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Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

New Delhi, May 20 -- Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff's first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the e... Read More


Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

New Delhi, May 20 -- The death toll in the latest round of fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon surpassed 3,000, Lebanon's health ministry said Monday. The ministry sai... Read More


Argentines hunting for source of hantavirus outbreak trap rats in southernmost city

New Delhi, May 20 -- Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of U... Read More


Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

New Delhi, May 20 -- The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health author... Read More


Torrential rain and floods batter China, killing at least 12 and forcing mass evacuations

New Delhi, May 20 -- Torrential rain and floods hit parts of China this week, killing at least 12 people and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate, state media reported. State broadcaster C... Read More


Venezuela plans to free 300 people including some whose detentions are considered politically based

New Delhi, May 20 -- Venezuela's government plans to release from custody this week 300 people, some of whom have been detained for years for political reasons. National Assembly president Jorge Rodr... Read More


The Ebola outbreak started weeks ago, officials believe. Here's a timeline of what we know

New Delhi, May 19 -- Health officials believe the Ebola outbreak in Congo began weeks ago. The outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organi... Read More


Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

New Delhi, May 19 -- Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the O.J. Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74. Fuhrman was one of the first ... Read More


Ukraine's attack on Moscow is another sign the war is not so distant anymore for Russians

New Delhi, May 19 -- It's getting harder for officials in the Kremlin to cast the war in Ukraine - now in its fifth year - as something so distant that it doesn't affect the daily routines of Russian ... Read More


Brazilian court to rule on whether Belo Sun's Amazon gold mine stays suspended

New Delhi, May 19 -- A highly contested mining project in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest operated by Canadian company Belo Sun is expected to reach a key development Wednesday, when a Brazilian court... Read More