Meet Zaein, which was created by Pulse9 one of the most influential artificial intelligence companies in South Korea, aiming to make the corporate dreams of the ideal employee come true. Zaein is one of South Korea’s most active virtual people. Her face is a deep fake. Her body belongs to …
Read More »Kate Middleton unlikely to attend England vs South Africa
Kate Middleton, who is patron of England’s rugby organizations since February 2022, isn’t expected to attend England semifinal match-up today against South Africa. The Princess of Wales has cheered two games of this Rugby World Cup so far: She was at a group stage match in September, and last weekend, …
Read More »3 Face Federal Charges in Bizarre South Florida Kidnapping Plot
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Two brothers and another man are facing federal charges following a kidnapping that took some bizarre twists, including an attempted waterboarding when they tried to make the victim help them lure the intended target, federal officials said Tuesday. The suspects kidnapped the man at gunpoint outside his apartment …
Read More »Jurgen Klinsmann earns first home win as coach of South Korea’s national team
Jurgen Klinsmann earned his first home win as coach of South Korea’s national team on Friday with a 4-0 victory over Tunisia in a friendly match. Klinsmann, a former Germany great who previously coached his country’s national team and the United States, won his second straight match with South Korea …
Read More »The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly. The outcome could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives. The court’s six conservative justices signaled skepticism with a lower court …
Read More »Deadly Bird Flu Reappears in US Commercial Poultry Flocks in Utah and South Dakota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that avian influenza, which is deadly to commercial …
Read More »South Korea beat Japan to take gold at Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — South Korea’s men defeated Japan 2-1 to take soccer gold at the Asian Games on Saturday and also collected the much bigger prize of military exemption. All male gold-medal winners at the Games are, by South Korean law, granted exemptions from the 18 to 21 months …
Read More »South Korea retain Asian Games soccer gold as Cho hits comeback winner
HANGZHOU, China, Oct 7 (Reuters) – South Korea fought back to hand Japan a 2-1 defeat in the final of the Asian Games men’s soccer on Saturday, claiming a third successive gold medal in the event and earning their players a coveted exemption from military service. Cho Young-wook hit the …
Read More »Desmond Tutu’s modest car reminds South Africans of his values
CAPE TOWN, Oct 7 (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu could have chosen practically any car in the world when billionaire Warren Buffett offered to buy him a vehicle. But in 2008, the archbishop picked a modest Toyota Corolla with manual transmission over the luxury BMWs and Mercedes …
Read More »Near collision, tense encounter as Beijing flexes muscles in the South China Sea
NEAR THE SECOND THOMAS SHOAL, South China Sea, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The crew of the Philippine coastguard boat watch anxiously as an imposing Chinese vessel draws near and cuts off its path, coming within a metre of collision in a vast stretch of open water in the South China …
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