Floods kill at least 6 in Japan on earthquake-battered peninsula
Heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides on a Japanese peninsula recovering from an earthquake this year killed at least six people, local media reported on Monday.
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Marxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order
The Marxist candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, led the early counting in Sri Lanka’s presidential elections on Sunday, riding a wave of popular anger at the established political order that has run the South Asian nation’s economy into the ground.
Walkie-talkie firm probes link to 2nd wave of Lebanon blasts as Israel declares ‘new phase’ of war
The blasts that rocked Lebanon for a second day reached the doors of a walkie-talkie maker in Japan on Thursday, as Israel's declaration of a "new phase" to the conflict raised fears of all-out war.
Big AI models will be commoditized — the value will come from the applications, Infosys chair says
Massive artificial intelligence models built by the likes of OpenAI will eventually become commoditized with the next wave of value in the technology coming from the applications that are built on top of the models, the co-founder and chair of Infosys told CNBC on Tuesday.
New Delhi’s top elected official resigns after being released on bail in a bribery case
NEW DELHI (AP) — One of India’s leading opposition figures resigned his post as New Delhi’s chief minister on Tuesday, days after he emerged from prison on bail in a bribery case.
SpaceX capsule splashes down after history-making Polaris Dawn mission
A SpaceX capsule carrying four private citizens splashed down off the coast of Florida before dawn at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday morning, ending a historic mission that included the world's first all-civilian spacewalk.
Indian state imposes curfew and shuts internet after fresh wave of ethnic clashes
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Indian authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew and shut down the internet in some parts of the northeastern state of Manipur following protests from students against a fresh wave of ethnic violence, which has roiled the state for more than a year.
India’s Manipur imposes curfew, cuts internet to quell escalating violence
The move follows student protests calling for peace that erupted in response to a new wave of ethnic violence.