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Pakistan is experiencing extreme heat, with hundreds of heatstroke patients being treated in hospitals across the country.Temperatures in Mohenjo Daro in the southern province of Sindh rose to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday, more than 8 degrees higher than the average daytime temperature in May, forcing authorities in Punjab to close schools for a week and advise residents to stay indoors, but many workers are continuing to work out of economic necessity.The unusually high temperatures in May follow the wettest April since 1961, with more than double the normal monthly rainfall. These dramatic changes in weather patterns…
Get free Morning Headlines email updates from reporters around the worldSign up for our free Morning Headlines emailsThe death of Matthew Trickett, an immigration officer accused of assisting the Hong Kong Intelligence Bureau, has not been treated as suspicious as police have said it was.The 37-year-old former Royal Marine was found dead in the park along with Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, and Cheong Biu Yuen, 63, after being released on bail from Westminster Magistrates’ Court last week.Thames Valley Police said on Tuesday evening, following reports from a member of the public, that his body was discovered in Grenfell Park,…
‘Victory of the oppressed’: PM Sharif welcomes ICJ ruling on Israeli war, calls for swift implementation ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision ordering Israel to halt its military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, calling it a “victory for the oppressed people” and urging its swift implementation. The International Court of Justice lawsuit against Israel was filed by South Africa in December 2023, calling Israel’s actions in Gaza “genocide” and alleging an intent to destroy Palestinians in ways prescribed by the 1948 Genocide Convention. Israel has surrounded the Gaza…
Friday’s top news stories and transfer rumours…Sun Bayern Munich are eyeing a surprise move for Jack Grealish. West Ham are expected to renew their interest in Wolves captain Max Kilman.Video-reviewed offside decisions may suddenly be scrapped at the Euros as the creator of a similar system is suing UEFA. Lucas Paqueta has been charged with four counts of fixing Premier League matches and faces a career-ending 10-year ban. Chelsea are looking to get in on Manchester United’s attempts to lure one of Argentina’s most promising young defenders, Aaron Anselmin, to the Premier League. The Daily TelegraphChelsea have narrowed down their…
India is all set for the penultimate phase of the seven-phase 2024 Lok Sabha elections, scheduled for Friday. Voting will take place in 58 seats across six states and two union territories to decide the fate of 889 candidates. Voting will take place in all seven seats in Delhi. Other states going to polls are Uttar Pradesh (14), Haryana (10), Bihar (8), West Bengal (8), Odisha (6) and Jharkhand (4). Voting will also take place in the Anantnag Rajouri constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. Voting will also take place in 42 constituencies in Odisha.See also: LS polls: 889 candidates to…
of Tennessee Titans The 2024 regular season schedule is incredibly simple: the Titans have just one primetime game, a Monday Night Game. Miami Dolphins Week 4. Of Tennessee’s 16 announced games, 14 are scheduled for 12 p.m. Central Standard Time (one mid-afternoon game, the aforementioned Monday night game, and the Week 18 game). Houston Texans To be announced). ProFootballTalk’s deep dive into the full 2024 NFL schedule reveals that the Titans were fortunate to avoid one particularly worrying trend: A total of 10 teams will play three games just 10 days apart. The Titans aren’t on that list; from 2019…
A Missouri representative reported early Friday that his daughter and son-in-law, who were serving as missionaries in Haiti, were killed in gang violence in the country.”My heart is shattered into pieces. I have never felt pain like this before,” state Rep. Ben Baker wrote on Facebook.”As many of you know my daughter and son-in-law, Davey and Natalie Lloyd, are serving as full-time missionaries in Haiti. They were attacked by a gang this evening and both were killed. They have both gone to heaven. Please pray for my family. We really need strength. And please pray for Lloyd’s family. I have…
Skift Take When EaseMyTrip went public, it had planned to diversify its business by focusing on growing its non-aviation business, and now it is doing just that. Bulbul Dhawan Indian online travel company EaseMyTrip plans to focus on growing its non-airline businesses in fiscal 2025, the company’s co-founder Prashant Pittie said in an earnings call on Friday. In the January-March 2024 quarter, the company’s hotel division saw bookings increase by around 40%, while bookings in other non-air divisions, including holiday packages, activities and train bookings, also increased by 53%. “We expect significant growth from our non-aeronautical businesses,” he said, adding…
Amber Sinha is a Tech Policy Press Fellow.This is the sixth issue of our Technology and Democracy Report, which examines the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies in the Indian general elections. For the past seven weeks, this report has provided news and analysis on the ongoing elections in India, with all but one phase now concluded. In this issue, we take a closer look at the use of WhatsApp in electioneering in India.WATCH: WhatsApp in Indian election campaignIn our last Correspondent interview, we mentioned a new report from Rest of World that analyzed the BJP’s use of…
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s newest artificial intelligence chatbots were trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrines, a stark reminder of the… HONG KONG (AP) — China’s newest artificial intelligence chatbot was trained on President Xi Jinping’s doctrine, a stark reminder of the ideological parameters that China’s AI model must follow. China’s Cyberspace Academy earlier this week launched a chatbot trained on Xi Jinping Thought, a doctrine that promotes “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” The chatbot was trained on seven databases, six of which were primarily related to information technology and provided by China’s internet watchdog, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).…