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Zepbound helped patients lose an average of 20.2% of their weight after 72 weeks

EASTENDERS star Dean Gaffney has revealed an awkward encounter between him and I’m A Celeb star Maura Higgins.

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard com...

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- About 470 white-naped cranes, a bird species under first-class national protection in China, have been spotted in a wetland in north China's Hebei Province, according to local authorities.

MADRID, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid is the main attraction in the third day of Copa del Rey second round ties on Thursday as Diego Simeone's side travels to play fourth tier (RFEF II) Cacereno.

MIES, Switzerland, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced Wednesday that the FIBA 3x3 World Tour is the world's fastest-growing urban sport as the 2024 season was concluded in Hong Kong, China last month.

The 2024-2025 FIS Freeski and Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup will take place at the Genting Snow Park in north China's Winter Olympic town of Chongli from December 5 to 8.

The underground marketplace distributed more than a metric ton of narcotics.

A pensioner who is refusing to leave what's being branded Britain's loneliest housing estate has told Sky News he is facing bullying and intimidation tactics to force him out.

Matter has been a big deal for the smart home, even if it wasn’t quite as impactful as many were hoping. However, one bright spot has been that Matter made it possible for Eve’s smart home products to work for Android users, and that’s now led to the debut of the first Eve app for Android alongside support for the Eve Thermo.

1. ‘Quite extraordinary’: Anna Wintour launches immersive theatre fashion show  The Guardian
2. Vogue's Anna Wintour reveals why she always wears sunglasses - even indoors  Daily Mail
3. Inside The Premiere Of Vogue: Inventing The Runway , Hosted By Anna Wintour, Cate Blanchett & Chioma Nnadi  British Vogue
4. Cate Blanchett Paired a Plunging Top with Her Signature Menswear Style  InStyle
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The Supreme Court questioned former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's bail plea in a cash-for-job scam, highlighting the recovery of crores of rupees from his premises. While acknowledging Chatterjee's prolonged incarceration, the court expressed concern over the message of granting bail to a seemingly corrupt individual.

Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday told Nepali Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli that China will offer more support to develop the country's infrastructure, Chinese state media reported. The leader of the Himalayan republic was in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders, including Xi and Premier Li Qiang, seeking to expand infrastructure cooperation after breaking with the longstanding

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
As the demand for raw materials surges to support digitalization and decarbonization, the MINE-THE-GAP project has been launched to address a pressing gap in understanding the environmental and social impacts of mining. This initiative leverages satellite technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to create reliable and scalable mining indicators. Currently, mining operations, even in reg

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Cubic Telecom, a global leader in software-defined vehicle (SDV) solutions, has announced a partnership with Skylo Technologies, a pioneer in non-terrestrial network (NTN) communications. This collaboration will integrate Skylo's satellite network into Cubic's connectivity platform, expanding its capabilities to include satellite-based global coverage. The partnership builds on Cubic Telec

The Hague (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Dutch tech giant ASML, which supplies chip-making machines for the semiconductor industry, brushed off the announcement of fresh US export curbs to China, keeping its forecasts unchanged. Washington on Monday unveiled a fresh set of restrictions on 140 companies including top Chinese chip firms, as the United States and its Western allies seek to prevent the technology from being used for mi

Beijing (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Beijing said Tuesday it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors, after Washington announced curbs targeting China's ability to make advanced chips. Among the materials banned from export are metals gallium, antimony and germanium, Beijing's commerce ministry said in a statement that cited "national security" concerns. Exports of graphit

Paris (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
AI firms have long boasted about the enormous size and capabilities of their products, but they are increasingly looking at leaner, smaller models that they say will save on energy and cost. Programs like ChatGPT are underpinned by algorithms known as "large language models", and the chatbot's creator bragged last year that its GPT-4 model had nearly two trillion "parameters" - the building

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Researchers at the University of Potsdam have unveiled a tandem solar cell combining perovskite and organic materials that sets a new efficiency benchmark of 25.7%. This advancement leverages low-temperature processing methods to reduce the carbon footprint while maximizing energy absorption across the solar spectrum. The new solar cell employs two materials that absorb distinct parts of s

The Hague (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Brazil's planned greenhouse gas emissions cuts are more ambitious than the programmes of countries that have historically pumped out more harmful gases, its climate change envoy told the top UN court on Tuesday. Speaking during landmark climate change hearings at the International Court of Justice, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado said Brazil was doing more than its historical emissions would

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 03, 2024
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a global leader in Earth data and insights, has entered into a multi-year partnership with Laconic, a company reshaping climate finance. The seven-figure agreement will provide Laconic with Planet's advanced Forest Carbon Monitoring products, including high-resolution data that enables AI-driven insights for forest carbon analysis and carbon credit trading. Unde

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 30, 2024
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has officially launched its 2024 plasma experiments, focusing on advancing plasma operation technologies critical to the development of fusion energy systems. This year's program prioritizes creating high-performance plasma confinement scenarios under extreme conditions, including high temperature, density, and current. Researchers are working to

Tokyo (AFP) Dec 3, 2024
Japan is planning to use AI to police anime and manga pirating websites that the pop-culture powerhouse accuses of costing it billions of dollars in lost revenue every year. There are at least 1,000 websites illegally offering free downloads of Japanese content, mostly its globally-renowned manga graphic novels, a group of domestic publishers claimed earlier this year. But under a 300 mi

London (AFP) Dec 4, 2024
The British government said Wednesday that it has agreed to a partnership with Qatar that will see the Gulf state invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in climate technologies. "The partnership is expected to create thousands of highly skilled jobs over its lifetime and will see the launch of world-leading climate technology hubs across the UK and Qatar to accelerate development in climate

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2024
Fusion energy is emerging as a critical component in achieving a carbon-neutral society by providing a sustainable source of electric power. At the National Institute for Fusion Science, researchers are advancing this effort through studies on magnetically confined plasma using the Large Helical Device (LHD). Unlike other gases, plasma exhibits low density, approximately one-millionth that of at