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California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a contentious artificial intelligence safety bill on September 29, after significant pushback from the tech industry, which argued that the legislation could stifle innovation and drive AI companies out of the state, CNN reported yesterday.…

Nepal has suspended classes for three days following devastating landslides and floods caused by two days of heavy rain, resulting in 151 fatalities and 56 individuals reported missing, Reuters reported yesterday. The floods severely disrupted normal activities in the Kathmandu…

Chinese researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking method to extract lithium from seawater, providing a sustainable alternative to traditional extraction methods that rely on hard rock ores, Anadolu Agency reported citing the South China Morning Post. The study, published in the…

On September 29, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 1:17 p.m. EDT, carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov to the International Space Station (ISS), Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The Crew-9…

Israeli airstrikes targeted the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Sunday (Sept 29), according to reports from Houthi media, who confirmed that four people were killed and over 30 injured. The airstrikes came a day after the group claimed responsibility…

The US military announced the death of 37 ISIS and al-Qaeda operatives, including multiple senior leaders, in two airstrikes in Syria, Rudaw reported today, Sunday. According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the strikes targeted operatives from ISIS and Hurras…

In a bid to reduce administrative costs, Pakistan announced plans on Sunday to eliminate approximately 150,000 government positions, close six ministries, and merge two others, as part of reforms agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under a USD…

New figures reveal that a significant number of stroke patients in England who could benefit from a life-saving procedure, mechanical thrombectomy, are unable to access it, The Guardian reported on Sunday. This treatment, which involves removing a clot from the…

The Iraqi Minister of Education Ibrahim Namas Al-Jubouri issued on Saturday a directive regarding students and pupils coming from Lebanon. The Ministry said in a statement, “In a national humanitarian initiative and support for Lebanese students, and in implementation of…

The Iraqi Directorate of Mass Graves at the Martyrs Foundation began on Saturday the excavation work at the mass grave in the Saad neighborhood in Tal Afar, discovered inside a school under construction in Nineveh Governorate. Many mass graves have…