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Bahrain says it will not attend a meeting that Iran says takes place in Oman on Monday
to discuss the straight of Hormuz.
“Iran says the regional meeting would include foreign ministers of countries along the coast”
of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. And here's Hadeel Al-Shalci, has more." According to a statement posted online, the Bahrain-Eforan ministry said it will not participate in any meeting that Iran is involved in until the two countries have restored diplomatic relations.
It said it communicated this to Oman, which is meant to host the meeting. Bahrain cited Iran's repeated attacks on its military installations and infrastructure. Iran has responded to US strikes by targeting US assets in Gulf countries. On Friday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said eight Persian Gulf countries will attend the meeting to discuss the straight of Hormuz, which Iran has blockaded since the war began in February.
None of the other Persian Gulf countries so far have commented on the meeting. Hadeel Al-Shalci and PR News is down below. In India, a brick summit is taking place with 11 countries, including Iran and several Gulf nations who are now at war. The meeting which represents about half the world's population focuses on giving emerging
countries a voice. And here's Dia Hadid has more.
“A brick is effectively a forum for emerging economies.”
It's aimed at countering longstanding western dominance. And there's leaders from more than a dozen countries who have turned up and scored. It's quite the gathering. China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are here. But for now, the attention is on those involved in the latest medieval war.
Because the Iranian President is here and Iran has been striking Gulf countries that are also at the summit. And here's Dia Hadid reporting from New Delhi. Analysts say internal rivalries and differences on the recent wars in Ukraine and Iran have stymied progress, one thing they do agree on, reducing dependence on the U.S. dollar for trade.
Manufacturers are looking for ways to operate more efficiently without sacrificing quality. And here's Andrea Xi reports, some are turning to AI to help them do it. The GE Appliances plan to northwest Georgia, director of manufacturing operations, Tony Gabbard, points to an AI-powered camera system on an assembly line. It's been trained to look for errors and shut the line down if it finds one.
Like the wrong part on another.
“The quicker we know what the problem is, the quicker we can fix it.”
GE Appliances is also using AI to sift through millions of lines of data to detect anomalies before they become problems. Even if a motor is running hot, they can schedule a repair to avoid an unexpected breakdown. So far the introduction of AI and other advanced technology has not led to job cuts. In fact, the Georgia plant added 600 jobs as part of a recent expansion, Andrea Xi and PR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. At the U.S. Open Women's Final Today, number one ranked defending champ Arianna sublanka, takes on number two seed Elena Rybukina from Russia.
Sublanka from Belarus is chasing history, one went away from becoming the first player
since Serena Williams and Chris Everett, as the only women to get three consecutive U.S. Open titles. Sublanka is on a 19 match win streak right now. This match starts at 4 p.m. Eastern at the Arthrash Stadium in New York. The two players have already gone head to head this year in a grand slam final with
Rybukin winning the Australian Open. In American tennis player Ben Shelton has advanced to the U.S. Open men's single final. And here's Becky Sullivan reports he won in 4 sets over fellow American Francis Tiafo. Friday's semi-final between Shelton and Tiafo was plenty anticipated because both players are American men.
No American man has won any grand slam singles title since Andy Rodney class won the U.S. Open back in 2003. But the semi-final was history for another reason. Both players are black Americans. Tiafo is the Maryland-born son of immigrants from Sierra Leone.
Shelton is mixed race. His dad Brian, who's also his coach, is black. No black man had reached the U.S. Open singles final since Arthrash more than half a century ago.
This will be Shelton's first appearance in any grand slam final.
He's 23. He will face Alexander's verif, the German who won the French Open earlier this summer. The match is set to start at 2 p.m. Eastern time Sunday. Becky Sullivan and Pianos. And I'm Janine Herbst, and you're listening to NPR News from Washington.
This is Ira Glass. On this American life, we tell stories about when things change. Like for this guy David, who's an entire life took a sharp and expected and very unpleasant term. And it did take me a while to realize it's basically because the monkey pressed the
button. That's right, because the monkey pressed the button.
