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The Washington Post: In early 2024, two U.S. companies, Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines, are planning to launch uncrewed spacecraft to the moon, marking potential
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US, China and 26 other nations agree to co-operate over AI development
The Financial Times: The inaugural AI Safety Summit held at Bletchley Park in the UK concluded with the signing of the “Bletchley Declaration,” a
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The Financial Times: AstraZeneca has unveiled the results of clinical trials of drugs to treat lung cancer and breast cancer. They showed better results
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Under Scrutiny Over Gaza, Israel Points to Civilian Toll of U.S. Wars
The New York Times: Israeli officials assert that civilian casualties are an unavoidable aspect of defeating Hamas, drawing parallels with civilian casualties in historic Western military clashes, such as the bombing of
The Harrowing Work of Burying Ukraine’s War Dead
The Wall Street Journal: In Ukraine, amidst the ongoing war, Morgue No. 4 in an eastern city is overwhelmed by the casualties of the Russian invasion. Forensic pathologist Vitaliy Levchenko utilizes soldiers’
Toyota takes on Tesla’s gigacasting in battle for carmaking’s future
The Financial Times: Toyota is working to keep pace with Tesla in the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), focusing on the manufacturing process. They placed an $8 billion investment in the US
Anti-Ukraine party gathers strength in Romania
The Financial Times: The far-right Alliance for the Unification of Romanians (AUR) has become the main opposition force in Romania. AUR, which means “gold” in Romanian, has stirred up anti-Ukrainian sentiment by
U.S. diplomats slam Israel policy in leaked memo
Politico: State Department officials sharply criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas in a memo obtained by POLITICO from anonymous sources. The document gives a glimpse of
The Far Right Is on the Rise in Germany and Scholz Is at a Loss
Bloomberg: The specter of German nationalism has returned, leaving citizens in the strongest contradictions about the development of Germany since the Second World War. This tension is also affecting the rest of
America Can’t Afford to Alienate Its Undemocratic Allies
The Wall Street Journal columnist Robert D. Kaplan: The leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia are far from perfect. The alternatives would have been much worse. Thus, there is the strategic recalibration
Moldovans cast ballots in local elections amid claims of Russian meddling
ABC News: In Moldova, local elections are underway with heightened scrutiny due to allegations of Russian interference. Moldovan authorities accuse Russia of conducting “hybrid warfare” to influence the elections in this EU
Russia’s new nuclear submarine test launches Bulava intercontinental missile
Reuters: Russia’s latest nuclear submarine, the Imperator Alexander III, successfully test-fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile as part of its final trials before joining the Navy. The test, which took place in
The Taiwanese American cousins going head-to-head in the global AI race
CNN: Jensen Huang and Lisa Su, top executives of Nvidia and AMD respectively, are powerful figures in the AI chip industry and share a family connection as distant relatives with roots in
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