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India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack
Tensions between nuclear-armed countries escalate after attack killed 26 people in disputed territoryIndian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid growing tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist res…
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Fears for health of Alaa Abd el-Fattah and mother as hunger strikes take toll
Activist jailed in Egypt receives medical treatment and family worry his mother Laila Soueif is ‘dying in slow motion’The family of the imprisoned British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah say they fear for his health along with that of his mother, Laila Soueif, as both continued their hunger str…
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US jury’s $30m verdict brings hope for Cuban exiles over confiscated land
Lawsuit brought under Helms-Burton could spur others pursuing compensation for property seized by Castro Long before it became one of Cuba’s most popular tourist destinations in the 1990s, the small island of Cayo Coco, with its pristine beaches and powdery white sands, attracted a different kind of…
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How to watch Google I/O 2025 and The Android Show
Google's annual I/O developer conference is coming on May 20, and for the first time, there's two major events you'll want to watch to stay on top of all the updates the company's making to its software platforms. I/O 2025 kicks off on May 20, and a week earlier on May 13, there's also The Android S…
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How To Argue Against AI-First Research
Companies have been turning their attention to “synthetic,” AI-driven user testing. However, as convenient as it might seem, it’s dangerous, expensive, and usually diminishes user value. Let’s take a closer look at why exactly it is problematic and how we can argue against it to make a case for UX r…
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Adaptive Video Streaming With Dash.js In React
HTML `` is the de facto element we turn to for embedding video content, but it comes with constraints. For example, it downloads the video file linearly over HTTP, which leads to performance hiccups, especially for large videos consumed on slower connections. But with adaptive bitrate streaming, we …
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China ‘evaluating’ US offer to engage in trade negotiations
Comments come a week after Trump claimed talks were already taking placeBeijing is “evaluating” an offer from the US to engage in trade negotiations, the Chinese government has said, a week after Donald Trump claimed talks were already under way.China’s commerce ministry said on Friday: “The US has …
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Marvel’s Thunderbolts* tops US box office with $76m opening
Antihero reject movie starring Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan a ‘great reset’ as Alec Baldwin’s Rust falls flatMarvel Studios’ Thunderbolts* opened with $76m in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday, kicking off the summer box office with a solid No 1 debut that fell shy o…
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The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum
Thousands of South Africans are hoping to move to the US to escape crime – and what they say is discrimination against white peopleKyle believed God was looking out for him when he survived a violent farm robbery in South Africa eight years ago with only a black eye and broken ribs. The robbers fail…