This is Beirut 10/07 16:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Trained to locate endangered geometric tortoises, dogs like Delta help scientists collect vital data on this species native to the Western Cape – now threatened by urban expansion, climate change and poaching.
This is Beirut 10/07 15:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ten people were rescued after a ship was attacked in the Red Sea by the Houthis from Yemen, while three others were killed and twelve remain missing, according to the European mission Aspides. This attack, one of the deadliest carried out by the Yemeni group against the merchant navy, marks an escalation in this maritime zone essential for global ...
This is Beirut 10/07 15:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Thursday in Malaysia with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, with the war in Ukraine coming up on the sidelines of a diplomatic meeting of Southeast Asia dominated by Washington’s trade war. Mr. Rubio’s visit, his first in Asia since taking office, coincides with Donald Trump’s intensification of ...
This is Beirut 10/07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A UK parliamentary committee on Thursday blamed Iran for at least 15 attempts to kill or kidnap British-based individuals since 2022, saying the threat from Iran had "significantly increased". London's response has been too focused on "crisis management", said parliament's intelligence and security committee, with ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 10/07 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A team of researchers at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), led by neuroscientist Nataliya Kosmyna at the MIT Media Lab, conducted a preliminary study to explore the effects of ChatGPT on brain activity. Their approach was notably unconventional—combining writing and memory tasks with 32-channel EEG (electroencephalogram) ...
This is Beirut 10/07 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
In recent years, demolitions in unrecognized Bedouin villages have surged, with over 8,500 buildings lost since 2023 alone. To fight back, tribes in Tirabin al-Sana and Abu Krinat are installing solar fields. These projects not only power schools and kindergartens but also allow the land to be officially registered — a key step in resisting ...
This is Beirut 10/07 11:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Gaza's civil defense agency on Thursday said that at least 52 people were killed, updating a previous toll. Civil defense official Mohammad al-Mughair told AFP that 17 people were killed, in an Israeli air strike in front of a medical point in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. AFP has contacted the Israeli military for comment on the civil ...
Pierre Nahas 10/07 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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For decades, the Palestinian cause served as both a rallying banner and a political tool, used by leaders from Cairo to Tehran not always to uplift Palestinians, but to build empires. Radicalism on the Palestinian issue was once a measure of legitimacy for Middle Eastern leaders. Now, something is shifting. With Arab states striking deals with ...
This is Beirut 10/07 10:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, just days after carrying out a series of attacks on Houthi infrastructure in the country. The attack was claimed by the Yemeni group. "Following the recent activation of warning sirens in several regions of Israel, a missile launched from Yemen ...
This is Beirut 10/07 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Donald Trump’s demand that Japan, described as “spoiled”, buy more American rice is creating additional pressure for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is already facing a tough election that could bring his time in office to an end after less than a year. Japan is one of more than 20 countries receiving letters this week from the US ...
This is Beirut 10/07 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he is appointing his Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy, to head NASA, the American space agency. Sean Duffy will be the “acting administrator” of NASA, the American president specified on his Truth Social network, without indicating for how long. “He will be an exceptional leader of the space ...
This is Beirut 10/07 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron wraps up a three-day state visit to Britain on Thursday with a summit aiming to "reboot" defense ties with a focus on joint missile development and nuclear co-operation. Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are also expected to discuss maintaining support for Ukraine and curbing undocumented cross-Channel ...