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Whats the Pinglu Canal, Chinas new gateway to Southeast Asia?
Shayma Zhou Yi Yi
Beijing, China China is opening its first modern river-to-sea canal for navigation on Wednesday, a project that aims to dramatically cut down shipping distances between the countrys southern hinterl ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
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Man, 90, fails to get maintenance from 89-year-old ex-wife after 64-year marriage
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SINGAPORE: A family court has rejected a 90-year-old man's claim for spousal maintenance from his 89-year-old wife, noting that both of them are in the twilight of their lives. The court also noted ...[Continue Reading]
CNA
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AMD is reportedly prepping its own version of DLSS 5 for next-gen RDNA 5 and Radeon
Kosta Andreadis
According to known leaker and insider Kepler_L2, who has previously leaked information on GPU architectures and models from both AMD and NVIDIA, Team Red is developing its own version of DLSS 5 Neura ...[Continue Reading]
TweakTown
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Saudi Arabia says Houthis target Mecca, warns of 'red line'
Mahima Kapoor
A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition battling Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis accused the rebels of targeting the holy city of Mecca on Wednesday, sparking outrage throughout the Muslim world amid the o ...[Continue Reading]
DW (English)
1 day ago
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10 Ways Climate-Change-Altered Hurricanes May Come To Bite Us
Yves Smith
Yves here. If headlines are any guide, it seems the epic and sustained heat over the summer and in part of the US shook a lot of the general public out of its climate complacency. Nevertheless, some ...[Continue Reading]
Nakedcapitalism.com
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Attrition-tolerant Wildfire combat drone brings mass firepower
David Szondy
General Atomics has unveiled its proposal for the next generation of Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) drones in the form of its Wildfire Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS). Designed as a lower-cost ...[Continue Reading]
New Atlas
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