Flagrant violations of the laws of war in the escalating conflict in the Middle East are setting a dangerous precedent, aid workers in the region warn.Since Ham...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/10/middle-east-aid-workers-say-rules-war-being-flouted

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1. Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone
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2. GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic
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3. OpenAI builds first chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scales back foundry ambition
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4. The Influence of Japanese Archaeology on the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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5. 1BRC Coding Challenge: Nerd Sniping the Java Community
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6. RebrickNet – Lego Part Detector
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7. The Universal Relation
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8. RIP botsin.space
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9. Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
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10. An Evaluation of the Remote Viewing Program: Operational Applications (1995) [pdf]
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Need a new monitor for your PC? We’ve combed through scores of options to find the best monitors on the market right now. Our picks are the result of hundreds of hours spent testing the latest models from Acer, Asus, BenQ, Dell, LG, Samsung, and other major brands. While we feel that our favorite monitor overall is an awesome choice for most people, we also have alternative options for budget shoppers, gamers, and those seeking the best HDR performance. After all, not everyone needs the same features from a monitor. (If you’re looking specifically for a 4K monitor or gaming...

https://www.pcworld.com/article/811315/best-monitors-2.html

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It can be hard to find a monitor that fits all your needs, especially if you want one for gaming, especially especially if you’re on a budget. But if you mosey on over to PCWorld’s picks for the best gaming monitors, you’ll find a sweet 27-inch QHD Dell display that fits the bill. And today the bill is less than usual: just $199.99, over a hundred bucks off MSRP with free shipping. In his review of the G2724D, Matt Smith said that it’s “an alluring and reliable budget pick that delivers everything gamers expect and has no significant flaws.” With a 27-inch...

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2284265/pcworlds-favorite-budget-gaming-monitor-is-just-200-today.html

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The ports of LA and Long Beach have six monitoring stations between them as a way to keep tabs on pollution levels.

https://www.dailybreeze.com/2024/02/21/check-out-how-the-port-of-la-monitors-air-emissions-during-a-free-tour-friday/

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Israel pushed on Sunday with its military campaign to destroy Hamas over the October 7 attacks, as the focus of the deadly combat shifted to southern Gaza where...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/gaza-war-rages-christmas-eve-biden-urges-caution

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Israel kept up heavy bombing of Gaza on Monday as it faced accusations from a human rights group that it is deliberately starving Palestinians in its campaign s...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/israel-bombs-gaza-amid-accusation-it-starving-palestinians

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The children of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi said Monday they were

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/children-nobel-winner-mohammadi-worried-about-her-health

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UN Security Council ambassadors arrived Monday in Egypt to visit the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip, days after the United States vetoed a c...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/un-council-envoys-visit-gaza-crossing-crisis-spirals

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In a workshop in the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip, Ibrahim Shouman is bringing old brass stoves back to life, giving hope to displaced people deprived of ga...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/antique-stoves-gaza-only-way-cook-during-war

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The president of an Ivy League university stepped down Saturday in the wake of a firestorm of criticism after a congressional hearing on the rise in anti-Semiti...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/12/top-us-university-president-quits-after-anti-semitism-uproar

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday opened a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza by calling for a "ceasefire", echoed by other delegates looking to...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/11/gaza-aid-conference-presses-ceasefire

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Israeli troops and Hamas were locked in heavy, close quarters fighting in Gaza City on Thursday, including a 10-hour battle that Israel said toppled one of the ...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/11/fierce-street-street-combat-rages-gaza-city

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The Albanese Government has announced today the next steps it is taking to strengthen integrity in the international education sector and better protect students. These actions will tackle serious integrity issues in the sector as identified in the Rapid Review into the Exploitation of Australia's Visa System (Nixon Review). As part of its response to the Nixon Review, the Government will build risk indicators across the international education system. These risk indicators will inform a monitoring framework that will drive targeted compliance by education regulators, and we will increase monitoring of student attendance.

