• 11/16/2024

Taiwan to stage the year’s first civil defense drill in Taichung

Taipei, April 12 (CNA) Taiwan will stage the first civil defense drill this year in Taichung on Thursday and will focus more on wartime preparation and key infrastructure protection, according to the All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency under the Ministry of National Defense. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202304120025

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ChatGPT Can Give Great Answers. But Only If You Know How to Ask the Right Question.

Wall Street Journal That’s why companies are hiring ‘prompt engineers’—experts in talking to AI systems effectively. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chatgpt-ask-the-right-question-12d0f035

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China issues warning as US, Philippines stage largest-ever drills

Fox News China warned on Wednesday that strengthening ties between the U.S. and the Philippines should not harm its security and territorial interests, including longstanding tensions in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in a statement issued by the country’s embassy in Manila that U.S. drills held in the Philippines…

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Serbia’s top diplomat refutes allegations of Belgrade supplying weapons to Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Ivica Dacic stressed that “the Republic of Serbia adheres to its policy of military neutrality and complies with the conclusions of the National Security Council of February last year” https://tass.com/world/1603307

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How did Earth get its water? Exoplanet research raises new theories

Jerusalem Post Israeli-born scientist says study is the first step in determining whether there is life on planets beyond our solar system. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-739044

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Shiveluch volcano eruption in Kamchatka following best-case scenario — volcanologist

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Director of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexey Ozerov noted that scientists had been expecting the eruption for several months https://tass.com/science/1603301

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Video: The Real Story About Inflation

Wall Street Journal The CPI came in below economists’ expectations at 5.0% in March, as inflation continues to decline. https://www.wsj.com/articles/video-the-real-story-about-inflation-9a222a03

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Nutrition, Exercise: Medical Schools Boost Teaching of Healthy Behaviors to Fight Chronic Disease

Wall Street Journal Educators increasingly weave ‘lifestyle medicine’ principles into core curriculums for medical students https://www.wsj.com/articles/nutrition-exercise-medical-schools-boost-teaching-of-healthy-behaviors-to-fight-chronic-disease-afb045bc

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Petelin, Prokopyev to make at least three spacewalks — program director

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The dates to be known later https://tass.com/science/1603295

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IDF rescue pilots describe harrowing conditions in flood rescue ops

Jerusalem Post The pilots conducting the rescue missions dealt with long flights in the dark with lightning, rains, winds and torrential streams. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-739046

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