Thousands Rally Against Benjamin Netanyahu In Israel As Gaza War Hits 6-Month Mark

Thousands Rally Against Benjamin Netanyahu In Israel As Gaza War Hits 6-Month Mark

Later, the protesters in Tel Aviv were joined by families of Gaza hostages and their supporters. Tel Aviv: Tens of thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday as Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza reaches its half-year mark. Organisers said about 100,000 people converged at a Tel Aviv crossroads renamed “Democracy … Read more

Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakian presidential election | Slovakia

Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakian presidential election | Slovakia

Nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini has won Slovakia’s presidential election ahead of liberal, pro-western opposition candidate Ivan Korčok. The close ally of populist prime minister Robert Fico received 53.85% of the vote with the ballots from more than 98% polling stations counted by the Statistics Office in Saturday’s runoff election, topping former foreign minister Korčok … Read more

Two men accused of roofing scam in North York

Two men accused of roofing scam in North York

Article content Two men face fraud and mischief charges following a police investigation into an alleged roofing scam in North York. Article content Toronto Police say officers responded to a call for fraud in the area of Keele St. and Wilson Ave. around 11 a.m. on Friday. Article content Cops allege a group of males … Read more

Over 8 million bags of Tide, Gain laundry detergent packets recalled due to ‘serious injury’ risk

Over 8 million bags of Tide, Gain laundry detergent packets recalled due to ‘serious injury’ risk

Procter & Gamble Co. Tide Pods brand laundry detergent. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Over 8 million bags of liquid laundry detergent packets distributed in the U.S., including Tide and Gain, were recalled by Procter & Gamble Friday due to a “risk of serious injury” involving the product packaging. According to the Consumer Product Safety … Read more

Clean-up continues as record-breaking downpours lash Sydney

Clean-up continues as record-breaking downpours lash Sydney

Residents across Sydney and southern NSW will continue mopping up the damage from record-breaking downpours as major flooding affects some communities. Further river rises and moderate to major flooding was expected along the Hawkesbury River northwest of Sydney into Sunday morning after the week ended with 200mm across much of the catchment. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more

A superintelligence AI doomsday is not where futurists see world going

A superintelligence AI doomsday is not where futurists see world going

The widespread arrival of generative artificial intelligence has prompted alarm from many quarters. A recent U.S. government-funded study warned of “uncontrollable” consequences from AI. There are catastrophic concerns over AI-powered cyberattacks and the potential loss of jobs as AI replaces tasks. But doom is only one interpretation of AI. According to experts paid to predict … Read more

ABBA-versary: Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm – National

ABBA-versary: Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm – National

It’s 50 years since ABBA won a major battle with “Waterloo.” A half-century ago on Saturday, the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song, which opens: “My my, at Waterloo, Napoleon did surrender, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way.” The song rang out again Saturday at London’s … Read more