Rome : Italy opposes the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a military operation, Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Tuesday. “We have made it clear to our allies that we oppose a military escalation and that it is impossible to end the conflict just by removing the dictator Assad through force,” Gentiloni told […]
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May defends legality of Syria attacks in parliament
London : British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday defended before Parliament the legality of her decision to bomb Syrian government facilities in coordination with the US and France. May claimed Saturday’s missile attacks were “not just morally right but also legally right” and were not about getting further involved in Syria’s seven-year civil war, […]
2 killed, one critical in London stabbings
London : Two people were stabbed to death in separate attacks in London within 40 minutes of each other while a third stabbing incident left a man critically injured, police said. A 26-year-old man died in hospital after being attacked in Colindale, while a woman in her 30s died on the spot after she was […]
Russia not tampering with Syria attack site
Moscow : Russia has denied interfering with evidence at the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria’s Douma that claimed over 70 lives and led to military intervention by the US, the UK and France. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview to the BBC said: “I can guarantee that Russia has […]
UK wants AI sans power to destroy human beings
London : The autonomous power to hurt, destroy or deceive human beings should never be vested in Artificial Intelligence (A), said a UK parliamentary report on Monday. It is essential that ethics take centre stage in AI’s development and use, said the House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Committee’s report — AI in the UK: Ready, […]
80 genes that trigger depression identified
London : Nearly 80 genes that could be linked to depression have been identified, a finding that adds to the evidence that it is partly a genetic disorder, say scientists. Depression, a common mental disorder, is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organisation […]
Convinced Trump to remain in Syria: Macron
Paris : French President Emmanuel Macron said that he “convinced” his American counterpart Donald Trump to remain in Syria before the coordinated strikes launched against targeted Syrian government sites in response to an alleged chemical attack, the media reported. “Ten days ago, President Trump said the US’s will is to disengage from Syria. We convinced […]
WhatsApp image helps cops catch drug dealer in Britain
London : In what could begin a new era for forensic science, the police in Britain have arrested a drug dealer based on fingerprints they found on a WhatsApp image sent by the criminal to his clients. The photograph showed part of the dealer’s hand “and there was potentially a fingerprint,” the BBC reported late […]
Ready for talk to bring peace back to Syria: Macron
Paris : French President Emmanuel Macron has said he was ready to talk to all, including Russia and Iran, to pave the way for inclusive political transition in the war-torn Syria. “I say it from the beginning, to build lasting peace, one needs to dialogue with Iran, Russia and Turkey. France’s policy is to talk […]
Gays, lesbians face subtle discrimination from neighbours
Toronto : Despite claiming to support gay rights, many straight people who live in predominantly gay neighbourhoods still practice subtle forms of discrimination when interacting with their gay and lesbian neighbours, researchers have found. According to research published in the journal City and Community, straight people living in “gaybourhoods” interact with their gay and lesbian neighbours […]