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Fear robots, not aliens: Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku predicts ET contact

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Fear robots, not aliens: Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku predicts ET contact

Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku believes that humans will make contact with alien civilization this century, but expects they will be largely peaceful – unlike robots, which pose a greater threat to humanity. © Nezar Balout / AFP Kaku made the revelations during a Reddit AMA (Ask me Anything), where intrigued users asked questions relating to […]

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UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria ceasefire

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UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria ceasefire

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote for ceasefire to Syrian bombing in eastern Ghouta. (Reuters) AFP, United NationsSaturday, 24 February 2018 With Russia’s backing, the UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously demanded a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow for humanitarian aid deliveries and medical evacuations. The resolution demanding the ceasefire “without delay” […]

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Farah: 25 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack

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Farah: 25 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): At least 25 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and two Taliban insurgents have been killed during a clash in the Bala Baluk district of western Farah province, an official said on Saturday. Public representative Dadullah Qane told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed a military check-post in the Kasank area of the district late […]

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Canadians call for return of relative held in Ethiopia

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Canadians call for return of relative held in Ethiopia

Family and rights group demand release of a Canadian citizen imprisoned in Ethiopia for alleged ‘terrorist crimes’. A Canadian family is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to negotiate the release of a citizen imprisoned in Ethiopia saying “there will never be a better time than now to get him home”. Canadian Bashir Makhtal, 49, […]

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Publicly hang & slice him to death’: S. Korean MPs want North’s delegate killed

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Publicly hang & slice him to death’: S. Korean MPs want North’s delegate killed

More than 70 South Korean lawmakers are calling for the leader of the North’s Olympic delegation to be publicly hanged and “sliced to death.” The demands came at a protest outside the presidential Blue House in Seoul Friday. North Korea’s general reconnaissance bureau head Kim Yong Chol speaks during an emergency briefing for diplomats basing […]

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US to open Jerusalem embassy in May 2018

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US to open Jerusalem embassy in May 2018

The US decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem prompted angry protests [File: Ammar Awad/Reuters] Announcement labelled ‘provocation to Arabs’ as May 15 marks Nakba Day and the mass displacement of Palestinians. The US State Department has said the new US embassy in Jerusalem will open in May 2018, to coincide with […]

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UN Security Council to vote Saturday on Syria ceasefire

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UN Security Council to vote Saturday on Syria ceasefire

The UN Security Council delayed a vote on demanding a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to Saturday at noon (1700 GMT) to allow more time for negotiations, diplomats said. Syria’s UN envoy Staffan De Mistura in Vienna. (File Photo: Reuters) The council has been in talks on a draft resolution on the truce since February 9 […]

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Egypt’s National Elections Authority approves Sisi and Moussa as final 2018 presidential candidates

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Egypt’s National Elections Authority approves Sisi and Moussa as final 2018 presidential candidates

Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) approved on Friday President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Moussa Mostafa Moussa, the head of the Ghad Party, as the final candidates in the upcoming presidential elections, which are set for 26-28 March 2018. National Elections Authority sets two final Presidential candidates (Photo: Ahram ) The Authority has also approved the electoral […]

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France unveils tough measures for asylum-seekers

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France unveils tough measures for asylum-seekers

A protester holds a placard reading “Papers for all or no papers at all” in Paris on Wednesday, during a demonstration against the French government’s new immigration bill. [Photo/Agencies] The government of French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled tough proposed immigration rules on Wednesday that human rights organizations say will victimize asylum-seekers. The bill, which was […]

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Nikki Haley says Israel won’t ‘love’ peace plan drafted by pro-Israel Trump advisers

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Nikki Haley says Israel won’t ‘love’ peace plan drafted by pro-Israel Trump advisers

Trump’s Middle East peace plan is almost ready but won’t be “loved” by either side, Nikki Haley has predicted. However, the Trump administration’s staunchly pro-Israel stance seems at odds with the plan’s alleged impartiality. Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. © Debbie Hill / Reuters A vision for […]

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