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Scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for machine-learning discoveries 

08 October 2024

News|Science and Technology John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have won the Nobel Prize in physics 2024 for their pioneer...

Kenya’s Parliament to vote on impeaching Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua 

08 October 2024

News|Courts Kenyan members of parliament are due to vote on impeaching Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for alleged cor...

Global forest loss exceeds targets in 2023, report warns 

08 October 2024

Forests almost equivalent to the size of Ireland were destroyed in 2023, according to a new report that warns that the w...

‘Death sentence’: Asbestos released by Israel’s bombs will kill generations 

08 October 2024

Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza has unleashed yet another deadly, but silent enemy on the people there – asb...

Russian forces enter key eastern Ukrainian town of Toretsk 

08 October 2024

Russian forces have reached the outskirts of the long-contested strategic town of Toretsk in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrain...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as grisly anniversary passes 

08 October 2024

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on northern and central Gaza as the besieged territory marks ...

India assembly polls: Exits polls get it wrong again, what you need to know 

08 October 2024

India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to register a surprise win in the northern state of Haryana, alt...

Party opposed to India’s stripping of Kashmir’s autonomy wins election 

08 October 2024

India-administered Kashmir’s biggest political party opposed to India’s stripping of the region’s semi-autonomy ha...

MI5 chief says Russia and Iran behind rise in assassination plots in UK 

08 October 2024

The United Kingdom is facing a “staggering rise” in assassination attempts on its soil by Russia and Iran as the hos...

Kosovo to start trial for Banjska attack by Serb group: Why it matters 

08 October 2024

A year after an attack by a Serbian armed group in northern Kosovo’s Banjska killed a police officer, the trial is exp...