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'Madness': Ukrainians furious over Olympian ban for memorial helmet
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» KYIV — Ukrainians were outraged Thursday by a decision from the International Olympic Committee to disqualify their skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics over his helmet honouring killed athletes.
Sam Altman to return as OpenAI CEO after shock ouster
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced Tuesday that Sam Altman would return as its CEO, days after his shock dismissal plunged the pioneering artificial intelligence firm into crisis.
OpenAI stands by decision to fire Sam Altman despite pressure: US media
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - The board of ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Sunday rejected pressure from Microsoft and other major investors to reverse its stunning decision to fire CEO Sam Altman, US media reported.
AI anxiety as computers get super smart
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - From Hollywood's death-dealing Terminator to warnings from genius Stephen Hawking or Silicon Valley stars, fears have been fueled that artificial intelligence (AI) could one day destroy humanity.
Rights in Russia 'significantly deteriorated' since Ukraine war: UN expert
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» GENEVA: The rights situation in Russia has substantially worsened since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine last year, a top UN expert said Monday, decrying the "persistent use of torture" and sexual violence.
Russia brands Nobel winner Dmitry Muratov a 'foreign agent'
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Friday added respected journalist and Nobel Prize co-recipient Dmitry Muratov to its list of foreign agents, a label authorities commonly use to stifle critics.
Russian opposition leader faces 20 more years behind bars
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» MELEKHOVO, Russia: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces a court again on Friday to hear whether he has been found guilty of a series of extremism charges that could see him spend 20 more years behind bars.
Russian opposition leader Navalny faces 20 more years behind bars
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» MOSCOW: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny faces trial again on Friday to hear whether he has been found guilty of a series of extremism charges that could see him spend 20 more years behind bars.
Russia seeks 20 years in jail for Kremlin critic Navalny
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» MOSCOW - Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court.
Ukrainians watch with delight as Wagner mutiny unfolds
AFP, Published on 25/06/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Kyiv residents told AFP on Saturday that they were "very happy" with the Wagner mercenary group's mutiny against Moscow and hoped the infighting would weaken Russian troops on the battlefield.