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From Ribbons to Robots: Does AI Have a Role in Breast Cancer Screening

Alissar Boulos 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Breast cancer doesn’t behave the same way in every woman, and it certainly doesn’t behave the same way across borders. From access to screening technology to the age and frequency of recommended mammograms, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Can artificial intelligence (AI) help make breast cancer screening smarter, more personal, and ...

Inside Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum: A Monument to History

This is Beirut 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for a lavish opening on Saturday after two decades of delays. Massive statues and historic artefacts from the country's ancient civilization will be on display across the 24,000 square meters (258,000 square feet) of permanent exhibition space. Here ...

Asia Markets Mostly up on Heels of Apple, Amazon Earnings

This is Beirut 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected earnings reports from US tech behemoths Apple and Amazon. Investor confidence in artificial intelligence has fuelled a rally in global stock markets this week that saw California-based chip designer Nvidia become the first-ever $5 ...

King Charles Strips Andrew of Royal Titles, Windsor Home

This is Beirut 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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King Charles III is stripping his younger brother Andrew of his royal titles and ousting him from his long-term residence on the Windsor estate, the palace said on Thursday, the latest fallout to hit the scandal-plagued royal over the Jeffrey Epstein affair. "Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor," Buckingham Palace said, ...

Trump Urges Scrapping Key Vote Threshold to End Shutdown

This is Beirut 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the "Nuclear Option" of scrapping the key 60-vote threshold required for the Senate to advance legislation, as Republicans face mounting pressure to end the US federal shutdown. The move would get rid of a longstanding rule that enables 41 of the 100 senators to block any bill from debate or vote -- a ...

Sinner and Zverev March into Paris Masters Last Eight

This is Beirut 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Jannik Sinner eased past Francisco Cerundolo 7-5, 6-1 at the Paris Masters on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash with Ben Shelton, while reigning champion Alexander Zverev earned a straight-sets win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round. A maiden crown in the French capital will return Sinner to number one in the world ...

Palestinian Weapons Test Lebanon’s Credibility on Disarmament and Security

Johnny Kortbawi 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The killing of Elio Abu Hanna by Palestinian gunmen in Beirut’s Shatila refugee camp this past weekend is not just another crime. His murder is a serious test for a Lebanese government dragging its feet on its commitment to disarm Hezbollah and other militias. There is no reason the Shatila refugee camp should remain off-limits to the ...

Trump Returns to U.S. After Ordering Nuclear Tests

This is Beirut 30/10 21:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump landed back in Washington Thursday after a surprise directive to begin nuclear weapons testing that raised the specter of renewed superpower tensions. The announcement on social media was issued just before Trump, who boasts frequently about being a peace president, went into a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in ...

Graham: Disarm Hezbollah to End Israeli Attacks in Lebanon

This is Beirut 30/10 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Thursday that Israeli military operations in Lebanon would end “if Hezbollah were disarmed,” describing the ongoing cross-border strikes as a direct response to the militant group’s continued armed presence. Graham argued that Israel’s incursions into Lebanese territory are intended to “suppress ...

UN Security Council Condemns Sudanese Paramilitary 'Assault' on El-Fasher

This is Beirut 30/10 20:06 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council condemned on Thursday paramilitaries' reported "atrocities" in El-Fasher in western Sudan, where an aid group and activists have described a dire situation since the city's fall. The Rapid Support Forces' capture on Sunday of El-Fasher, the last army holdout in the vast region of Darfur, came after ...

Russia Batters Ukraine Energy Sites with Deadly Aerial Strikes

This is Beirut 30/10 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia battered Ukrainian energy facilities with hundreds of drones and missiles, Kyiv said Thursday, killing at least four people, wounding children, and piling more pressure on Ukraine's fragile energy grid. The attack came as Russian forces said they had captured two more villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Kyiv's outnumbered ...

Donald Trump’s Rare Earth Diplomacy

This is Beirut 30/10 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Donald Trump is taking aim at China’s dominance over rare earths, the invisible metals that power everything from smartphones to missiles. His goal: to free the global economy from its dependence on Beijing and secure US access to these critical resources. What Are Rare Earths? Despite their name, rare earths are 17 metals, including ...

The Sound of Heritage: Noel Anderson and Ireland’s Last Handmade Harps

This is Beirut 30/10 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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"It's never too late to start a new hobby," says 89-year-old Irish harp maker Noel Anderson, one of only a few making the intricate instrument, a national symbol of Ireland. A retired wood and metalwork teacher, Anderson only took up the niche craft seven years ago, making his first harp at age 82. "It doesn't matter what age I am, really; I ...

Israel Says Received Bodies of Two Gaza Hostages from Red Cross

This is Beirut 30/10 17:42 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel said its security forces in the Gaza Strip had received the remains of two hostages from the Red Cross returned on Thursday as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal. "Israel has received, through the Red Cross, the bodies of two hostages that were handed over to the Israeli army and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip," a ...

