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Fighting in southern Lebanon abated on Monday after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the wider conflict, but local authorities warned displaced people not to rush home, and Israel said it would not withdraw its troops from the area. Lebanon has suffered the deadliest spillover of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with nearly …
Read More »Flare-ups in fighting continue as U.S. expects response from Iran on proposal to end hostilities
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The United States said it expected a response from Iran to its latest proposal to end …
Read More »Israeli strike destroys last bridge over Litani River as intense fighting continues in south Lebanon
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. An Israeli strike destroyed the last bridge over the Litani River into Lebanon’s south, according to …
Read More »‘We will be fighting’: Indian transgender activist says as new bill strips right to self-identify
LISTEN | Full interview with Sylvie Merchant of Lakshya Trust: As It Happens6:38India’s transgender community vows to fight new bill that strips right to self-identify Seven years after India adopted legislation to protect transgender people, it has passed new amendments to scale back those rights. A new bill, passed in …
Read More »Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital. Both said they were suspending fighting ahead of the Muslim holiday of …
Read More »Residents, 1st responders enter devastated Syrian city Aleppo after days of deadly fighting
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Residents started returning to a contested neighbourhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Sunday after …
Read More »Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump’s ceasefire claim
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald …
Read More »New York Times, AP, Reuters and Newsmax among news organizations fighting new press rules
News organizations including the New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a U.S. Defence Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon. Those outlets say the policy …
Read More »These TikTokers are fighting ‘brain rot’ by creating their own curriculum
Marjorie Rhéaume was scrolling through her TikTok feed when she came across a video of someone who had willingly assigned themselves reading as part of a personal curriculum. Intrigued by the idea, Rhéaume’s “for you” page was soon flooded with similar videos. Rhéaume, who lives in Sherbrooke, Que., creates video content for TikTok and …
Read More »Researchers turn to AI for help fighting superbugs
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Vulnerable patients with superbugs need antibiotics to work better, say doctors and scientists who are …
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