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Two killed in suicide blast attack in Pakistan, Geo News reports
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two people were killed in a suicide blast attack in Pakistan's Karachi on Friday that struck a vehicle in which foreign nationals were travelling, broadcaster Geo News reported.
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World
No missile attack against Iran, Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Explosions heard in Isfahan were a result of the activation of Iran's air defence systems, an Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that no missile attack was carried out against Iran.
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Cybersecurity
UK police say they disrupted cyber fraud network that stole personal data from thousands
A website that allowed international cyber fraudsters to trick up to 70,000 British victims into revealing personal information such as bank account details and passwords has been infiltrated and disrupted, London police said Thursday.
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AI
AI-powered World Health chatbot is flubbing some answers
The World Health Organization is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar. But while the bot responds sympathetically to users’ facial expressions, it doesn’t always know what it’s talking about.
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World
Iran fires air defence batteries in provinces as sound of explosions heard near Isfahan
DUBAI: Iran fired air defence batteries early Friday (April 19) morning after reports of explosions near the city of Isfahan, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
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World
South Korea set to adjust medical reforms in bid to end walkout, say media reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government is expected to announce on Friday it is willing to adjust plans to raise medical school admissions in a bid to end a walkout by junior doctors and in the wake of the ruling party's crushing election defeat, media reports said.
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World
Explainer-India's Lok Sabha election 2024: What are the key issues?
(Reuters) - Nearly 1 billion Indians will be eligible to vote in the world's biggest election starting this month. Opinion polls predict an easy win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),which would give him a record-equalling third straight term.
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World
Factbox-India’s Lok Sabha election 2024: What you need to know
(Reuters) - India is holding the world's biggest election starting this month, with nearly 1 billion people eligible to vote and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the pole position.
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World
Teenager charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly stabbing an Assyrian church bishop in Sydney during a church service, Australian police said on Friday, as investigations continued into a riot after the knife attack.
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World
UK PM Sunak to consult on tougher rules to combat 'sick note culture'
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will look at tightening the rules for long-term sick leave in a bid to reverse a rise in the number of Britons who have permanently dropped out of the workforce.
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World
Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. increases: EIA
HOUSTON, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 2,333 billion cubic feet in the week ending April 12, a net increase of 50 billion cubic feet from the previous week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Thursday.
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World
U.S. stocks end mixed, S&P 500 down for 5th day
NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Thursday amid concerns that inflation is no longer cooling and the Federal Reserve could ease back on interest rate cuts.
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World
Canada to host UN event for global solution to end plastic pollution
OTTAWA, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Environment and Climate Change Canada announced Thursday the country will host a UN event next week for a global solution to end plastic pollution.
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India begins voting in gigantic election as Modi seeks historic third term
KAIRANA/CHENNAI, India (Reuters) -India began voting on Friday in the world's largest election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a historic third term in office on the back of growth, welfare, his personal popularity and Hindu nationalism.
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World
Crude futures settle mixed
NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Oil prices settled mixed on Thursday.
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World
Bosch Group to harness climate action for future growth
STUTTGART, Germany, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Despite a challenging market, Germany's leading technology firm Bosch Group is set to invest heavily in technologies for a carbon-neutral future, the company said in a press release published on Thursday.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
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World
Chinese-sponsored water, sanitation project launched in Kenya
NAIROBI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A water project co-sponsored by the Jiangsu People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the Amity Foundation, an independent Chinese social organization, was launched on Thursday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
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World
Roundup: German housing crisis continues with sharp slump in building permits
BERLIN, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Germany's housing crisis persists, with an 18.3 percent year-on-year decrease in residential building permits for February, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Thursday.