “pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity,” Muhammad Tajul Islam, Chief Prosecutor at…

Brian Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., right, shows the collision avoidance feature of an AscTec Firefly drone with Intel RealSense cameras during the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel is spinning out its artificial intelligence robotics and biometric venture as more companies bet big on automation tools.The new company, known as RealSense, was announced Friday and comes alongside a $50 million Series A funding round that includes MediaTek Innovation Fund and Intel Capital, the chipmaker’s venture arm that it is also spinning out.RealSense, which makes the tools and…

Pakistan on Friday secured their place in the finals of the U-18 Asia Cup in Dazhou, China with a penalty shootout victory over Malaysia, extending their unbeaten streak in the tournament. According to a post by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) on Instagram, both teams drew 3-3 in regular time, forcing the game to a penalty shootout, which Pakistan clinched 4-3. “Phenomenal goalkeeping and nerves of steel in the shootout — the boys in green are through to the final against Japan this Sunday!” the PHF wrote. “Let’s bring the trophy home.” It said the national team was “charging into…

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has added “coffee entrepreneur” to his already packed resume.The three-time Super Bowl champion has invested in Throne Sport Coffee, adding to the 29-year-old superstar’s portfolio off the field.As his Chiefs and the rest of the NFL gear up for the upcoming season, Mahomes spoke to CNBC about his interest in coffee, his growing investment portfolio in sports properties, stadium politics in Kansas City and his take on an 18-game NFL season.Investing in his coffee habitPatrick Mahomes is a top investor in Throne Sport Coffee.Courtesy of Throne Sport CoffeeMahomes became the second largest investor in…

Job-seeking impostors, including deepfakes, are exploiting the remote work trend, defrauding U.S. companies and potentially threatening U.S. national security, according to experts.Approximately 17% of hiring managers surveyed said they had encountered candidates using deepfake technology to alter their video interviews, according to career platform Resume Genius. It surveyed 1,000 hiring managers across the United States.By 2028, 1 in 4 job candidates worldwide will be fake, according to research and advisory firm Gartner.”Deepfake candidates are infiltrating the job market at a crazy, unprecedented rate,” said Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO of voice authentication startup Pindrop Security, who said he recently caught a deepfake…

KARACHI: In the highly anticipated new Superman, which stars David Corenswet in the title role, the Man of Steel first appears lying bloodied and bruised in an Arctic wasteland, reports DW. “We do have a battered Superman in the beginning. That is our country,” director James Gunn said at a press event following the release of the film’s first trailer. This Superman symbolises an America that’s in a beat-up state yet still stands for goodness, Gunn explained. Superman has often been considered the archetypal US superhero, embodying ideals of truth and justice, as well as the American dream. However, in…

In this photo illustration a Bitcoin logo seen displayed on a smartphone with stock market percentages in the background.Omar Marques | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesBitcoin extended its rally on Friday, rising to new records overnight after bitcoin ETFs saw their biggest day of inflows of the year.The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 4% at $118,396.01, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $118,872.85. Ether rose nearly 7% to trade back above the $3,000 level for the first time since February.On Thursday, bitcoin ETFs logged their biggest day of inflows of…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Square CEO Jack Dorsey.Manuel Orbegozo | Handout | ReutersA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Even as tax changes may reduce giving by the wealthy, a leading investment firm is pioneering a new model of philanthropy that could spur big donors to act now.Iconiq Capital, which started in Silicon Valley with clients like Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, has created collaborative philanthropy funds to jump-start giving. These so-called co-labs pool clients’…