Mexico unveiled plans Wednesday to build what it claims will be Latin America’s most powerful supercomputer — a project the government says will help the country capitalize on the rapidly evolving uses of artificial intelligence and exponentially expand the country’s computing capacity. Dubbed “Coatlicue” for the Mexica goddess considered the earth mother, the supercomputer would be seven times...
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Utah Death Row Inmate With Dementia Dies 3 Months After Court Blocked His Execution
A Utah man who was spared execution this fall after developing dementia during his 37 years on death row died Wednesday of apparent natural causes, according to the state’s Department of Corrections. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, was set to die by firing squad in September, but the Utah Supreme Court blocked the impending execution in August after his attorneys argued his...
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Macron To Unveil French Voluntary Military Service
President Emmanuel Macron will unveil a new national military service plan Thursday as France seeks to bolster its armed forces to address growing concerns over Russia’s threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine. Macron will stress the “need to prepare the nation for growing threats,” the president’s office said ahead of his visit to the Varces...
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Russia’s Frozen Assets At Center Of Negotiations Over Ukraine Peace Deal
Money is as central to Europe’s vital support of Ukraine as ammunition and intelligence. Yet, the bloc’s most viable funding mechanism involves seizing billions of dollars worth of Russian assets that U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed taking over. The first draft of Trump’s 28-point peace plan called for an investment scheme for Ukraine’s reconstruction controlled by the U.S. but financed...
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Labels As Hong Kong Deadliest In Decades, Fire Outbreak Enters Day 2, Death Tolls Rise To 55
A devastating fire ripped through the Wang Fuk Court complex in Tai Po on November 26, claiming at least 55 lives and leaving hundreds missing after spreading via renovation scaffolding. Considered one of Hong Kong deadliest fire in decades, it spread so fast that several buildings were caught in the blaze. The complex had eight...
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Russia’s Frozen Assets At Center Of Negotiations Over Ukraine Peace Deal
Money is as central to Europe’s vital support of Ukraine as ammunition and intelligence. Yet, the bloc’s most viable funding mechanism involves seizing billions of dollars worth of Russian assets that U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed taking over. The first draft of Trump’s 28-point peace plan called for an investment scheme for Ukraine’s reconstruction controlled by the U.S. but financed...
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Shark Kills A Woman And Seriously Wounds Another Swimmer At An Australian Beach
A shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man taking an early morning swim with her at a national park beach on Australia’s east coast Thursday, police said. Experts say a shark rarely attacks more than one person. The attack occurred at Crowdy Bay National Park, which is known for beach camping, fishing spots and hiking...
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New Zealand Launches Major Inquiry Into Case Of Father Who Hid His Children In A Forest For Years
The disappearance of a New Zealand father with his children in a forest for several years before he was discovered and shot dead by the police has prompted the government to launch a major inquiry into how officials handled the case. The public inquiry — which is a formal, independent investigation of matters of significant...
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Soldiers In Guinea-Bissau Appear On State Television Saying They Have Seized Power
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested. It is the latest of several coups in recent years in West Africa. “The High Military Command for...
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Elon Musk Calls For Treating False Fascist Labels As Incitement To Murder
Tech billionaire Elon Musk in a post said that people who falsely call someone a “Nazi” or “fascist” should be charged with Incitement to Murder, he called out against false labelling quoting reports linking such terms to recent attacks. These included the September 10 sniper killing of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, where the...