Pakistani police fired tear gas and charged at student protesters who ransacked a college building Thursday, as anger spread over an alleged on-campus rape, prompting the government to shut schools, colleges and universities for two days. Tensions have been high on college campuses since reports of the alleged rape in the…
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. Sinwar was one of the key targets of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza,…
Voters in Moldova will cast their ballots Sunday in two crucial votes, which have been billed as the most consequential in the country’s post-Soviet history. One is for president, the other a referendum on eventual European Union membership; neither appears safe from pro-Russian meddling. Some of those voting have been…
The United States has imposed sanctions on two China-based drone suppliers and their alleged Russian partners, the first time it has penalized Chinese companies for supplying complete weapons systems to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Washington has long accused China of supporting Russia’s war effort by supplying dual-use goods and components…
The amount of AI-generated child pornography found on the internet is increasing at a “chilling” rate, according to a national watchdog. The Internet Watch Foundation deals with child pornography online, removing hundreds of thousands of images every year. Now, it says artificial intelligence is making the work much harder. “I…
After reaching a 17 year high of US$106 per pound in early January, the uranium spot price has spent the rest of the year consolidating, remaining rangebound between US$79 and US$85 since June. ‘The uranium markets continue to digest last year’s 88.54 percent gain and have remained apathetic to ever-strengthening…
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), is betting big on nuclear power as it partners with Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) and Energy Northwest to meet its data centers’ energy needs. The agreements with Dominion and Energy Northwest, valued over US$500 million, are aimed at developing advanced small modular…
Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (TSXV: ALV) (OTCQX: ALVOF) (‘Alvopetro’ or the ‘Company’) announces that Corey C. Ruttan, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Schachter Catch the Energy Conference on Saturday October 19, 2024. Date:October 19, 2024Time:10:20 am to 10:55 am (Mountain time)Location:Mount Royal University (4825 Mt Royal Gate…
Many Canadian copper stocks are performing strongly in 2024, thanks in part to several tailwinds for the sector this year. Copper prices saw gains during the first half of the year, and supply concerns and rising demand caused the metal to surge to a record COMEX high on May 20,…
Kincora Copper (ASX:KCC,TSXV:KCC) announced on Wednesday (October 16) that it has expanded its partnership with Fleet Space Technologies as it works to advance its Wongarbon project in New South Wales, Australia. The expanded partnership will include a listed equity investment, as well as multiphysics surveys to identify and refine targets…