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Joe Manchin Signals He'll Vote For Biden In November
The West Virginia senator, who registered as an independent after leaving the Democratic Party, says he loves his country "too much to vote for Donald Trump."
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Brazil's Lula waiting for apology from Milei for talking 'nonsense'
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday he would not speak to his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei until he apologized for the "nonsense" he had spoken about Brazil."I have not spoken with the president of Argentina because I think he must apologize to Brazil and to me.
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Trial starts into shock bid to murder Argentina's Kirchner
A man went on trial in Argentina on Wednesday two years after he held a gun just centimeters from the face of then-vice president Cristina Kirchner and pulled the trigger.She served as vice-president from 2019 to 2023 and remains a vocal opponent to President Javier Milei. sa-lm/fb/bgs
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Amazon cloud giant AWS wants public sector to embrace AI
Amazon's AWS, the world's biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to persuade the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with Microsoft and Google heats up.The scramble for public sector adoption of generative AI comes as Microsoft’s cloud business as well as Google Cloud are trying to bite into AWS leadership of the market.
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ICC convicts Timbuktu jihad police chief of war crimes
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted a jihadist police chief of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.Also known as "Abou Fadl", Ag Ghaly is wanted on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Timbuktu, the ICC said.
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Israel to build supercomputer to keep pace in global AI race
Israel next month will launch a tender to establish the country's first supercomputer to ensure the country remains a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, the chief executive of the state-backed Israel Innovation Authority said on Wednesday. Speaking at an AI conference, Dror Bin said that while AI has been a friend for Israel's tech sector, it could turn into a foe without action given AI is a fast evolving technology. Tech accounts for 20% of Israel's economic output a
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Yen touches 38-year low, stocks slide
The yen, weakened by the Japanese government's easy monetary policy, hit a 38-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, sparking speculation about a new intervention by authorities.Billions were pumped in to support the yen when it hit a 34-year low of 160.17 in late April.
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