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July 11, 2025 12:01 PM July 11, 2025 12:01 PM

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Microsoft’s new AI system to help decode protein motion, advance drug discovery

Microsoft’s new AI system, Biomolecular Emulator-1 (BioEmu-1), will help decode protein motion and help in the faster discovery of drugs. BioEmu-1 is a deep learning model that can generate thousands of protein structures per hour on a single graphics processing unit (GPU).   Proteins play an e...

July 11, 2025 11:09 AM July 11, 2025 11:09 AM

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9 bus passengers shot dead by gunmen in Balochistan

In Pakistan's Balochistan province, gunmen killed nine bus passengers after abducting them from multiple buses on Thursday evening. The bodies with bullet wounds were found overnight in the mountains.   While no group has claimed responsibility, Baloch rebels have in the past been involved in such i...

July 11, 2025 10:09 AM July 11, 2025 10:09 AM

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Trump to impose 35% tariff on Canada, starting August 1

US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada next month and plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15 per cent or 20 per cent on most other trade partners. In a letter released on his social media platform, President Trump told Canadia...

July 11, 2025 8:42 AM July 11, 2025 8:42 AM

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US cautions Iranian Americans against travel to Iran amid grave dangers

The US State Department has launched a fresh initiative to alert Americans, with emphasis on Iranian Americans, claiming grave dangers in visiting Iran. The announcement was made by State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, who strongly advised Americans against travelling to Iran, particularly for...

July 11, 2025 10:24 AM July 11, 2025 10:24 AM

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Japan must cut US dependence in security, energy, food: PM Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said his country needed to wean itself from US dependence in key areas such as security, food and energy, as Tokyo faces the prospect of new American tariffs in three weeks. Talking to a TV news programme, Prime Minister Ishiba said, if they think Japan oug...

July 11, 2025 1:14 PM July 11, 2025 1:14 PM

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US judge blocks President Trump order ending birthright citizenship

In the United States, a judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order ending birthright citizenship for some US residents as a legal challenge moves forward. A New Hampshire judge approved a class action lawsuit against Mr Trump's executive order, and tempo...

July 10, 2025 9:48 PM July 10, 2025 9:48 PM

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Nepal: 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 

        The Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) organized a high-level seminar on “Terrorism in South Asia: Challenges to Regional Peace and Security” in Kathmandu. Seminar was an eye-opener as how Pakistan based terrorism posed threat to regional peace in South Asia...