Chunk, the heavyweight bear with a broken jaw, finally wins Fat Bear Week
Fans choose their favourite bear based on looks or backstory
Month: October 2025
Peace slips through fingers: Hamas factions argue over Trump plan; demands disarmament clause altered
Hamas is deliberating on US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, seeking amendments on disarmament and expulsion of cadres, despite Trump’s 3-4 day ultimatum. The group is internally divided, with some favouring unconditional approval for a ce…
George Procopiou swoops on VLCC newbuilding quartet in China
The world’s top tanker owner’s orderbook got just a little bit bigger
Firm linked to UK underwear tycoon must repay $163 million for breaching COVID contracts
A British High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to an underwear tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds ($163 million) for breaching a contract to supply 25 million surgical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic.
Disarmament, Expulsion: Clauses In Trump’s Plan That Hamas Wants Amended
Hamas officials want amendments to clauses in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan including on disarmament, a Palestinian source close to the group’s leadership told AFP.
Starvation is a war crime. So why is it so rarely prosecuted?
From Bengal to Gaza, hunger is often used as a weapon of war but almost never punished.
Police van injures protester as anti-government protests turn violent in Morocco
The youth-led protests responding to calls on social media have been the largest anti-government demonstrations in years in Morocco.
Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Disrupts Daily Life
A nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan has made it nearly impossible for people to communicate with one another or the outside world and has disrupted banking services and aid distribution.
Portugal tightens immigration rules with far-right backing
Portugal’s right-wing government has won parliamentary approval for a new immigration law, passed with support from the far-right Chega party. The reforms set stricter conditions for foreigners seeking to settle in the country.
Wikimedia Deutschland launches the Wikidata Embedding Project, a vector-based semantic search database with nearly 120M entries, to make data accessible to AI (Russell Brandom/TechCrunch)
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Wikimedia Deutschland launches the Wikidata Embedding Project, a vector-based semantic search database with nearly 120M entries, to make data accessible to AI — On Wednesday, Wikimedia Deutschland annou…