https://www.miragenews.com/advancing-integrity-of-international-education-1095294/

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BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida-linked militants attacked an army position in northwest Syria on Friday, killing at least nine government soldiers and wounding others, opposition activists said. There was no immediate word from the government. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said nine soldiers died as well as one of the attackers, who belong to the al-Qaida-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, the strongest insurgent group in northwest Syria. It said 12 soldiers and one HTS member were wounded in the attack.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3219733/syrian-insurgents-kill-at-least-9-soldiers-in-attack-in-the-countrys-northwest.html

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A researcher at AimedBio, a local biotech company specializing in antibody-drug conjugates technology, looks at a monitor in a lab. The Life Science Fund of Samsung C&T, Samsung Biologics and Samsung Bioepis announced Wednesday that it made an equity investment in the local company. [SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS] Samsung's Life Science Fund made an equity investment in AimedBio, a Korean biotech company specializing in antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), Samsung Biologics said Wednesday. This is the fund's fourth investment, and the first in a domestic company.

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/640/0000043312?sid=101

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The United Nations on Tuesday announced that it has conducted 200 cross-border missions delivering aid into northwest Syria from Türkiye since the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries in February. The milestone mission took place on Sunday via the Bab al-Salam crossing, said UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, speaking during his daily briefing in New York. Once in Syria, personnel from the World Health Organization ( WHO ) conducted monitoring visits to health facilities and agency warehouses in the cities of Afrin and Azaz.

https://www.miragenews.com/un-finalizes-200th-aid-mission-to-syria-turkey-1074155/

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By AP News Published Aug 26, 2023 06:22 am BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents in northwest Syria attacked an army position Saturday killing and wounding more than 30 troops, opposition activists said. The attack came days after Russian and Syrian warplanes carried out several airstrikes on the last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib and parts of Aleppo killing several insurgents. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the Ansar al-Tawhid group, which is allied with al-Qaida, carried out the attack with its members first detonating a massive bomb and then storming the position manned by government troops.

https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/world/3216203/an-attack-by-al-qaida-allied-group-in-northwest-syria-kills-wounds-dozens-of-troops-activists-say.html

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Beirut, Lebanon: An attack by Islamic State group jihadists on Syrian government forces in the war-torn country's east has killed 33 soldiers, a monitor said Saturday, revising an earlier toll of 26 deaths. The attack late Thursday on an army bus was the extremist group's deadliest targeting on government forces this year, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a press conference with Iraq's Prime Minister in Damascus on July 16, 2023.

https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/14/world/americas-emea/death-toll-in-is-attack-on-syria-army-bus-rises-to-33-monitor/1905191

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Acoustic emission (AE) monitoring is used to reveal the interaction mechanisms in pulsed laser processing of float glass. Circular ablated pits and irregular shaped cracks are formed on the float glass's upper surface by the pulsed laser dotting. By analyzing the AE signals, the intensity of laser ablation can be assessed, and the formation of large crack can be extracted. This work proves that it is feasible to apply AE monitoring in study the pulsed laser dotting process of float glass, and provides an alternative for monitoring study of pulsed laser processing of other brittle materials.

https://www.miragenews.com/essential-acoustic-emission-technique-analyzes-1068226/

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MANILA -Filipinos are using the slowest 5G (fifth generation) connectivity service—the latest technology enabling better-performing internet connections—across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a monitoring conducted by network intelligence firm Ookla in the first half. In its '5G in Asia Pacific: Deployment Momentum Continues' report, Ookla noted that several countries in the region are clocking in better median download performance compared to some of the top European markets as they continue to roll out 5G technology.

