Prominent Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan dies at 101
Top Iranian filmmaker Ebrahim Taghavi Shirazi, known as Ebrahim Golestan, passed away late on Tuesday away from home in England at the age of 101.
Day: August 23, 2023
Russian general not seen since Wagner mutiny ‘sacked’
The head of Russia’s aerospace force General Sergei Surovikin has been sacked, state media said Wednesday, after he disappeared from public view following a failed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group in June.Nicknamed “General Armageddon” for his rut…
Teenager rescued with 7 others from a broken cable car over a Pakistan gorge says it was a miracle
The rescue of six school children and two adults who were plucked from a broken cable car that was dangling precariously hundreds of metres above a steep gorge was a miracle, a survivor said Wednesday. The teenager said he and the others felt repeatedl…
Republican debate: Who are the presidential candidates’ partners?
GOP contenders meeting in Wisconsin on Wednesday for campaign season’s first public showdown, with their anxious wives and husbands expected to be waiting in the wings
Zoom’s AI terms overhaul sets stage for broader data use scrutiny
Zoom updated its terms and conditions — again — on Friday following persistent criticism related to language that allowed the company to use customer data to train its AI systems.
Russia is sinking its own ships in a desperate attempt to protect a vital bridge from sea drones, Ukraine says
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American sprinter Gabby Thomas well-researched in power of sleep, even writing paper on rest
The importance of a good night’s rest is not lost on American sprinter Gabby Thomas.
Daughter pleads with U.S , Germany to help father on Iran death row
The daughter of a German citizen of Iranian descent who was sentenced to death by Tehran pleaded Tuesday for the United States and Germany to act urgently to save him.Jamshid Sharmahd’s daughter met in Washington with US officials after holding a sit-…
Eight Republicans prepare for primary debate overshadowed by Trump absence
Eight rivals for the Republican nomination for the White House take part in a first TV primary debate on Wednesday but much of the focus is likely to be on an absentee, with Donald Trump, hit by a series of legal woes, deciding not to take part.
Canada to deploy army to help fight wildfires in British Columbia
In Canada, wildfires have forced about 27,000 people to evacuate their homes in the province of British Columbia.