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People walk near an ambulance outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded and killed when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

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Walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon day after deadly pager attack

People gather outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Hsu Ching-kuang (L), head of Taiwanese company Gold Apollo, speaks to the media outside the company's office in New Taipei City on September 18, 2024.

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Civil Defense first-responders carry a wounded man whose handheld pager exploded at al-Zahraa hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

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Israel behind deadly pager explosions that targeted Hezbollah and injured thousands in Lebanon

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, looks one during a campaign rally at The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas on September 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - 2024/06/01: Participants march on Sukhumvit road while holding a rainbow flag during the Bangkok Pride Parade in Bangkok, Thailand on June 1, 2024.

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Rescuers assist a child getting off a boat along a flooded road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 24, 2024.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keystone speech ahead of Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 2, 2024.

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Nvidia’s CEO is given the rockstar treatment in AI-powerhouse Taiwan

Jun 7, 2024

This 2021 photo shows a Shaanxi KJ-500 early warning aircraft at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China.

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US and allies warn China is intensifying its efforts to recruit Western military pilots

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Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Huang said the company plans to upgrade its AI accelerators every year, announcing a Blackwell Ultra chip for 2025 and a next-generation platform in development called Rubin for 2026. Photographer: Annabelle Chih/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Tech giants unveil next generation AI chips in Taiwan as competition heats up

Jun 4, 2024

China's Defense Minister Dong Jun speaks during the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 2.

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Those who back Taiwan independence face ‘self-destruction,’ China’s new defense minister warns in combative summit speech

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