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Daidys Pena Garces, 50, has been left fighting for her life after the operation led to severe brain damage.

Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the company's homegrown operating system. Reuters: As part of a project known internally as Kittyhawk, Amazon plans to release a higher-end tablet as soon as next year offering the Android operating system software for the first time, according to six people familiar with the matter. Since the Fire tablet's introduction in 2011, Amazon has used what is known as a "forked" version of Android with custom modifications that make it work like a unique operating system. [...] The first Amazon Android tablet, slated for next year, will be pricier than current models, the people said. One of them said Amazon had discussed a $400 price tag, nearly double the cost of its current higher-end $230 Fire Max 11 tablet. IPads, by comparison, range from $350 to $1,200. Reuters could not learn additional specifications for the planned Amazon tablet, such as screen size and speaker quality or memory capacity. Amazon historically has avoided using software or other products from third parties, preferring to develop the services in-house or, barring that, to acquire a competitor.

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In a few weeks' time, sick children will be evacuated from Gaza and brought to the UK for NHS treatment, reportedly organised jointly by Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Huw Edwards stepped out to grab three mini bottles of prosecco to celebrate his 64th birthday on Monday.

Ioan, 51, claimed that they were part of an 'ongoing campaign of harassment' by the actress, who was made subject to a restraining order in 2022 and that they hadn't really been sent by his children.

Olusola Kamson, 31, allegedly groped two women on two separate occasions in Islington, north London, on August 7 and August 12 this year.

In what has been dubbed a form of 'mansion tax', the Chancellor is reportedly looking to end the exemption from capital gains tax when owners of higher-value properties sell up.

Have a complaint? Need a benefit? Agentforce now has a bot for that

American citizens seeking help from the federal government may soon find themselves being assisted by an AI agent, if Salesforce's new public sector offering is a success.…

The 16-year-old son of golf legend Tiger Woods is used to spending time in the limelight, making his debut at the PNC Championship at age 11. But now he's set to take his game to the next level.

Extraordinary video footage obtained by The Mail on Sunday of the man's room at the Thistle City Barbican shows a plethora of luxury items.

America's top spy agency announced it will 'rightsize' its overall footprint by cutting almost half of all its employees after President Donald Trump directed that the 'deep state' be rooted out.

With mass closures of beloved UK chains like Poundland, Claire's and Hobbycraft, it is no secret the British high street (pictured, file photo) is in serious decline.

Keeley Coleman used bank cards that belonged to two vulnerable residents and a 'pooled' card from seven others to buy a car, caravan and hot tub, Nottingham Crown Court heard.

Abu Dhabi is gathering the DNA of Emirati newborns in a significant expansion of a national genomic sequencing project that aims to put the UAE on the cutting-edge of health care. From a report: The UAE capital has so far mapped the genomes of 68% of Emirati citizens, a spokesperson for M42, the firm running the program, told Semafor, while at-birth sequencing is being offered to parents on a voluntary basis across several hospitals, and aims to detect over 800 treatable childhood genetic conditions. Only around 1% of the world's mapped genomes are of Arab descent. The UAE is looking to address the gap while tackling public health issues and expanding personalized health care offerings.

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The former First Lady, 61, was discussing raising her daughters Malia, 27, and Sasha, 24, on the latest episode of IMO, the podcast she hosts with her brother Craig Robinson.

Dragging DNS into the modern age. And if that means fewer people need to buy IPv4, so much the better

A pair of networking researchers have proposed that the Internet Engineering Task Force define support for IPv6 as a best practice for operators of DNS resolvers – the servers that translate URLs into IP addresses – and one of them hopes adoption of the idea will accelerate the demise of IPv4.…

It was a constant theme in my conversations with those close to Katie Price when writing about the glamour model's split from Peter Andre back in 2009.

Windows 11 users will receive significant UI refinements and AI improvements starting next month as Microsoft prepares its September feature drop followed by additional updates through fall. The update, Windows Central reports, will bring customizable lock screen widgets globally after months of European exclusivity, photo grid views in Windows Search, and a redesigned Windows Hello authentication interface. Copilot+ PCs will gain a revamped Recall application with workflow suggestions and File Explorer AI integration through Click To Do. October and November releases will introduce a larger, customizable Start menu allowing removal of the Recommended section and expanded dark mode support for legacy File Explorer dialogs.

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Cara O'Bannon, 25, asked a woman also sitting near her gate if she could watch her belongings - and was shocked by her response.

Until now those fortunate enough to own their home have had the consolation that they won't have to pay Capital Gains Tax on it if they come to sell, writes STEPHEN GLOVER. No longer, it seems.