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Quote of the day by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew: ‘I do not yet know of a man who became a leader as a result of having undergone a leadership course’
Quote of the day on leadership by Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew was known for his…
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US welcomes removal of International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday voted to remove its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, over findings of “serious misconduct…
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Canva’s billionaire founders donated $150 million directly to the poorest of this East African country, marking the largest unconditional cash program ever to a low-income country | World News
Canva billionaires and couple Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht have made a move challenging conventional aid by putting cash directly…
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In 1937, a botanical garden in Tahiti planted an ornamental tree; today, a single tree can produce 8.9 million seeds and threaten Queensland’s World Heritage rainforests
Photo: Steve Csurhes/ Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Biosecurity Queensland. In 1937, a botanical garden in Tahiti planted an ornamental…
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A proposed 330-megawatt AI data centre in California promised not to use Colorado River water. Now it wants 260 million gallons a year | World News
The AI boom is spreading data centres across the world faster than most tech projects. These AI lifelines work on…
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Scientists found that Japanese horseshoe bats living together in crowded colonies solve a noisy sonar problem by gradually shifting their echolocation calls to match each other’s frequency
If many bats are sending out similar sound waves at the same time, their signals can overlap. (National geographic photo)…
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Researchers used AI to study more than 116,000 birdsong recordings from over 3,000 species and discovered that despite their huge variety, birdsongs across the world are built from only eight basic acoustic building blocks
According to the research, a birdsong is shaped by both evolution and the environment. (Nature TTL) Birds may sound different…
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Quote of the day by Hulk Hogan: “If I have a problem with someone I talk about them. I don’t…” – a lesson on respect, accountability and keeping personal conflicts where they belong | World News
Disagreements happen to everyone, at work, at home, in public life. What actually separates a fair fight from an unfair…
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Quote of the Day by Marcus Aurelius, the Roman emperor who inspired Gladiator: “You have power over your mind, not outside events…” | World News
Many people recognise Marcus Aurelius as the wise Roman emperor whose fictionalised character inspired Ridley Scott’s Gladiator. Yet long before…
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Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen
Saudi authorities issued emergency warnings for the provinces of Jazan and Yanbu CAIRO: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that…
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