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Tech giants 'putting world at risk of killer AI'

[2019-08-23 07:50]

WASHINGTON - Amazon, Microsoft and Intel are among leading tech companies putting the world at risk through killer robot development, according to a report that surveyed major tech players about their stances on lethal autonomous weapons.

Rising demand for cute selfies puts wild otters at risk

[2019-08-23 07:50]

GENEVA - Social media users are fueling a burgeoning appetite for acquiring otters and other endangered animals as pets, conservationists say, warning the trend could push species toward extinction.

Trump's 2020 bid facing uncertainty

[2019-08-22 07:08]

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that White House officials are exploring the possibility of a temporary payroll tax cut to put more money in the hands of consumers and boost the economy amid anxieties of a looming recession.

Peace in Middle East pivotal to world stability

[2019-08-22 07:08]

Peace and security in the Middle East extend beyond the region and affect global stability and development, China's envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday.

Political solutions urged after blast in Northern Ireland

[2019-08-22 07:08]

Police officers in Northern Ireland are bracing for a possible flare-up of sectarian violence and attacks aimed at law enforcement officials after a bomb blast on Monday came close to claiming lives.

Marvel films to lose Spider-Man as deal breaks down

[2019-08-22 07:08]

LOS ANGELES - Marvel's superhero films could lose their most famous character after Sony confirmed on Tuesday that talks over its deal to share Spider-Man with the Disney-owned studio have broken down.

Yingying's Fund set up to help students

[2019-08-21 07:08]

Two years after the murder of Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she was a visiting student, on Monday announced the establishment of a fund to support international students and their families in crisis.

Mobile cinema brings movies to children in Syria

[2019-08-21 07:08]

SANJAQ SAADUN, Syria - In a schoolyard of rural northeastern Syria, boys and girls break out into giggles watching Charlie Chaplin's pranks, a rare treat thanks to a mobile cinema roving through the countryside.

Space telescope offers rare glimpse of exoplanet

[2019-08-21 07:08]

WASHINGTON - Direct observations from a NASA space telescope have for the first time revealed the atmospheric void of a rocky, Earth-sized world beyond our own solar system orbiting the most common type of star in the galaxy, according to a study released on Monday.

US farmers to get second round of financial aid

[2019-08-21 07:08]

US farmers battered by the US-China trade dispute will start receiving a minimum of $15 per acre (0.4 hectare) by the end of August from the latest government financial aid package. However, the farming industry still prefers trade to government aid.

Johnson to EU: Talk or expect no-deal Brexit

[2019-08-20 07:13]

Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom's new prime minister, will travel to the European mainland in the coming days to tell European Union leaders to either return to the negotiating table or see Britain leave the bloc without a detailed divorce deal.

200 Dutch families join 'people's farm' to counter climate change

[2019-08-20 07:13]

BOXTEL, Netherlands - Chickens roam the orchards, cows chew the cud and pigs roll in the mud on a warm day on a Dutch farm - but the pastoral scene is not as traditional as it seems.

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