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  • Mongolia’s total measles cases rise to 13,752-Xinhua

    ULAN BATOR, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Mongolia has recorded six new cases of measles infection over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 13,752, according to the country’s National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Friday.

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  • U.S. strikes ISIS; Congress recap; holiday spending : NPR

    U.S. strikes ISIS; Congress recap; holiday spending : NPR



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    The U.S. says its military struck Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria. The president says the strikes on Christmas Day were aimed at stopping the killing of Christians,…

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  • 50 Afghan prisoners released from Pakistan-Xinhua

    KABUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has announced the release of 50 Afghan migrants from prisons in Pakistan, according to an official statement.

    The statement said the migrants had been detained…

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  • 50 Afghan prisoners released from Pakistan-Xinhua

    KABUL, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has announced the release of 50 Afghan migrants from prisons in Pakistan, according to an official statement.

    The statement said the migrants had been detained…

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  • Forget the Chatbots. AI’s True Potential Is Cheap, Fast and on Your Devices

    Forget the Chatbots. AI’s True Potential Is Cheap, Fast and on Your Devices

    When I tap the app for Anthropic’s Claude AI on my phone and give it a prompt — say, “Tell me a story about a mischievous cat” — a lot happens before the result (“The Great Tuna Heist”) appears on my screen.

    My request gets sent to the cloud…

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  • After Decades of Speculation, Physicists Finally Confirm the Existence of “Time Mirrors”

    After Decades of Speculation, Physicists Finally Confirm the Existence of “Time Mirrors”

    Physicists have experimentally reversed electromagnetic waves in time, confirming a theoretical prediction that has stood for decades. The process, known as time reflection, causes a wave to retrace its path backward through time rather than…

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  • Meteor Activity Outlook for 27 December 2025 – 2 January 2026

    Meteor Activity Outlook for 27 December 2025 – 2 January 2026

    Daniel Bush captured this intensely bright fireball through clouds at 5:59 CDT (10:55 UT) on September 14, 2025, from Albany, Missouri, USA. ©Daniel Bush

    During this period, the moon’s phase will reach its first quarter phase on…

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