Author: Isla

Barack and Michelle Obama, Joe and Dr. Jill Biden, Bill and Hilary Clinton and George W. Bush convened in Philadelphia on Saturday alongside leaders in media, sports and entertainment as part of a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States.  The historic convening of every living former U.S. president and three out of four former first ladies was accompanied by conversations with actors like Nicole Kidman, current and former Saturday Night Live head writers Tina Fey and Colin Jost, Super Bowl champion Tom Brady and future NFL player Joshua Fernando Mendoza and musician Garth Brooks. Conversations were moderated…

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The prolonged dry season and extreme temperatures, known as “El Nino Godzilla,” are expected to hit Indonesia starting in April 2026. Indonesian Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has assured that national food stocks are in a safe condition.Amran said the El Nino Godzilla phenomenon is predicted to affect Indonesia for six months. However, he urged the public not to worry about food availability.“Our rice stock currently stands at 4.9 million tons, which is predicted to meet needs for the next 11 months. It is safe,” Amran said during a visit to the Bulog Banjar Kemantren Warehouse in Sidoarjo, East…

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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian police have rearrested a Pakistani detainee who fled custody from Sungai Buloh Prison in Selangor earlier in April. The fugitive, identified as 24-year-old Muhammad Hassan, is believed to have survived for seven days by hiding in forests and sneaking into construction sites at night.Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the arrest was the result of six days of intelligence-gathering, assisted by information from the Pakistan Embassy.According to Bernama, Selangor police chief Shazeli Kahar said the inmate was successfully recaptured at about 5pm on April 18 by a team from the Intelligence and Special Operations Division of the…

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Dubai International Airport (DXB) – the world’s busiest hub for international passengers – remains open but is running a pared-back timetable as the UAE works through the after-effects of recent regional air-space restrictions. In a detailed briefing on 18 April 2026, Dubai Airports said all three terminals are processing arrivals and departures, yet passengers should expect capped frequencies, uneven daily loads and occasional last-minute cancellations. The disruption traces back to late-February drone and missile attacks linked to the wider Gulf conflict, which prompted temporary airspace closures across the UAE. While a 5 April cease-fire allowed regulators to relax the most…

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Published on 19/04/2026 at 14:40 Chongqing mixes neon, vertical architecture, monorails between buildings, and robotics and AI projects, reinforcing its futuristic image and consolidating its fame as the most impressive cyberpunk city in China Chongqing, in southwestern China, features buildings illuminated by neon, monorails crossing through structures, and robotics and AI projects, a combination that reinforces its reputation as a cyberpunk city and helps explain why the metropolis is seen as futuristic today. Vertical city and futuristic visual Built between rivers and mountains, Chongqing has gained fame for its unusual landscape. The city has become a reference for cyberpunk cities…

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article A person sits on a sofa with a laptop and searches the internet, including ChatGPT, for search results on symptoms of illness such as “appendicitis symptoms”, with a hot water bottle lying next to them. (Photo by Philip Dulian/picture alliance via Ge For nearly half of Americans, artificial intelligence plays some sort of role in their health care decisions, a new Gallup poll found.  Big picture view: In most cases, that role supplements other medical advice or serves as a way to get quick answers. However, in some cases, AI is being used as a substitute for a trip…

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NEW DELHI: The concept and nomenclature of Civil Lines, residential areas established by the British and long associated with their proximity to administrative power, may fade into history.As the Centre intensifies its efforts to replace remnants of colonial-era laws and practices with alternatives that are of Indian origin and reflect the country’s culture, the framework ‘Civil Lines’ has been identified as one such legacy for review.TOI has learnt that an extensive exercise is being undertaken to identify vestiges of British rule, aimed at decolonising mindset and embracing indigenous identity. PM Narendra Modi, in Jan, had asked ministers and top bureaucrats…

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The Delhi government has begun drafting a semiconductor policy focused on positioning the Capital as a hub for semiconductor design by providing capital incentives and a platform for infrastructure development, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.The CM said the policy will generate high-quality job opportunities in chip design, semiconductor research, and advanced packaging.The proposed policy – dubbed “Delhi Semiconductor Policy” – is structured around five key pillars: semiconductor design and intellectual property development; research, development and innovation; manufacturing-enabling activities such as Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) and Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Testing (OSAT); development of ancillary industries;…

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