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Background to Love by Helen Wolff A surprising love story from a great proponent of translated fiction


Background to Love by Helen Wolff A surprising love story from a great proponent of translated fiction

(MENAFN – The Conversation) Every publication can be considered a kind of translation. Sometimes from one language to another, but also from one place to another, from one time to another, from one reader to another. The writer and publisher Helen Wolff knew this. It shaped her life as one of the most important publishers […]

US wildlife authorities finalise plan to kill nearly half a million invasive barred owls despite controversy


US wildlife authorities finalise plan to kill nearly half a million invasive barred owls despite controversy

(MENAFN-IANS) Los Angeles, Aug 29 (IANS) The US Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a controversial strategy to kill nearly half a million invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest in an effort to prevent the extinction of the native spotted owl. The management strategy is the first comprehensive tool developed to address the significant […]

Trump, exasperated and exposed, tries to breathe new life into his ailing campaign


Trump, exasperated and exposed, tries to breathe new life into his ailing campaign

Donald Trump has never lacked confidence, but the extraordinary events of the past month have thrown his presidential campaign into disarray, and he suddenly appears older, more awkward and disorientated. An assassination attempt, the surprise withdrawal of US President Joe Biden from the race for the White House and his replacement by his younger, energetic […]

AI could be the breakthrough that allows humanoid robots to move from science fiction to reality


AI could be the breakthrough that allows humanoid robots to move from science fiction to reality

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Humanoid robots have long been a staple of science fiction, but now real progress is being made. A number of new models being developed or supported by companies such as Boston Dynamics, Tesla and OpenAI can walk and move like humans, with tremendous agility and dexterity. But it is the ability to […]

Panama dismantles “VIP route” for Chinese migrants in the Darién jungle


Panama dismantles “VIP route” for Chinese migrants in the Darién jungle

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panamanian border police have dismantled an organization involved in human trafficking of Chinese migrants, creating a “VIP route” that can more easily traverse the inhospitable jungle of Darién on their way to the United States. “We have arrested 15 people linked to the crime of illegal migrant trafficking,” said prosecutor Emeldo Márquez. […]