AI dating app Fate replaces endless swiping with personality interviews and an in-chat AI coach

Some users call it helpful — while others call it another step towards ‘Black Mirror’

But key complaint is that they removed the most fun part of dating apps — SWIPING

Source: The Guardian

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Meanwhile Moscow lights up for Lunar New Year

Red lanterns, dragons, Chinese calligraphy across central streets — Russia marking Spring Festival alongside China

Putin described Russia-China ties as ‘springtime no matter the season’ as a metaphor for warm relations

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Emoji code Hamas used to signal launch of October 7:❤️✨🌹

According to Ynet, sequence consisting of hearts, flowers, stars, was the first step: Elite Hamas members equip & activiate dozens of Israeli SIM cards

Israeli intel 'identified activity' but brushed it off as routine

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Brazilian Federal Prosecutor's Office is closing investigations into former President Jair Bolsonaro regarding alleged genocide and corruption during the pandemic

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Iran conducts MASSIVE exercises in OIL CHOKEPOINT Strait of Hormuz amid US buildup — FARS

‘Strait of Hormuz smart control exercise’

Speedboats and CLASSIFIED DRONES strike targets with precision

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Now we might know what a 'cheating' workout looks like

Canadian curler was accused of cheating at Olympics ‘26

Meanwhile people online speculate that he actually didn’t touch the stone, is he guilty?

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'Zelensky doesn't feel that the Americans are his allies at the negotiating table' - Simon Shuster

'He has to be careful. And I think he was, perhaps, more candid in describing his relations with President Trump than his advisers would have liked. For example, he expressed concern about one point that worries him: parallel to the peace negotiations, the Americans and Russians are negotiating business agreements. He told me that these discussions between the US and Russia involve possible business projects in the territories of Ukraine that Russia has occupied. And he said: 'Listen, this is not acceptable. At least, don't do this behind our backs.' This seriously worries him and shows the complexity of the American position. He doesn't feel that the Americans are his allies at the negotiating table. They are trying to act as mediators, but in business matters, it seems, they are inclined in favor of Russia.'

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Trump's tactic is to 'push and then step back' — Belarusian President Lukashenko

'He has a strong country, he's a world leader, so this is just his tactic'

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We want peace, so we will definitely participate in Trump's Board of Peace — Lukashenko

'We have one flag — peace'

'And first and foremost where our destiny lies, where our destinies are intertwined — Ukraine'

'We all want peace there'

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Spectacular temple show — AI robots perform Kung Fu

AGIBOT X2 models train alongside monks in China

Who does it better bots or martial artists?

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🇧🇾Lukashenko - believes that the capture of Maduro was a serious mistake:

We can advise many, many Russians on how to behave towards this crazy West, the main part of which is the United States of America. I also constantly tell them this. I honestly say where they are wrong. They are wrong with Maduro.

They did a stupid thing, I warned them. At the suggestion of the Americans, I was drawn into this problem. And I offered them an ideal option. An ideal option. But they went their own way.

Donald wanted to please the military somehow. So what did they do? You always have to think - you take a step, and then what? So what now? How can you pin the blame on Maduro for drug trafficking? What can you accuse him of? Well, prove that he led some kind of cartel. But the fact that the whole world trades in drugs, that's just the way it is.

And speaking of drugs, I also recently told the Americans, discussing with them, that the way Europe is behaving is a nightmare. They're supplying us with synthetic drugs, well, mostly to Russia, of course, through us. And we recently seized a whole carload, more than a ton, I think, of drugs. Couldn't this issue have been resolved? It could have. They staged some operation, arrested a person, so what? So what, they showed the whole world who's who. But the main thing is, what's next?

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Russia's Rostov region to ban migrants from taxi, courier & food trade jobs starting April 1

Similar restrictions are already in place across numerous Russian regions

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Imran Khan's sister Naureen Niazi says the former Pakistani PM's health situation is disturbing:

'For 3 months, no family or doctor has been allowed to see him. He has a serious eye condition, yet jail can't verify his health. All his cases are cleared, but he remains detained'

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British YouTuber visits Yakuts and gets familiar with freezing cold temperatures

He shows cool tricks you can do at -41°C (-41.8°F) — boiling water splash, hot noodles freezing and wet T-shirt getting solid

He also visited the village where temperature drops below -50°C (-58°F)

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Israel gives Hamas 60 days to disarm or will resume Gaza war — Netanyahu advisor Fuchs

Times of Israel report/The Guardian Gaza footage from September 2025

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Ghana’s President Mahama demands reparations from former European colonizers for the 12 million African slaves

‘Africa cannot sit just as a quiet victim with cup in hand begging these nations to change their minds. Africa has to take its destiny into its own hands’

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