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Under-fire Harvard president quits
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» Claudine Gay is stepping down as president of Harvard University, ending a brief and tumultuous tenure marred by allegations of plagiarism and a campus controversy over antisemitism.
Chinese students leap 'Great Firewall' for ChatGPT homework help
AFP, Published on 08/03/2023
» BEIJING: Chinese schoolchildren are turning to AI bot ChatGPT to slash their homework time — vaulting the country's "Great Firewall" to write book reports and bone up on their language skills.
Romania's plagiarism hunter becomes the hunted
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» BUCHAREST - Romanian journalist Emilia Sercan has made it her mission to expose plagiarism at the country’s highest levels.
Petrolhead, novelist, trampolinist for post-Merkel cabinet
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» BERLIN - Olaf Scholz, who is on the brink of succeeding Angela Merkel after 16 years as German chancellor, has assembled a team of strange bedfellows to share power at the helm of his centre-left government.
Mexico fights 'plagiarism' with indigenous fashion fair
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico is fighting back against what it calls the plagiarism of indigenous textiles, bringing together traditional artisans and international designers for dialogue aimed at creating a more equitable fashion industry.
Race wide open as Germany votes in post-Merkel election
AFP, Published on 26/09/2021
» BERLIN - Germany votes Sunday in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the political stage.
Merkel hopes to reverse conservatives' slide
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will seek on Saturday to shore up the chances of her would-be successor Armin Laschet, whose dismal poll ratings a month before elections have triggered fears their party could crash out of government.
'China's Fauci' probed for plagiarism after questioning Covid policy
AFP, Published on 16/08/2021
» BEIJING - A top doctor in China's fight against the coronavirus is under investigation for plagiarism, weeks after making a social media post questioning the country's zero-tolerance strategy to control the pandemic.
Tokyo Olympics ceremonies chief quits over pig insult to comedienne
AFP, Published on 18/03/2021
» TOKYO: The creative director for Tokyo's Olympic ceremonies announced his resignation on Thursday for proposing a plus-size woman comedian appear as a pig, just weeks after the postponed Games' chief stepped down in a sexism row.
US Space Force logo draws comparisons to 'Star Trek'
AFP, Published on 25/01/2020
» WASHINGTON: Over the years, Star Trek has been responsible for inspiring real world innovations from tablet computers to needleless injection devices and real time translators.