https://business.inquirer.net/412254/ph-has-slowest-5g-service-in-region

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KORONADAL CITY — The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is seeking the return of the Malaysia-led International Monitoring Team (IMT), the independent foreign peacekeepers who left Mindanao a year ago after the Philippine government failed to renew their mandate in the Mindanao peace process. In a resolution passed earlier this month, the MILF central committee headed by MILF chair Ahod 'Al Haj Murad' Ebrahim, concurrent interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro, appealed to President Marcos to allow the IMT back in Mindanao to ensure that the gains of the peace process would be protected.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1795315/milf-to-govt-bring-back-truce-monitors

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TAGUM CIO June 29, 2023 THE Region's celebration of Eid al-Adha was 'generally peaceful' as there were no untoward incidents reported, authorities say. Both Police Regional Office - Region (PRO-) and City Police Office (DCPO) spokespersons said the activity is 'generally peaceful'. For DCPO spokesperson Police Captain Hazel Tuazon, she said their office had already prepared security measures ahead of time as they designate station commanders to lead monitoring during the activity.

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1965226/davao/local-news/eid-al-adha-in-davao-generally-peaceful

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Generally fair weather is forecasted in Cebu for the next four days or until Sunday, July 2, Pagasa-Mactan said. The state weather bureau stationed in Mactan forecasts added that cloudy skies and isolated rains can also be experienced. Pagasa Mactan chief Engr. Al Quiblat said they haven't monitored any Low-Pressure Area or tropical cyclone within the Philippine Area of Responsibility. However, Pagasa is currently observing a cloud cluster, which has a chance of developing into an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), should it intensify.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/513085/fair-weather-until-sunday-in-cebu-says-pagasa

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1. The most famous NYT crossword: 1996 presidential election day (2009)
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2. The Rise and Fall of CORBA (2006)
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3. Steel Bank Common Lisp
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4. In practice, cool URLs can become inaccessible even if they don't change
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5. Twitter now requires an account to view tweets
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6. GitHub – kkuchta/CSS-only-chat: A monstrous async web chat using no JavaScript
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7. Radioactive spill near Richland WA worse than expected
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8. Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies [pdf]
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9. The Condiment Packet Gallery
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10. You Might Not Own the Data of Your Air Quality Monitor
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SEOUL, May 30 (Bernama-Yonhap) -- North Korea plans to launch its first military spy satellite in June, and the planned launch is aimed at monitoring United States military activity in real-time, a ranking official in charge of military affairs said Tuesday. In a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, Ri Pyong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea (WPK), said the North's planned satellite launch is an "indispensable" act to strengthen war preparedness.

https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2193560

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The Salvation Government affiliated with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria’s Idlib province closed schools and popular markets amid the outbreak of the coronaviru...

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/09/northwest-syria-closes-schools-markets-slow-virus-spread

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KUALA LUMPUR: The "Jihad against Inflation' move initiated by the government almost a month ago is already showing positive results, say experts. The Special Task Force on Jihad against Inflation, according to experts, is on the right track to deal with the rising cost of living, an issue Malaysians have been grappling with lately.  The team's commitment to tackling inflation is reflected through the various initiatives it has taken, including providing subsidies as well as monitoring and carrying out enforcement activities through the relevant ministries.

http://klse.i3investor.com/web/blog/detail/savemalaysia/2022-07-28-story-h1626999779-_Jihad_against_inflation_showing_positive_results_say_experts

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FILE PHOTO: A photo of Al Qaeda's leader, Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, is seen in this still image taken from a video released on September 12, 2011. REUTERS/SITE Monitoring Service via Reuters/File Photo WASHINGTON — Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor and surgeon, helped coordinate the Sept.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1639041/al-qaeda-leader-zawahiri-killed-in-cia-drone-strike-in-afghanistan-us-officials

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A closed court session broadcasts live on a monitor in a district court in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. A court in Warsaw has opened proceedings in a defamation case brought by Poland's most powerful politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, against the journalist who publicly alleges the leader of the country's ruling party is gay. Kaczynski is demanding an apology and a retraction from journalist Jan Pinski. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/077/0005705811?sid=104

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