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Slovak PM still under surgery, in critical condition

Bratislava, May 16 , 2024 :The wounded Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is still in critical condition and is undergoing surgery, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said Wednesday evening. The attack has been classified as an assassination, with the gunner firing five shots, according to Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok.…

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4 killed in separatist attack in Cameroon

Yaounde, May 16 , 2024 : Two security soldiers and two civilians were killed in a separatist attack in Cameroon’s war-torn Englishspeaking region of Northwest, security and local sources said on Wednesday. Separatist fighters ambushed two members of Cameroon security Tuesday night in Bambui locality of the region, said a senior security official. “The soldiers…

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NASA to launch new mission to study polar regions’ heat emissions

Los Angeles, May 16 , 2024 : NASA plans to launch a new mission this month to study the heat loss from Earth’s polar regions and provide information on changing climate, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Wednesday. The mission, named the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment (PREFIRE), will study two of…

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1 killed, 2 injured in Israeli airstrikes in S. Lebanon

Beirut, May 16 , 2024 : A Syrian was killed and two others sustained injuries on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on the Mansouri Plain in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources said. The sources said that the wounded Syrians were transferred by the Lebanese Civil Defense to a hospital in the southwestern city of Tyre.…

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Raphael Varane to leave Manchester United at end of season

 London, May 15 , 2024 : French international defender Raphael Varane announced on Tuesday that he will leave Manchester United this summer, three years after joining from Real Madrid. The 31-year-old says goodbye to the club after his contract expires and 93 appearances in all competitions, in a spell interrupted by several injuries. “It’s been…

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China fully allows visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups via cruise ships

Beijing, May 15 , 2024 : China on Wednesday enforced a policy allowing visa-free entry of foreign tourist groups aboard cruise ships via all cruise ship ports along the country’s coastline. Tourist groups each consisting of two foreigners or more, and organized or received by Chinese travel agencies, can enter China visa free on board…

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Russia-China relations continue to develop despite challenging international situation: Putin

Moscow, May 15 , 2024 : On the eve of his twoday state visit to China, which starts on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated in a written interview with Xinhua that Russia and China are promoting the prosperity of both nations through expanded equal and mutually beneficial cooperation in economic and cultural fields. In…

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Google rolls out Gemini AI update

San Francisco, May 15 , 2024 : Google unveiled on Tuesday its latest innovations to its AI model series Gemini at the company’s annual developer conference Google I/O 2024. The company announced the private preview of a new version of Gemini 1.5 Pro, the company’s current flagship model, that can take in up to 2…

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Not there yet: Cannes jury president Gerwig on representation of women filmmakers

Cannes, May 15 , 2024 : Expressing optimism about the rising representation of women filmmakers in global cinema, American director Greta Gerwig has called for continuing the steps required to achieve gender parity in the entertainment industry. “In my lifetime of making movies, it has changed and it has got better,” Gerwig, the director of…

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Israeli airstrikes kill 40 in central Gaza refugee camp

Gaza, May 15 , 2024 : At least 40 people were killed and others injured after midnight Monday by Israeli bombardment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestine TV reported. Israeli warplanes bombed a residential building owned by the Karaja family in the south of the Nuseirat camp, with children…

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