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China wrestles with ‘quantity over quality’ in generative AI patents
China has filed for more patents than any other country, but US export controls are not its only hurdle.
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Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem beats Neeraj Chopra to win Olympic gold in javelin
Nadeem bags gold with an Olympic record-breaking throw of 92.97m to end Pakistan's 32-year medal drought at the Games.
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Harris adviser denies support for cutting off weapons transfers to Israel
Harris has expressed greater sympathy for the suffering of Palestinians, but stopped short of arms embargo demands.
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US election 2024: Trump, Harris to face off in TV debate on September 10
The ABC network confirms the two US presidential candidates will attend the debate.
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Qatar, Egypt, US invite Israel and Hamas to resume Gaza ceasefire talks
Mediating nations urge Israel and Hamas to resume their negotiations amid fears of a wider conflagration in the region.
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Israeli strikes on Gaza schools kill 15 amid renewed evacuation orders
Some 30 others are wounded as Palestinians are forced to evacuate Khan Younis once again.
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Is real change possible in Kenya?
Tens of thousands of protesters call for end to what they say is corruption and mismanagement.
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Trump questions Harris’s intelligence, says three debates planned
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took aim at Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in a news conference.
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Socialist Salvador Illa elected leader of Spain’s Catalonia
Illa's confirmation by Catalan parliament ends a decade of separatist regional rule in northeastern Spanish region.
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Israel’s Netanyahu calls occupied West Bank ‘part of our homeland’
In interview with TIME Magazine, Israeli leader defends Gaza war and reiterates opposition to Palestinian sovereignty.
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What is the fallout from the US arrest of the drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada?
Experts warn that attacking the Sinaloa cartel’s leaders could lead to violence, not to mention tense foreign relations.
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US court orders FTX to pay $12.7bn to customers
The repayment order implements a settlement between the CFTC and the bankrupt crypto exchange.
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Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh.
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Portugal’s former Real Madrid defender Pepe retires from football
Pepe announces his retirement only a month after becoming the oldest European Championship footballer with Portugal.
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‘Islamophobic, alarmist’: How some India outlets covered Bangladesh crisis
India media make claims linking China and Pakistan intelligence to protests and exaggerate scale of attacks on Hindus.
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Ukraine captures dozens of Russian soldiers during Kursk incursion
The Russian defence ministry says it is repelling a surprise Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
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Police fire tear gas at protesters as new Kenya cabinet is sworn in
Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya's capital Nairobi.
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Police fire tear gas at protesters as new Kenya cabinet is sworn in
Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya's capital Nairobi.
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Mali’s spat with Kyiv: Is the Russia-Ukraine war spilling over into Africa?
Bamako has cut ties with Kyiv, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner troops.
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Mali’s spat with Kyiv: Is the Russia-Ukraine war spilling over into Africa?
Bamako has cut ties with Kyiv, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner troops.
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