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The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, the billionaire says.  Patient ‘recovering well,’ Musk said, but no details have been shared by company. The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, …

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another special court convicted Khan of leaking state secrets and gave him a 10-year prison sentence.  Imran Khan and his wife …

Israeli police and the United Nations are looking into widespread reports of brutal sexual violence during Hamas’s invasion of Israel on Oct. 7, an attack that set off the deadliest fighting between the groups in decades. Experts say investigating these reports will likely take years, if not longer, and justice …

Across Europe, military leaders are warning that the security climate on the continent has changed radically — and a wider land war is now a possibility. Are European leaders listening? What about Canada?  Russia’s rearmament plans have rattled European capitals — is Canada paying attention? In Estonia, they’re talking about …

A Pakistan court handed former prime minister Imran Khan a 10-year jail term on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the former premier’s media team said, his second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country’s general election.  Khan’s party says it will challenge decision, calls it a …

A Pakistan court handed former prime minister Imran Khan a 10-year jail term on Tuesday for leaking state secrets, the former premier's media team said, his second conviction in recent months and just 10 days before the country's general election. Khan's party says it will challenge decision, calls it a …

This handout photo released on January 25, 2024 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and credited to JAXA, Takara Tomy, Sony Group Corporation and Doshisha University shows an image of the lunar surface taken and transmitted by LEV-2 “SORA-Q” the transformable lunar surface robot “SORA-Q” (operation verification model), installed …

A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of property company China Evergrande Group, a move likely to send ripples through China’s crumbling financial markets as policy-makers scramble to contain the deepening crisis.  World’s most indebted developer unable to reach restructuring deal with creditors. A Hong Kong court on …

UNICEF has estimated that more than 1,000 children in Gaza have had one or both of their legs amputated since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. CBC recently met one 12-year-old amputee who said his injury has robbed him of the friendships and fun he used to …

Israel pressed ahead on Saturday with its campaign against Hamas in Gaza’s Khan Younis area, while bad weather hit displaced Palestinians seeking refuge further north in the battered enclave.  Some staff at UN refugee agency for Palestinians accused of helping Oct. 7 attack. Israel pressed ahead on Saturday with its …