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World - / Jul 16, 2026 - Meet Marvin Minsky: MIT professor who predicted today's Anthropic-style multi-agent AI nearly 40 years ago and became the founding father of artificial intelligence - Long before AI companies began building teams of specialised AI agents that collaborate to solve complex problems, legendary MIT professor Marvin Minsky had already proposed a strikingly similar way intelligence works. In his landmark 1986 book The

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World - / Jul 16, 2026 - Quote of the day by Diego Maradona: "I made mistakes, and I paid for them. But..." - the football legend's powerful message about mistakes and redemption - Diego Maradona's famous quote separates personal mistakes from the game's purity. He admitted his errors and paid consequences for them. The ball, representing football, remained untouched by his personal failings. This distinction highlights how a person's flaws do not destroy their passion. Maradona's words endure by acknowledging complexity without offering simple excuses.

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London weather forecast: Sunny skies and 29°C high on July 16, 2026

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Liverpool weather forecast: Sunny skies and 28°C high on July 16

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US court says Donald Trump's 'censorship' visa policy likely violates free speech

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Indian truck driver Jashanpreet Singh jailed for nearly 5 years for deadly California crash

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Two brothers detained by Pakistani forces found dead in Balochistan; custodial death concerns raised

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Pakistan claims 88 militants killed in ongoing Balochistan crackdown

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Pak refuses to accept grooming gang leader unless UK hands over political dissidents

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Pakistan launches crackdown after Balochistan attacks, claims 75 BLA militants killed

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Insurgents kill 18 cops, 11 soldiers abducted this week in southwest Pakistan

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Pak cargo plane wreckage found, search continues for 5 missing crew

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Cargo plane wreckage recovered in Arabian Sea off Pakistan, hunt continues for 5 crew members

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Extradite political dissidents for repatriating child rapist: Pakistan's demand shocks UK

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Nepal court jails ex-deputy PM, home minister in fake refugee scam; 14 others convicted

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Bangladesh arrests organiser of proposed 81-foot Lord Ram statue on money laundering charges

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'Self-immolation, squatter evictions': Why Nepal's Gen Z protesters are back on the streets

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'We want you tomorrow': Bangladesh official slams Sheikh Hasina's delayed return

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Youth-backed protests sweep Nepal as evictions, self-immolation stir public outrage

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Bangladesh bars media from publishing Hasina statements

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Sheikh Hasina: May get arrested or killed but will go back to Bangladesh by December

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'May get arrested or killed': Sheikh Hasina says she will return to Bangladesh in December

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Bangladesh: Rohingya camp landslide kills at least eight children, multiple injured

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Britain left a five-acre farm without crops or new seeds; 15 years later, nature had turned it into a wildflower-rich meadow

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Lion's mane jellyfish are washing up on New England beaches, and experts warn people not to touch them even after they die

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British man jailed in Iran on spying charges gets 2 more years for speaking to media, family claims

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7 Britons among 13 killed in Spain's deadly wildfire; family pays emotional tribute

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UK proposes overnight social media curfew for 16, 17-year-olds

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Travel chaos at London's Gatwick Airport: 9 flights declare emergency after sudden runway closure

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Andy Burnham condemns alleged right-wing terror plot at Islamic gathering, says 'hatred against Muslims has no place in UK'

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Birmingham weather on July 15: Sunny skies, 25°C high, pleasant week ahead

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London weather on July 15: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected

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Leeds weather forecast: Sunny skies and mild temperatures expected on July 15

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Quote of the day by Roman emperor Augustus: 'We write our names in the sand and then the waves roll in and wash them away' and how all human achievements eventually fade away

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Quote of the day by Cyrus the Great: 'All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks' and how the search for perfection is a rejection of humanity itself

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Right to die: French Parliament approves assisted dying bill after years of debate

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The Dutch police trained eagles to catch illegal drones, but the unusual experiment was later abandoned

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'Combine our strengths': EU, Ukraine sign multi-billion 'drone deal' to counter Russia

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France to vote on assisted dying bill; critics warn of risks - all about Macron-backed end-of-life care

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09:59 - Russian strikes killed nearly 300 Ukrainian civilians in June; deadliest month since 2022

