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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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23 October 2025, 07:34 AM
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First brain chip patient can control mouse by thought
The first human patient implanted with a brain-chip from Neuralink appears to have fully recovered and is able to control a computer mouse using their thoughts, the startup’s founder Elon Musk said late on Monday.
20 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Putin gifts North Korea's Kim a Russian-made car
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a Russian-made car, Pyongyang's state media said Tuesday, as the two countries bolster ties in areas from tourism to defence
20 February 2024, 04:11 AM
Navalny's widow says 'Putin killed my husband'
Alexei Navalny's widow said Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin killed her husband, three days after he died in an Arctic prison
19 February 2024, 11:04 AM
'I love you,' Navalny's widow says beside a picture of them together
"I love you," the widow of Alexei Navalny said on Sunday in a post on social media beside a picture of them together, two days after President Vladimir Putin's most prominent domestic foe died in a Russian jail
19 February 2024, 07:45 AM
Navalny team says relatives refused access to his body for third day
The relatives of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been refused access to his body for a third day, his team said Monday, saying his mother was "not allowed" into a morgue where it could be being held
19 February 2024, 07:21 AM
64 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence
Sixty-four bloodied bodies have been found in Papua New Guinea's highlands, police said Monday, as officers reported ongoing gun battles between rival tribes
19 February 2024, 03:53 AM
Croatian town builds Mercedes monument for migrants
Local Croatian sculptor Roko Drzislav Rebic is carving a life-sized stone replica of a Mercedes Benz Minika car as a monument to the thousands of workers who left their homeland in search of a better fortune abroad.
18 February 2024, 18:00 PM
More than 80 migrants rescued off Libya: charity
More than 80 migrants were saved, but two died and three were missing following two sea rescue operations in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya, the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity said yesterday.
18 February 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Sita, Akbar can’t stay together’
An Indian Hindu nationalist organisation has launched a court petition to stop two lions named after the Hindu deity Sita and a 16th-century Muslim emperor from sharing a zoo enclosure
18 February 2024, 13:46 PM
Navalny's death leaves despair and apathy in Moscow
The hundreds of flowers and candles laid in Moscow on Friday to honour the memory of Alexei Navalny, Russia's most prominent opposition leader, were taken away overnight in black bags
18 February 2024, 09:00 AM
Yemen rebels claim latest Red Sea vessel strike
Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels yesterday claimed an attack a day earlier on an oil tanker in the Red Sea, the latest in a series of strikes which have led to retaliation by Britain and the United States.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Meta, Microsoft, TikTok sign pact
Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok signed a pledge Friday to crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of crucial elections around the world this year.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel arrests 100 people from raided hospital
Israel said it had taken 100 people into custody at one of Gaza’s main hospitals yesterday after troops raided the facility, with fears mounting for patients and staff trapped inside.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Over 100 detained at memorials for Navalny in Russia
Russian police have detained more than 100 people at spontaneous memorials for deceased opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the OVD-Info rights group said Saturday
17 February 2024, 09:06 AM
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died Friday at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, Russia's federal penitentiary service said
16 February 2024, 12:06 PM
Greece legalises same-sex marriage in landmark change
Greece's parliament approved a bill allowing same-sex civil marriage on Thursday, a landmark victory for supporters of LGBT rights that was greeted with cheers by onlookers in parliament and dozens gathered on the streets of Athens..The law gives same-sex couples the right to wed and adopt
16 February 2024, 05:10 AM
Pollution alarm in Bangkok
Thai authorities warned that pollution levels in Bangkok and surrounding provinces had hit unhealthy levels yesterday, ordering government employees in the capital to work from home for the next two days and urging others to do the same.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Canada, Australia, NZ call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Rafah assault
The leaders of Canada, Australia and New Zealand on Thursday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, according to a joint statement released in response to reports about Israel's planned military operation in Rafah
15 February 2024, 12:51 PM
‘She said yes’: Australian PM announces engagement
Australia's prime minister, Anthony Albanese, revealed in a romantic tweet Thursday his engagement to girlfriend Jodie Haydon
15 February 2024, 05:25 AM
Biden protects Palestinians from deportation for 'humanitarian' reasons
President Joe Biden has shielded Palestinians in the United States from deportation for 18 months, the White House said Wednesday, as he faces growing anger over his support for Israel's Gaza offensive in an election year
15 February 2024, 02:59 AM