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Finland launches Europe's 1st 50-qubit quantum computer

Helsinki, Mar 4 (UNI) Finland's leading research institute VTT and computer company IQM announced on Tuesday that they have developed and launched Europe's first 50-qubit superconducting quantum computer.
The computer is located at premises of the state-owned VTT Technical Research Centre in Micronova in Espoo, southern Finland, and is open to researchers and companies through the VTT QX quantum computing service.
"With this quantum computer, we can develop applications and new algorithms for material modeling and simulation, optimization problems, and artificial intelligence," said Erja Turunen, VTT's executive vice president, in a press release.
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BNP's student wing demands removal of National Curriculum & Textbook Board heads, calls them ‘fascist allies’ of Hasina

27 Apr 2025 | 8:47 PM

Dhaka, Apr 27 (UNI) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) student wing, the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), has sharply criticised the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) --
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54 terrorists infiltrating Pak from Afghanistan killed in clash: military

27 Apr 2025 | 8:43 PM

Islamabad, Apr 27 (UNI) Pakistani security forces have killed 54 terrorists who attempted to infiltrate Pakistan from Afghanistan over the past two nights, the military said in a statement on Sunday.

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Anti-canal protest in Sindh enters 10th day, Pakistan’s National Highway remains blocked

27 Apr 2025 | 8:04 PM

Karachi, Apr 27 (UNI) The ongoing anti-canal protests in Sindh continued to paralyse transportation, as Pakistan’s National Highway between Sindh and Punjab remained blocked, with demonstrators staging massive sit-ins and blockades around the area – marking the protest’s tenth day.

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Libya expresses condolences to Iran for deadly port explosion

27 Apr 2025 | 6:57 PM

Tripoli, Apr 27 (UNI) Libya's Foreign Ministry on Sunday offered condolences for the casualties caused by a major explosion at an Iranian port.

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Mourning day declared in Iran on Apr 28 over deadly port blast

27 Apr 2025 | 6:55 PM

Tehran, Apr 27 (UNI) The Iranian government has declared a day of national mourning on April 28 amid the deadly blast at the Shahid Rajaee port, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Sunday.

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