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South Korean president hopes BTS comeback will share 'our beautiful cultural heritage and K-culture'

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expressed optimism over BTS’ upcoming performance in Seoul, saying he hopes the group’s return to the stage will once again highlight the strength of Korean culture.

March 18, 2026 12:34
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Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and the meeting looming over Middle East war

The US president said last month that his planned visit to China on March 31 would be "a wild one". A lot has changed since that confident declaration and most of it has weakened his position.

March 18, 2026 12:33
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Iran vows revenge after top security chief killed in Israeli strike

Meanwhile, at least two people were killed in central Israel after an Iranian ballistic missile attack while the US dropped 5,000 pound guided bombs on Iranian missile sites along the Hormuz strait. Follow for live news updates.

March 18, 2026 12:33
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CNN-LSTM model optimized by improved sparrow search algorithm for oil well production prediction

To address the limitations of existing oil-well production forecasting models, particularly suboptimal hyperparameter selection, difficulties in fine-tuning, insufficient global search capability, and slow convergence, this study proposes a composite prediction model based on the improved sparrow search algorithm (ISSA) optimized the convolutional neural network (CNN), the long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network. The ISSA algorithm uses the cyclic chaotic mapping to initialize the population and introduces the improved producer-predator position update strategy, which can significantly improve the global search ability and convergence speed. It combines the feature extraction advantage of CNN and the processing ability of LSTM for long time series data to build an efficient prediction model. Pearson correlation analysis is applied to identify highly correlated operational parameters, which are used as input variables, while daily oil production serves as the output variable. A corresponding ISSA-CNN-LSTM model is constructed and verified using production data from wells TB987 and TB990. All performance evaluation metrics outperform the comparative models such as ISSA-LSTM and grey wolf optimizer (GWO)-LSTM, and the predictive accuracy satisfies the practical requirements of oilfield engineering applications. This model offers reliable technical support for oil well productivity forecasting and dynamic production performance evaluation.

March 18, 2026 12:32
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Update, translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of Nottingham Stroke Dressing Assessment into Spanish

The Nottingham Stroke Dressing Assessment (NSDA) is a scale for assessing the ability and independence to dress people who have suffered a stroke. The objective of this study was to update the original scale and create its Spanish version. The NSDA scale was reviewed, translated, cross-culturally adapted, and validated. A standardised multi-step translation and updating protocol was implemented to achieve optimal conceptual and semantic equivalence and validate it. The Spanish version was validated in 110 stroke survivors. The exploratory analysis generated 12 factors. Internal consistency was satisfactory (α = 0.92). Intra-rater reliability was high (ICC = 0.92). The correlation between the ENVI-R and the FMA was demonstrated and significant (r = 0.34–0.5). The updated, translated, and culturally validated Spanish version of this scale can be used reliably and validly in research and clinical practice after demonstrating adequate and significant psychometric properties. The use of these scales will improve the quality of stroke-dressing assessment and allow for reliable comparisons.

March 18, 2026 12:32
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Iain “Huey” Hewitson’s Clichy Takeover at Bistra, March 2026

TV chef Iain “Huey” Hewitson brings back his 1977 restaurant Clichy for a four-night takeover at Bistra during the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

March 18, 2026 12:32
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Hedge funds suffer worst losses since 'liberation day' on Iran war turmoil

Hedge funds are getting battered by a sharp spike in oil prices and a broad market selloff unraveling crowded trades as the Iran war continues.

March 18, 2026 12:30
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Children of a popular pastor identified as victims of the tragic Tema helicopter crash

The two men who were reported to have died in the tragic helicopter crash on March 16, 2026, in Tema Community One, have been identified.

March 18, 2026 12:30
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Ask The Doctor: My husband’s thirsty all the time and weeing more than usual. Could it be diabetes?

Question: My husband and I are in our 50s. In the last few months, he seems more thirsty and is passing urine more often. He’s not overweight. Could this be diabetes?

March 18, 2026 12:30
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Man charged with harbouring 10 women for prostitution, absconding from Singapore

Philip Ong Zhihe is said to have harboured the women in Geylang and in Minbu Road in Balestier. Read more at straitstimes.com.

March 18, 2026 12:30
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CPAXT : Lotus’s Launches “Lotus’s Tournament 2026” A Nationwide Gaming and Sports Competition Empowering Youth Potential and Reinforcing Its Role as Thailand’s Hub for Competitive Gaming and Sports -

Mitihoon - Bangkok, March 9, 2026 – Lotus’s, a leading retail business under CP AXTRA Public Company Limited, continues to strengthen its vision of being

March 9, 2026 10:46
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