- Fighting in recent days has centered around the eastern towns of Bani Suaila, Al-Zanna, and Al-Karara
- Diplomatic efforts by Arab mediators to conclude a ceasefire deal seem to be on hold
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- Midjourney, Luma Labs and Krea AI are just some of the programs that are transforming how fashion designers work
- As with many creative industries, there are anxieties about just how involved AI ought to be in the design process
- Israel wants to screen Palestinians returning to Gaza’s north, but Hamas rejects demand
- Egypt also rejects Israeli demand to retain control over its border with Gaza, sources say
- Brazil’s search for a global agreement on taxing the richest of the rich is backed by France, Spain, South Africa, Colombia and the African Union
- US under President Biden supports the idea but prefers that it be done by country as tax policy is very difficult to coordinate globally, says Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
- Murdoch is trying to expand Lachlan Murdoch’s voting power in the Murdoch Family Trust to secure a majority and ensure that he cannot be challenged by the siblings, says report
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Stargazing at Hisma desert
Located 90 km west of Tabuk city in northwest Saudi Arabia, the desert of Hikma is fast becoming a center of “astro-tourism.” Hisma’s distance from high artificial light pollution makes it an ideal spot for observing stars, galaxies, passing meteors, and falling comets at night time, says Majed Abu Zahra, president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society.
Standing stone circles of AlUla
A study that examined 431 standing stone circles at various sites in Harrat Uwayrid in AlUla concludes that people living in that part of Saudi Arabia’s northwest during the Neolithic era, or the later part of the Stone Age, were not merely simple pastoralists but had distinctive architecture, domesticated animals, jewelry, and diverse tools.
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Russia-Ukraine Conflict
- “We need to remind the world that Ukraine exists, is fighting, and is capable of winning,” Bidnyi said
- Ukraine won 19 medals in Tokyo in 2021, but Bidnyi says under the vastly different circumstances this year there was a different bar to be set
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