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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has resigned and fled the country, according to the Russian foreign ministry, after an offensive by rebels who seized the capital city of Damascus on Sunday, December 8. The rebels proclaimed that “the city of Damascus is free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad” and that “Assad has fled” after various…
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France’s President Emmanuel Macron snatches symbolic victory from the jaws of political defeat, Euronews reports. France’s President Emmanuel Macron staged an impressive return to the world stage using the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral as an opportunity to broker talks between Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and US President-elect…
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A new Ukrainian government statement has made clear the country will reject any alternative to NATO membership if it is proposed as part of a peace plan with Moscow. Reports of President-elect Trump's peace plan say it hinges on security guarantees while indefinitely postponing Ukraine joining NATO (for at least 20 years). This is…
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In a rare dangerous incident and close-call, European media reports have described that the crew of a Russian ship fired upon a Germany army helicopter which was monitoring the vessel's movements in the Baltic Sea. “German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced increased surveillance in the Baltic Sea after a Russian ship…
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After major pressure from his fellow Democrats, on Sunday July 21, President Joe Biden has quit the 2024 presidential race. Biden announced he is standing down as the Democrat’s nominee for the upcoming November election. In a statement shared on X, the president said: “It is in the best interest of my party” to stand down…
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China and Belarus kicked off ultra-rare joint military drills near the Polish border inside Belarusian territory on July 8. It is unprecedented given Chinese troops are now deployed so close to a raging war zone in Eastern Europe. The Belarusian armed forces pointed specifically to "Ukrainian provocation" as a key reason to hold the…
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Donald Trump survived a weekend assassination attempt days before he is due to accept the formal Republican presidential nomination, in an attack that will further inflame the U.S. political divide and has raised questions about the security lapses.
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On April 22, the non-profit Consumer Wellness Center Data Science Division announced the free release of two new AI Large Language Models, available now at no cost at Brighteon.AI. The two new models are: Neo-Phi-2-E3-1-7B-V0-1-1-Q8-Apr-24 - Based on Microsoft's Phi-2 1.7 billion parameter model, they conducted 3 epochs of…
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A report stated that manufacturing of plastics is set to triple by 2050, potentially exposing many to the hazardous chemicals used in and generated by their production. The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health (MMCPHH) indicated this in its report published in the Annals of Global Health. According to the report, the…
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Despite having been crafted more than 2,000 years ago, the Goujian sword has a sharp blade, as sharp as the day it was crafted, and shows no signs of tarnish. Such resistance to tarnish rarely seen in artifacts so old. In 1965 an archaeological expedition investigated fifty tombs belonging to the period of the Springs and Autumns…
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