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The European Union and ambassadors of its member states in Belarus on Thursday condemned a crackdown on opposition leaders seeking new elections after a disputed vote this month. Russian President Putin reacted by saying his country had set up a 'reserve police force' to help Belarus's leader if needed. Allies of…

MOSCOW: Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s sudden illness has upended his strategy to challenge Vladimir Putin’s grip on power at upcoming regional elections. But it also exposes a longer-term issue – the leadership vacuum within Russia’s opposition.Navalny, 44, now lying in a Berlin hospital after a suspected poisoning, had been urging…

Accommodating many qubits together on one processor can lead to a significantly faster quantum computer that can handle far more complex problems than today’s conventional computers. Although that relies on qubit’s integrity, or how long it can operate before its superposition and the quantum information are lost — a process…

A new government initiative will direct hundreds of millions of dollars to support new centers for quantum computing research.Why it matters: Quantum information science represents the next leap forward for computing, opening the door to powerful machines that can help provide answers to some of our most pressing questions. The…

Boris Johnson has called for a "transparent" investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, which he described as "the most extraordinary thing".The prime minister pledged to join "international efforts to ensure justice is done" after Mr Navalny was left in an artificial coma in hospital. The 44-year-old…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was probably poisoned but is not currently in danger of dying, according to doctors at the Berlin hospital where he remains in an induced coma, per AP.Why it matters: Navalny is the best-known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and several other prominent government critics…

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On a late afternoon in March, a large military aircraft bearing the Russian Federation insignia descended into John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. Its mission: to deliver personal protective equipment and ventilators to nearby hospitals scrambling to treat patients during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Andrew…

China’s technological advances in quantum computing and AI are making it a strong competitor to the military technology of the United States. Photo: ShutterstockThe days of the PLA lagging well behind the US in military technology are long gone, says analyst However, China’s strength decreases the further the conflict arena…

German doctors were attempting to determine what caused Alexei Navalny to become suddenly ill and lapse into a coma, hours after the Kremlin critic was evacuated to Berlin. In a statement that apparently contradicted Russian doctors who said he was too sick and unstable to leave, the activist group that…