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Major music industry groups unveil new labelling system for AI-generated content they hope becomes widely adopted British artist Harry Yeff (also known as Reeps100) rehearses a song which uses artificial intelligence to render the human voice. PHOTO: AFP Several major music industry organisations on Friday unveiled a labelling system for content created with generative artificial … Read more
BERLIN: Marc Marquez secured pole position for the Germany MotoGP after the Spaniard set the fastest time on his Ducati in qualifying at the Sachsenring on Saturday, but Marco Bezzecchi will miss the rest of the weekend after breaking his collarbone following a heavy fall. Marquez, the reigning world champion, will start from pole for … Read more
FM Dar, Faisal bin Farhan voice concern over escalating hostilities, back dialogue and mediation despite Islamabad MoU Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday expressed deep concern over the recent escalation between the United States and Iran despite the signing … Read more
We think and dream and fuss and project entire worlds into existence. Meanwhile, the earth’s orbit continues and the sun goes on shining.
A speedboat carrying 36 people overturned near the island of Phu Quoc in southern Vietnam. Local media reported that 15 people had died and that the others had been rescued.
A pioneer of Op Art, he became a global sensation, creating sculptures, paintings, toys and public works that delighted the eye and confounded perception.
JOHANNESBURG: When four-time World Cup winners Italy failed to qualify for the 2026 tournament, then head coach Gennaro Gattuso lamented that Africa had so many places at the global showcase. “Africa deserves fewer World Cup slots,” he said, referring to the number of automatic qualifying places allocated to that continent rising from five to nine … Read more
Smoke rising from a US military strike near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Seventeen people, including a woman, were killed in US strikes on Iran carried out on Wednesday and Thursday, the Iranian Health Ministry said on Friday. The attacks also wounded 115 others, including two women, Hossein Kermanpour, head of the … Read more
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in the Trump era.
Typhoon still potent risk due to moisture held within rain bands spanning size of France People ride electric scooters in the rain as Typhoon Bavi approaches, in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS China evacuated more than 600,000 people on Saturday ahead of Typhoon Bavi hitting the major eastern city of Wenzhou … Read more