As the US reeled in the wake of 9/11, the arrest of a top government analyst who’d spent years spying for Cuba went almost unnoticed. Ana Montes leaves prison this month and the author of a new book tells Sheila Flynn just how damaging her betrayals re…
I’m going to be the world’s tallest man – I’m bigger than houses in my village but people always ask me the same thing
A GIANT dubbed the world’s tallest man towers over the houses in his village – and even wears shoes made out of tyres.
Sulemana Abdul Samed, 29, has been growing at an extraordinary rate for years – and at a recent check-up, he was…
Google Develops Free Terrorism-Moderation Tool For Smaller Websites
Google is developing a free moderation tool that smaller websites can use to identify and remove terrorist material, as new legislation in the UK and the EU compels Internet companies to do more to tackle illegal content. From a report: The software is…
Russians angry at commanders over Ukrainian strike that killed scores
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Al-Qaida’s ‘bizarre’ silence over Zawahiri successor
Al-Qaida is taking its time to announce a new leader, possibly because the group’s central command is limited in relevance. The group’s arch-enemy, Islamic State, has faced similar difficulties in filling its leadership since its “caliph” Abu Bakr al-B…
Could robots do the work of master marble sculptors?
Contemporary artists disagree over the use of robots as creators, and even the human behind “1L” admits the human touch “makes the difference.”
Spain busts group that smuggled thousands of tonnes of electronic waste to Africa
Spanish police have broken up a criminal group that smuggled over 5,000 tonnes of hazardous electronic waste from Spain’s Canary Islands to several African countries, authorities said Tuesday.
Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023
UK rail staff disrupted the New Year return to work on Tuesday in the latest strike action by workers in a range of sectors over the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Workers across the economy are at loggerheads with the government as they …
NNSA to Make Converdyn Contract for Uranium Reserve Official
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) plans to award Converdyn a five-year, sole-source contract to convert triuranium octoxide into uranium hexafluoride as part of a new federal uranium stockpiling program. Converdyn, a Metropolis, Ill.,…
Brazilian president Lula joins the mourners at wake for football icon Pelé
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid his last respects on Tuesday to Pelé during a wake for the former Brazil international on the pitch at FC Santos where the player rose to prominence as a teenager in the late 1950s. Lula took office o…