UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland’s yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage
The U.N.’s cultural agency has listed Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of intangible cultural heritage.
Day: December 11, 2025
UNESCO gives a shout-out to Switzerland’s yodeling by adding it to list of cultural heritage
Switzerland’s long-celebrated yodeling has received a response from the U.N. cultural agency: The Alpine tradition of chant and song is indeed worthy of classification in a list of the world’s cultural heritage.
Ethiopia arrests ‘indecently’ dressed TikTok stars after awards ceremony
Adonay Berhane, Wongelawit Gebre Endrias and four others are accused by police of undermining public morality.
Google DeepMind launches an enhanced Gemini Deep Research agent accessible to developers via its new Interactions API, along with a new DeepSearchQA benchmark (The Keyword)
The Keyword:
Google DeepMind launches an enhanced Gemini Deep Research agent accessible to developers via its new Interactions API, along with a new DeepSearchQA benchmark — We have reimagined Gemini Deep Research to be more powerfu…
Meet Karandeep Anand and Sriram Krishnan: Indian-origin innovators named ‘AI architects’ in TIME’s Person of the Year
Two Indian-origin innovators, Karandeep Anand and Sriram Krishnan, are recognized by TIME as “Architects of AI.” Anand leads Character.AI, revolutionizing consumer AI interaction, while Krishnan shapes US AI policy as a White House advisor. Their inclu…
Huge undersea wall dating from 5000 BC found in France – BBC
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Half of Britain’s destroyer fleet now have power issue fixed
Three of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers have now completed the long-running Power Improvement Project (PIP) to resolve previous power generation problems.
The post Half of Britain’s destroyer fleet now have power issue fixed first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Austrian lawmakers pass headscarf ban for under-14s in schools
Rights group Amnesty says ban, which will affect around 12,000 girls, will ‘add to racist climate towards Muslims’.
This Country Wants US Spy Planes. Not For Espionage, But To Hunt Al Qaeda
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station US spy planes in the country’s north to carry outcross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel
IOC urges sports bodies to let Russian youth teams, athletes compete with flag and anthem
The International Olympic Committee took a big step toward reintegrating Russia and Belarus into world sports Thursday by advising governing bodies to let the countries’ youth teams and athletes compete with their full identity of national flag and ant…