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Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real
Middle East

Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s prison system acknowledged Tuesday that videos purportedly obtained by a…
Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran’s Evin prison
Middle East

Leaked footage shows grim conditions in Iran’s Evin prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The guard in a control room at Iran’s notorious Evin prison springs to attention…
New Cuban decree tightens controls on social media, sparking outrage
World

New Cuban decree tightens controls on social media, sparking outrage

HAVANA, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Cuba introduced tighter controls on the use of social media this week, including a ban…
Egyptian engineer introduces robot that generates water from air
Science

Egyptian engineer introduces robot that generates water from air

Egyptian engineer Mahmoud el-Koumy, winner of the Geneva Invention Award, has invented a robot that extracts drinking water from the…
Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate
Middle East

Dubai-based company seeks to revolutionize how ports operate

In Dubai’s Jebel Ali port, a new technology is being tested that aims to speed up, improve and automate the…
Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens
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Messi joins crypto craze as gets part of PSG fee in fan tokens

MIAMI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Soccer star Lionel Messi’s signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the…
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
World

Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June…
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban
World

Nigeria to lift Twitter ban

Nigeria’s government on Wednesday announced it would soon lift its ban on the social media platform Twitter. In place since June…
Photos: Ain Shams University introduces robot nurse ‘Shams’
Technology

Photos: Ain Shams University introduces robot nurse ‘Shams’

President of Ain Shams University Mahmoud al-Matini and the Dean of the Faculty of Computers and Information at the university,…
China tech crackdown spooks global investors
World

China tech crackdown spooks global investors

Beijing’s widening clampdown on big technology firms sparked a major sell-off in their shares this week. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon…
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