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China’s lunar probe has successfully landed on the far side of the moon and is expected to bring back soil and rocks in a first for the country, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday. Chang’e-6 landed in the vast South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, Xinhua reported, citing the China National Space Administration. Chang’e-6’s complex mission began on May 3 and is expected to last 53 days. China launches unprecedented lunar exploration mission This browser does not support the video element. What are the next steps in your investigation? After landing, the…
Smart home technology is finally making its way into apartments across the country. Single-family homes were the first to adopt smart thermostats, smart locks, smart lights, and smart blinds. Now, apartment complex owners are starting to install these devices in each room. The smart apartment market is growing rapidly, and is expected to grow 50% annually to reach $13 billion by 2030. There are many reasons why apartment complex owners and operators have decided to install smart devices in their buildings. These devices improve the user experience for residents and increase the efficiency of building staff. Smart locks allow residents…
Carlos Alcaraz has reached the quarterfinals of the French Open for the third consecutive year. [Getty Images]Spain’s third seed Carlos Alcaraz showed renewed enthusiasm by outplaying Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open.The 21-year-old Alcaraz beat the 21st seed from Canada 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on a rare rain-free day in Paris.The reigning Wimbledon champion will face Greece’s ninth seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas, in the quarterfinals.”I’m really happy with my performance today. I felt like I played really high level tennis,” Alcaraz said.”I’m happy with my serve, my shots and my movement on the court.”Tsitsipas, bidding for his first…
CNN — Former President Donald Trump said he was “willing” to face possible prison or house arrest following his historic conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. “I’m OK with that,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News broadcast Sunday, when asked about the possibility of punishment. “I saw one of my lawyers on TV the other day saying, ‘Oh, you wouldn’t want to do that to the president,’ and I said, ‘Don’t beg for anything.’ But Trump added, “I don’t think the American people can stand it. I don’t know if the American people can stand…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused China of backing Russia in pressuring countries not to attend an upcoming peace summit being promoted by Kiev.”Russia is trying to sabotage the peace summit,” Zelenskiy said on Sunday after speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue Defense Conference in Singapore, calling Beijing a “tool” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.The summit will be held in Switzerland in mid-June and President Zelenskyy said more than 100 countries and international organizations would attend, focusing on nuclear and food security, the release of prisoners and the return of Ukrainian children currently in Russia.”Russia is doing everything possible to disrupt…
TEL AVIV — As more than 100,000 Israelis rallied in the city’s streets on Saturday night to demand that Israel accept a U.S.-brokered deal to return hostages held by Hamas and finally end the war in Gaza, members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition threatened to bring down the government if the proposal was implemented.The fierce exchange was directed at Netanyahu, whose office said on Friday it “approved” the text of the three-phase agreement announced by President Biden on Friday. But on Saturday it added that “Israel’s conditions for ending the war remain unchanged,” and that any agreement…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. I have lived in Ireland for many years and love the place. Isabella Ambrosio I moved to Ireland from the US many years ago and decided to attend university here. The cost of my college education was about a quarter of what it would have cost to attend a top US university.Ireland has amazing high quality produce and the people here are so friendly. When I was 15, my father’s job transferred me from Chicago to Dublin and I embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. After graduating from…
Prime Minister Shehbaz praised Brigadier Roberts for his hard work and dedication. Islamabad: Colonel Helen Mary Robert made history as the first Christian woman to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the Pakistan Army. Colonel Helen Mary, a pathologist with the Pakistan Army Medical Corps, has dedicated 26 years of service to her country. Colonel Helen Mehri considered it an honour to serve her country and its people while serving in the Pakistan Army. The Integrated Services Public Relations (ISPR) praised her service and said, “Colonel Helen Mary is a living example of someone who has served…
The TriBeCa Festival will be screening five short films made with OpenAI’s Sora on June 15th.The filmmakers were given early access to Sora and produced their film in just a few weeks.Creators who have used it say it has facilitated the artistic process. The generative AI will make its debut at the TriBeCa Film Festival, the 20-year-old New York film festival founded by actor Robert De Niro.The TriBeCa Film Festival, in collaboration with OpenAI, will premiere five short films created using artificial intelligence on June 15. This marks the first time that OpenAI’s text-to-video conversion tool, Sora, will be featured…
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 07:46 PM Modi’s BJP retains power in Indian state bordering China Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has won the regional vote in Arunachal Pradesh, a state bordering China, while a local party swept to power in Sikkim, a Himalayan state, officials and politicians said on Sunday.Provincial elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim were held on April 19, simultaneously with the first phase of the national polls.The BJP comfortably retained power in Arunchal Pradesh by winning 46 of the 60 seats.Modi on social media X said the people of Arunachal Pradesh had given “an…