Israel
[OPIONION] A historic moment may be looming on the horizon for Israel. jpost
Now...we hear a different tone in the Arab world. Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah Sisi has revealed that he talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “a lot.” Israel is evidently cooperating with Egypt in the battle against Islamic fundamentalists in the Sinai. In July Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry visited Israel and declared that Israelis are not guilty of terrorism in the region. In August Sisi said that relations with Israel were “important” to Egypt and declared Egypt wanted close security ties with Israel.
Is an Israeli-Syrian military conflict on the horizon? jpost
It is still too soon to determine whether the Syrian Army’s firing of missiles at IAF aircraft before dawn on Tuesday signifies a policy shift by the Assad regime regarding Israeli military activity in the area.
However, one thing is already clear: The firing of two S-200 surface-to-air missiles in the Quneitra region was not a coincidence. The Syrian Army released an official statement on the incident.
Iran
Iran threatened to shoot down US Navy spy planes in the Persian Gulf foxnews
The official said the Iranian behavior was characterized as “unprofessional.” Another official said the incident was not considered “unsafe” because there were no Iranian missile launchers in the area, according to the latest intelligence reports.
China
Wukan, a Chinese Village, Erupts in Unrest Over Activists’ Arrests nytimes
The turmoil in Wukan, a fishing village of 13,000 in Guangdong Province, began before sunrise, as hundreds of police officers descended and rounded up 13 people, accusing them of spreading rumors, inciting mobs and disrupting public order.
Philippines
Philippines’ Duterte Calls for Removal of U.S. Troops From His Country time
“Americans, [the militants] will really kill them, they will try to kidnap them to get a ransom,” the 71-year-old President said. “I do not want a rift with America. But they have to go.”
Also see Duterte wants US forces out of southern Philippines - but nobody told the Americans scmp
North Korea
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea in show of force after nuclear test reuters v
The B-1Bs were then escorted by South Korean and U.S. fighter jets in a low-altitude flight over Osan Air Base osan.af.mil, which is 77 km (48 miles) from the Demilitarised Zone border with the North and about 40 km (25 miles) from the South's capital Seoul.
Also see US nuclear bombers fly over Korean peninsula in joint exercises theguardian v
India
Indians are rioting over water. Is this a glimpse into the future? washingtonpost v w!
Work ground to a halt at many of the city's technology firms, streets were deserted and stores shuttered. The state's chief minister, Siddaramaiah, told reporters that he was worried about what the bloodshed was doing to the image of the area, often called the "the Silicon Valley of India."
Cash
New £5 note: Consumers face wait for plastic fiver bbc v
The polymer note - which is much more durable than the old fiver - will initially only be available from a handful of banks and cash points.
Society
South Africa bars anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson bbc
Mr Anderson runs the Faithful Word Baptist Church, which says that homosexuality is an abomination punishable by the death penalty.
A word of caution that there are some things to be concerned with with this pastor and church, primarily that they are KJ onliest gotquestions.org but also some things said on their website faithfulwordbaptist.org would require more checking to see exactly where they stand. But even still the denial of entry into S. Africa is a concerning issue.
Privacy
Pixelated photos and license plates can be unblurred using artificial intelligence telegraph.co.uk
The team was able to identify 71 per cent of faces and numbers, compared with a 0.2 per cent human success rate. This number raised to 83 per cent if the computer was allowed to guess five times.
Robots
In the Land of the Robot, Androids Are on the March nytimes v
Ms. Junco — if you can use an honorific for a machine — joins an incipient group of androids springing up around Japan. There are also Yumeko, a receptionist at the Hen-na Hotel, a robot-operated boutique in Nagasaki, and Matsukoloid, who appears in a popular television variety show with her human doppelgänger, Matsuko Deluxe.
Brain
Monkey Types 12 Words per Minute With Brain-to-Keyboard Communication spectrum.ieee.org v
To be clear, the monkey didn’t know it was copying Shakespeare, and it had no deep thoughts about Hamlet’s famous monologue. Monkey J and its colleague, Monkey L, were both trained to use their neural implants to move a cursor over a computer screen, hitting circles as they turned green. Stanford University researchers placed letters on those targets to simulate the typing task. So to tap out the line from Hamlet, first the “T” circle was illuminated, then the “O,” and so on.
Genetics
Killing Superbugs with Star-Shaped Polymers, not Antibiotics healthcanal
The study, published today in Nature Microbiology, holds promise for a new treatment method against antibiotic-resistant bacteria (commonly known as superbugs).
Others...
Heartbreaking Picture Of 89-Year-Old Popsicle Seller Makes Internet Donate Him More Than $250,000 boredpanda v
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