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Damning Report Details Rapes And Sexual Abuse Of Children By Catholic Priests In Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania grand jury has released a damning report proving that 301 Catholic priests raped, sexually abused, groped, sodomized and otherwise sexually humiliated thousands of hapless boys and girls over a period of seven decades. A Pennsylvania grand jury has released a damning report proving that 301 Catholic priests raped, sexually abused, groped, sodomized and otherwise sexually humiliated thousands of hapless boys and girls over a period of seven decades. -
Slowdown But No Crash For China’s Property Market
The multi-trillion dollar real estate market in China, the world's largest, has slowed down and the short-term outlook isn't at all rosy. The culprit once again: soaring prices. The multi-trillion dollar real estate market in China, the world's largest, has slowed down and the short-term outlook isn't at all rosy. The culprit once again: soaring prices. -
DARPA Program Can Spot AI-created ‘Deepfake’ Videos
A program run by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can automatically spot ultra realistic fake videos called "Deepfakes." A program run by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can automatically spot ultra realistic fake videos called "Deepfakes." -
Bad Loans By China’s Banks Surge to 10-Year High
Bad loans or non-performing loans on the books of Chinese banks swelled to their highest level in over a decade in June, largely due to the government's two year-long clean-up or deleveraging of the massive and illegal shadow banking industry. Bad loans or non-performing loans on the books of Chinese banks swelled to their highest level in over a decade in June, largely due to the government's two year-long clean-up or deleveraging of the massive and illegal shadow banking industry. -
Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad to Axe Chinese Projects Worth Over $20 billion
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will cancel two multi-billion dollar Chinese-backed projects agreed to by his predecessor, the disgraced Najib Razak, who is now in prison for allegedly embezzling billions of dollars from government coffers. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will cancel two multi-billion dollar Chinese-backed projects agreed to by his predecessor, the disgraced Najib Razak, who is now in prison for allegedly embezzling billions of dollars from government coffers. -
Coke Acquires Stake In Bodyarmor To Do Battle Against Pepsi’s Gatorade
The Coca-Cola Company has bought a small but undisclosed stake in New York-based sports drink maker "Bodyarmor SuperDrink" as part of a renewed sports drink war against rival PepsiCo and its market leading sports drink, Gatorade. The Coca-Cola Company has bought a small but undisclosed stake in New York-based sports drink maker "Bodyarmor SuperDrink" as part of a renewed sports drink war against rival PepsiCo and its market leading sports drink, Gatorade. -
First Digital Birth Control App Cleared For Sale In The USA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the first digital birth control app in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the first digital birth control app in the United States. -
Pentagon Invests $800 million to Advance AI Underwater Drone Program
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded nearly $800 million in contracts to 23 companies to advance research and development into autonomous underwater drones that can either be used for reconnaissance or as explosive weapons. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) awarded nearly $800 million in contracts to 23 companies to advance research and development into autonomous underwater drones that can either be used for reconnaissance or as explosive weapons. -
Afghan Government Troops Lose 100 Men Dead In Battle For Ghazni City
The Afghan government said its forces have regained control over most of Ghazni city on Aug. 14, four days after Taliban insurgents launched a major offensive aimed at seizing this strategically located city. The Afghan government said its forces have regained control over most of Ghazni city on Aug. 14, four days after Taliban insurgents launched a major offensive aimed at seizing this strategically located city. -
Shaanxi Wants Chinese Couples to Make As Many Babies As They Want
The provincial government of Shaanxi in northwest China has again called on Beijing to abolish all birth limits so Chinese couples can have as many children as they want while reversing a dangerous drop in the birth rate. The provincial government of Shaanxi in northwest China has again called on Beijing to abolish all birth limits so Chinese couples can have as many children as they want while reversing a dangerous drop in the birth rate.