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US-China to discuss arms control and artificial intelligence
Published on 07/05/2024
» WASHINGTON - US and Chinese diplomats plan to meet later this month to begin what amounts to the first, tentative arms control talks over the use of artificial intelligence.
Google fires 28 staff who opposed Israeli contract
New York Times, Published on 18/04/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday fired 28 workers after dozens of employees participated in sit-ins at the company's New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices to protest against the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government.
Cambodian cybercrime law seen as threat to dissent
Published on 09/04/2024
» The Cambodian government is pushing ahead with a cybercrime law that experts say could be wielded to further curtail freedom of speech amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
Senior Vatican official makes case for a married priesthood
Published on 08/01/2024
» VATICAN CITY: The Roman Catholic Church should "seriously think" about allowing priests to marry, a senior Vatican official and advisor to Pope Francis said in an interview published on Sunday.
War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas
Reuters, Published on 06/01/2024
» LOS ANGELES - Recent hostilities in the Red Sea have thrown global shippers of vital goods for a loop — but it is hardly the only issue that big carriers are facing as 2024 kicks off.
Arsenal fail in Premier League summit bid as Spurs lose thriller
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» LONDON - Arsenal missed out on the chance to return to the Premier League summit on Thursday, losing 2-0 to West Ham as Tottenham went down in a six-goal thriller at Brighton.
In Colombia, illegally felled timber repurposed to help bees
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» SOCORRO (COLOMBIA) - In northeast Colombia, police guard warehouses stacked high with confiscated timber with a noble new destiny: transformation into homes for bees beleaguered by pesticides and climate change.
Peru seizes 4,000 live Amazon turtles at airport
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» LIMA - Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country's main international airport, the national wildlife service said Thursday.
EU toughens rules on top porn platforms
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday added three pornographic websites to its list of online platforms that are large enough to come under tougher safety regulation.
Lula warns Maduro as South America nervously eyes Guyana-Venezuela row
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged his counterpart Nicolas Maduro Saturday against escalating Venezuela's border row with neighboring Guyana, as South American leaders nervously monitored the deepening dispute.