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Quote of the day by Plutarch: 'I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better' and the true meaning of friendship

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Quote of the day by Heraclitus: 'No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man' and a lesson on how change is the only constant

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Several dead in Brussels construction site fire, say authorities

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Mindaugas Sinkevicius becomes Lithuania PM after parliament approves manifesto

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Quote of the day by Augustus Caesar: "Have I played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from..." - why the Roman emperor's final words still resonate today

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9 European nations, Ukraine form an anti-ballistic missile coalition

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Quote of the day by Marcus Aurelius: 'The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away' and how money gains its true value only when it is used to create something beyond yourself

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'Like my lover': Chinese users bid farewell to AI companions

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China's Brahmaputra mega dam: Can it control river water flowing into India?

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US seismologist has been detained in China for nearly 2 years without trial: Family

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China charges US seismologist who studied North Korea's nuclear tests with espionage

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Quote of the day by Confucius: 'The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions'

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China cries foul after 14 nations, including Japan, reject Beijing's South China Sea claims

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China rejects US-led backing for South China Sea ruling, calls tribunal award 'illegal'

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China builds full-scale US warship replica for missile target practice, satellite images show

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2016 ruling on South China Sea remains pivotal as 14 nations voice support, China's rejection persists

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'No legal basis': US, EU and 13 nations reject Beijing's South China Sea claims

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US launches fifth straight day of strikes on Iran, targets military sites near Strait of Hormuz

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Iran says 30 civilians killed in US strikes as Trump warns of 'hitting them harder'

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'Next week comes bridges, power plants': Donald Trump says US strikes on Iran to escalate in three days

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Saudi Arabia warns expats of SR50,000 fine, jail and deportation for overstaying entry visas

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Palestine welcomes India's renewed support for two-state solution and development projects

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Israel will deliver 'decisive blow' if Iran attacks: Bibi

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'Hormuz to remain closed until end of America's evils': Iran defiant as US continues strikes

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Trump pressures Netanyahu to pull Israeli forces out of Syria, Lebanon

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US resumes Iran naval blockade, launches fourth straight day of strikes over Strait of Hormuz

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After renting in Dubai for 15 years, is buying now finally cheaper? The five numbers every tenant should calculate

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'Will replace 20% Hormuz fee with ... ': Trump says strait open for all but Iran

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'Pirates of Hormuz': Brazil PM Lula attacks Trump's 20% shipping toll, calls it 'piracy'

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Brought from Australia in the 1800s, New Zealand's brushtail possum found no predators, now the country wages an all-out extermination war to save its farms and forests

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Digging beneath Luxor's rubble, archaeologists found 10 painted coffins and more than 30 mummified cats, plus the tomb of a previously undocumented priest

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At 99, Ray Gloster still fixes cars six days a week in tiny Underbool, after 83 years on the job and a pending bid to be named the world's oldest working mechanic

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Botswana just pulled a 1,305-carat diamond from its Karowe mine, the 10th time this single mine has produced a stone bigger than 1,000 carats

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In 2017, New Zealand recognised the 290km Whanganui River as a legal person, ending a 160-year Māori legal fight and giving guardians power to act for it in court

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During a routine test flight from Liverpool, a pilot spelled "I'm bored" across a flight-tracking map, and aviation watchers followed the letters on Flightradar24

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For years, Nala the cat greeted every commuter at Stevenage station: Now, months after her death, she's getting a 5. 5ft bronze statue shaped like a ticket barrier

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Grandmother Jean Harris won't sell a strip of her Herefordshire garden, and the dispute could delay a £45m bypass as the council pursues compulsory purchase powers

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5,000 solar panels on an Alpine peak are producing three times more electricity thanks to snow reflection and colder temperatures

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Quote of the day by Michael Jordan: "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But..." - the life lesson that proves regret often lasts longer than failure

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UK: Man charged with murder after Indian woman stabbed to death at home in London

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Britain hunted beavers to extinction around 400 years ago, but they are now returning to England's wetlands to rebuild rivers and restore disappearing ecosystems

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Quote of the day by Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott: "My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It will take time and effort and care. But..." - why thoughtful generosity should never be delayed

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'I intend to kill Muslims': Indian mall worker in US stabbed by Utah man

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