Hollywood writers reach tentative deal with studios to end strike
Striking writers whose industrial action has paralyzed Hollywood said Sunday they had reached an "exceptional" deal with studios that could..
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First Saudi at Paris Fashion Week underlines dramatic changes
Paris (AFP): Saudi Arabia is continuing its multi-billion-dollar entry into all aspects of global culture, hitting a new milestone on Thursday with the first Saudi designer ...
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FILE: Activists of the "Last Generation" stick themselves on a street during snowfall in Dresden, Germany, and want to draw attention to the compliance with the ...
read moreSuccess Story Hong Kong Reimposes Tough New Virus Restrictions
Hong Kong (AFP): Hong Kong reimposed tough social distancing measures on Wednesday -- shuttering many businesses and making facemasks on public transport mandatory -- after a ...
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Open-AI releases GPT-4, an even more advanced AI model than ChatGPT
The startup OpenAI on Tuesday said it is beginning to release a powerful artificial intelligence model known as GPT-4, setting the stage for human-like technology
read moreDesperate eSports fans in ticket-grabbing frenzy at Asian Games
Hangzhou, China (AFP): ESports tickets costing up to $137 are like gold dust at the Asian Games with desperate fans signing..
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China in control as backstroke king Qin sets new Asian Games mark
Hangzhou, China (AFP): Breaststroke world champion and title favourite Qin Haiyang smashed the Asian Games record to surge into the 100m..
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Xi to open biggest ever Asian Games, after a year's delay
Hangzhou, China (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a glittering ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday,..
Billion-light-year-wide 'bubble of galaxies' discovered
Paris (AFP): Astronomers have discovered the first "bubble of galaxies," an almost unimaginably huge cosmic structure thought to be a fossilised remnant from just after the..
read moreResearchers say ‘Geneva patient’ is the sixth person with HIV in long-term remission
A man dubbed the "Geneva patient" is the latest person with HIV to be declared in long-term remission -- however he did not receive a..
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'Three, two, one, nothing': fake fireworks fizzle, fuddle at Games
2023-09-25Hangzhou, China (AFP): Fireworks at the climax are a highlight of any opening ceremony and they were too at the Asian Games..
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The 'tyranny of thinness' still dominates fashion
Paris (AFP): Despite claims that the fashion industry is embracing curvier bodies, the data suggests it..
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Desperate Sudanese face endless wait for passports so they can flee
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP): Marwa Omar was one of hundreds who lined up at dawn to try..
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Eagle Pass, United States (AFP): After weeks of travel on dangerous roads and rugged ...
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Hangzhou, China (AFP): From autonomous bug zappers to android pianists and driverless ice-cream trucks, machines ...
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Kansafra, Syria (AFP): In a battered village in Syria's last main opposition bastion, one resident ...
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From Europe to Africa to southeast Asia, tens of thousands of climate activists ...
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Bnei Brak, Israel (AFP): Hundreds of women holding Israeli flags protested on Thursday in ...
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New York (AFP): Hundreds of US entertainment workers rallied outside the New York headquarters ...
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