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AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs: UN study

GENEVA, Switzerland - Artificial Intelligence is more likely to augment jobs than destroy them, a UN study indicated on Monday,…

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Philippines resupply mission reaches Ayungin Shoal outpost

The Philippines said a resupply mission had reached a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea Tuesday, despite attempts…

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‘Barbie’ hits nerve in conservative Gulf

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates-- After being banned in some Arab countries, the film "Barbie" is dividing audiences in the conservative Gulf.…

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California cleans up after record rainfall from Hilary

LOS ANGELES, United States-- Southern California was cleaning up Monday after record rainfall triggered landslides and flooding, shuttering schools, roads and businesses…

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Rihanna a mom again: report

LOS ANGELES, United States-- Rihanna has given birth to a baby boy, her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky, a report…

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Australia’s biggest warship deployed in Philippine drills

ON Board The HMAS Canberra, Philippines-- Australia's largest warship took part in joint drills with the Philippines and the United States…

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N. Korea abruptly cancels first post-Covid intl commercial flight

BEIJING, China-- North Korea's national airline was set to make its first commercial flight in over three years on Monday, only…

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50 years on, the enduring myth of Stockholm Syndrome

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-- "Get down to the floor! The party begins!" Shouting in English, Jan-Erik Olsson walked into a Stockholm bank on…

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The race to link our brains to computers is getting more exciting

SAN FRANCISCO, United States-- Brain implants have long been trapped in the realm of science fiction, but a steady trickle of…

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Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course

BRUSSELS, Belgium - From "Alice in Wonderland" to "The Great Gatsby", "Rebecca" to "Jane Eyre", the songs of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift…

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