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Montreal hosts G7 ministers to talk about artificial intelligence, quantum computing

OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. The two-day event is part of a series of ministerial meetings being held as Canada holds the presidency of the G7 group of nations this year. Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted the G7 leaders’ summit in June, welcoming leaders from the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, along with the European Union, to Kananaskis, Alta. "The decisions that we'll make here together will shape the...
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Explosion at school complex in Indonesia’s Jakarta, local media reports, Asia News
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Explosion at school complex in Indonesia’s Jakarta, local media reports, Asia News

JAKARTA — Dozens of people were injured and hospitalised after an explosion occurred during Friday (Nov 7) prayers at a mosque inside a school complex in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, police said. Police were investigating the cause of explosion at the site in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, city police chief Asep Edi Suheri told a televised press conference. The number of people admitted to hospitals was 54, he said, adding the injuries ranged from minor to serious and included burns. News channels KompasTV and MetroTV showed footage of a police line around the school with ambulances standing by. Images of the mosque showed no extensive damage. ]
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