20-11-2023 SAN FRANCISCO: Sam Altman has been ousted as the head of Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI by the company’s board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. The board said Altman had not been “consistently candid with his communications”, hindering its ability to …
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20-11-2023 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: As the families of Israeli captives held in Gaza march from Tel Aviv to Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Saturday, Israel’s longest-serving premier has never been less popular. A poll from November 14 has Netanyahu’s popularity among Israeli Jews at about 4 percent and both his …
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20-11-2023 ARMONK, NEW YORK: Firms including Apple, Disney and IBM have paused advertising on X amid an antisemitism storm on the site. It comes after X owner Elon Musk amplified an antisemitic trope on the platform formerly known as Twitter. The boycott has also been picking up steam in the …
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20-11-2023 GAZA CITY: Mobile phone and internet services have gone down across the Gaza Strip due to a lack of fuel for back-up generators, Palestinian telecoms companies say. Telecom firms Paltel and Jawwal said all energy sources sustaining their networks were depleted, and an internet monitor confirmed a major outage. …
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20-11-2023 CANBERRA: Australia has accused China’s navy of using sonar pulses in an incident in international waters that resulted in Australian divers suffering injuries. The Australian defence minister said a Chinese warship had resorted to “unsafe and unprofessional” actions during the encounter off Japan earlier this week. The warship approached …
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20-11-2023 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is under growing pressure to rein in Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. The growing civilian casualties and desperate humanitarian conditions have alarmed Arab allies, but also stirred an extraordinary level of criticism from within his own administration. “I’m stunned by the intensity,” …
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19-11-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: Breaking the hearts of over 1.4 billion Indians, Australia romped to a six-wicket victory against India in front of a stunned 130,000 home fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (Nov 19) evening. The win sealed a sixth World Cup trophy …
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19-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: Hosts India are taking on Australia in the World Cup final today. The match will be played in Ahmedabad city at the Narendra Modi stadium, the world’s largest cricket venue. India beat New Zealand by 70 runs in Wednesday’s semi-final; Australia defeated …
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19-11-2023 GAZA CITY: Hundreds of people evacuated Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital on foot Saturday, a journalist at the scene saw, after the hospital director said the Israeli army ordered the hospital emptied. The Hamas-run health ministry said in a statement 120 wounded were still at the facility, along with an unspecified …
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19-11-2023 MALE: Delivering on a promise made upon assuming office, President Mohamed Muizzu of the Maldives Saturday formally called on India to pull out its troops from the strategically located archipelago, plunging New Delhi into valid concerns that Chinese forces may not fill the gap, Indian media reported. During a …
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