Den fruktade egyptiska terrorgruppen Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis har svurit trohet till den extrema jihadistgruppen Islamiska staten (IS). Det skriver gruppen i ett meddelande på måndagskvällen.

En äldre man i Kalmar avled efter att ha hittats liggande på golvet i sin lägenhet. Nu anmäler kommunen händelsen enligt lex Sarah, eftersom trygghetslarmet i mannens seniorlägenhet inte fungerade, uppger lokala medier.

Minst 13 personer har dödats i strider mellan militär och islamistmilis i Benghazi i norra Libyen. Ett stridsfartyg från militären ska ha träffats av robotar från islamisternas stridsflyg och enligt ögonvittnen ska fartyget vara på väg att sjunka, skriver Reuters.

Israels ambassadör i Sverige kan skickas tillbaka till Stockholm inom några veckor, rapporterar Israelisk media. Isaac Bachman kallades till Jerusalem efter att Sverige erkände Palestina. Orsaken till att han kan skickas tillbaka ska vara att inga andra länder följer efter Sverige. Svenskarna verkar förbli isolerade, säger en israelisk UD-källa.

Den som besöker flygplatsen i den kinesiska staden Shanghai och tittar noga på städarna kanske ser något välbekant. Uniformen som företaget använder har nämligen samma logotyp som Sveriges Radio har.

jones_supa writes In the 63rd annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in New Orleans, Bill Gates announced that he will donate over $500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world. Gates described the Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 4,900 people in West Africa since the beginning of the year as a "critical moment in the history of global health", and said it underscores the need for stronger efforts to stay ahead of disease threats such as drug-resistant malaria and dengue fever. The more than $500 million announced Sunday includes over $150 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to advance development of next-generation malaria vaccines, and $29 million to the Clinton Health Access Initiative to support malaria elimination efforts in Southern Africa and the Greater Mekong Sub-region of Southeast Asia.

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samzenpus writes "Many outlets are reporting the death of Tom Magliozzi, co-host of the long-running weekly National Public Radio show Car Talk. Tom and his brother Ray ran a repair shop in the '70s and in 1987 landed their radio gig. They were known as "Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers." The show stopped recording two years ago and is currently airing old episodes. Tom died of complications from Alzheimer's at age 77."

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Engineers produce child-safe batteries that could prevent thousands of injuries, because a special insulating layer makes them safe to swallow.

Israel advances plans for 500 illegal homes to be constructed on occupied Palestinian land in East Jerusalem.

Generationen som växte upp på 1980-talet har blivit föräldrar - och med det kommer en nostalgivåg över svunna decenniers företeelser.

hypnosec writes Mozilla has teased a browser for developers — a first of its kind — in a bid to equip developers with a set of tools at one place for better and enhanced productivity. Speaking about the perils of developers Mozilla says that developers, while developing for the web, use a range of tools, which don't always work well together because of which they have to switch between platforms. This process of switching from one platform to another makes developer less productive Mozilla says. The not-for-profit organization hasn't detailed its browser for developer to a great extent, but has revealed that it will be releasing the browser on November 10.

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cartechboy writes Sometimes you wonder, "Who's watching the police?" Well, now it appears everyone can as Ford has developed a way to track how the police drive. The automaker has announced a new telematics system for police cars that will keep tabs on the cops while they are driving, tracking their behavior in real time. The system will be able to tell what speed the police offers are traveling, whether they're wearing their seat belts, and where they're driving. The idea behind this system is to improve fleet management with a side benefit of creating a degree of transparency to improve public trust.

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