Universal Music and Udio Partner to Launch Licensed AI Music Platform

This is Beirut 30/10 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Recording industry giant Universal Music Group said Thursday it had struck a licensing deal with AI music generation startup Udio, in an industry-first tie-up aiming to launch an AI creation platform next year. Universal and Udio said in a statement that their platform, as yet unnamed, "will be powered by new cutting-edge generative AI technology ...

Saddi Warns Lebanon 'cannot bear any additional debt'

This is Beirut 30/10 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Energy and Water Minister Joe Saddi defended his ministry’s energy policy, stressing that Lebanon “has nothing to hide” and is working to stabilize electricity production despite severe financial and technical constraints. In an interview with LBCI, Saddi said that public institutions in the South, including Electricity of Lebanon (EDL) and ...

Kanaan Rejects New Taxes and Calls for Fair Public Sector Reform

This is Beirut 30/10 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Head of Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, reiterated on Thursday that the committee “rejects any increase or creation of new taxes and fees” aimed solely at closing the state’s budget deficit. “Every time the state needs funding, it imposes new burdens on citizens. This approach must stop,” Kanaan declared ...

No-State Zones in Lebanon: Palestinian Camps and Unresolved Sovereignty (1/3)

Natasha Metni Torbey 30/10 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The killing of Elio Abou Hanna, a 24-year-old Lebanese man shot overnight Saturday to Sunday in Shatila by members of a Palestinian faction, has reignited a debate Lebanon has never truly resolved: a chronic issue of areas where the state no longer holds authority. Elio was shot while sitting behind the wheel of his car. A camp official described ...

Gaza in the Grip of Hamas’s Reign of Terror

This is Beirut 30/10 14:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Since the October ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new conflict has erupted in the Gaza Strip: an internal struggle as the Islamist movement targets its Palestinian rivals. The campaign has involved executions, raids, and armed clashes across multiple neighborhoods. Officially, Hamas says it is “restoring order” after two years of war ...

Behind Bars, On Screen: Inside the San Quentin Film Festival

This is Beirut 30/10 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Held inside a notorious prison among some of California's most dangerous felons, the San Quentin Film Festival is not your typical Hollywood affair. Red-carpet interviews take place just yards (meters) away from a now dormant execution chamber where hundreds of death-row inmates met grisly ends. Convicted murderers sit alongside famous actors ...

U.S. Seeks to Finalize Plan for International Security Force in Gaza

This is Beirut 30/10 13:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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U.S. officials are engaged in sensitive talks with several countries about creating an international force to be deployed in Gaza, with a plan expected to be presented in the coming weeks, three sources closely involved told Axios. The urgency of the initiative was underscored by an attack last Tuesday, which exposed the fragility of the ...

Esports Olympics No Longer to Be Held in Saudi Arabia, Says IOC

This is Beirut 30/10 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia will no longer stage the inaugural Esports Olympics scheduled to be held in 2027, the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday. The IOC and the Saudi National Olympic Committee "mutually agreed that they will end their cooperation on the Olympic Esports Games", a statement said. The first Esports Games were originally ...

Ortagus in Lebanon: A Low-Profile Visit with a Clear Message

Mario Chartouni 30/10 13:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In a region increasingly fraught with tension, U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus’s visit to Beirut unfolded as part of a diplomatic sequence in which Lebanon once again finds itself on the fault line between war and negotiation. High-Level Meetings Morgan Ortagus began her Lebanese tour on Wednesday with a meeting in Ain al-Tineh with Parliament ...

Voluntary Return of Displaced Syrians from Lebanon Enters Seventh Phase

This is Beirut 30/10 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The seventh wave of voluntary returns of displaced Syrians was launched Thursday from the former offices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Zahlé, in Lebanon’s Bekaa region. Convoys departed for several areas in Syria, including Homs, Aleppo, Damascus, and surrounding regions. The operation is part of a voluntary ...

Football: Andre Harriman-Annous, A Missed Opportunity For The Lebanese Federation?

Pierre Daccache 30/10 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At just 17, Andre Harriman-Annous broke into Arsenal’s starting eleven in the Carabao Cup against Brighton & Hove Albion, marking a turning point in his career. A player with Lebanese roots, he is now under the spotlight, and, ironically, it seems the Lebanese Football Association may have missed the boat. The Next Generation is Already ...

Lebanese Officials Condemn Deadly Israeli Attack on Blida

This is Beirut 30/10 11:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Top Lebanese officials on Thursday denounced Israel’s latest attacks on southern Lebanon, including a deadly overnight strike on the Blida municipal building that killed municipal employee Ibrahim Salameh, describing it as a “flagrant assault on Lebanese sovereignty and state institutions.” Following the incident, President ...