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February 26, 2025 3:59 PM

Pope Francis had a peaceful night, is resting, says Vatican

Pope Francis, who has been in the hospital since February 14 for treatment of double pneumonia, had a tranquil night and is now resting, the Vatican press office announced on Wednesday.   The brief statement did not provide further details, with a health update expected in the evening.   On Tu...

February 26, 2025 1:15 PM

Taiwan condemns China’s ‘shooting’ drills off southwest coast

China's military has set up a drill zone for "shooting training" about 40 nautical miles (74 km) off Taiwan's southwest coast without prior notification, the island's defence ministry said on Wednesday, condemning the move as a provocative and dangerous. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China ...

February 26, 2025 11:52 AM

More than 20 killed after Sudanese army plane crashed in residential area

A Sudanese army plane crashed on Tuesday in a residential area near the Wadi Seidna military airport in northern Omdurman killing more than 20 people, including military personnel and civilians, military and medical sources said on Wednesday. The military sources said that the plane crash was most ...

February 25, 2025 10:18 PM

Ailing Pope Francis holds Vatican work meeting in hospital

Pope Francis has met senior colleagues in hospital to discuss work issues, the Vatican said on Tuesday, and an official said he was eating normally and moving around, even though he remains in critical condition with double pneumonia. The 88-year-old pope was spending his 12th day at Rome's Gemelli...

February 25, 2025 6:33 PM

DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in

DeepSeek is looking to press home its advantage. The Chinese startup triggered a $1 trillion-plus sell-off in global equities markets last month with a cut-price AI reasoning model that outperformed many Western competitors. Now, the Hangzhou-based firm is accelerating the launch of the successor ...

February 25, 2025 5:17 PM

Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples

A "doomsday" vault storing food crop seeds from around the world in man-made caves on a remote Norwegian Arctic island will receive more than 14,000 new samples on Tuesday, a custodian of the facility said. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, set deep inside a mountain to withstand disasters from nucle...

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