Mon 24 March 2025: Over 420 Hollywood actors, directors, and industry professionals have signed an open letter urging the US government to uphold copyright protections against using artificial intelligence in creative works, CBS News reported Monday. Led by actress Natasha Lyonne and signed by figures including Bette Midler, Aubrey Plaza, Mark Ruffalo, and Cate Blanchett, […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: The US has fallen to its lowest position ever in the 2025 World Happiness Report, ranking 24th globally, according to data released Wednesday by Gallup and its partners. The annual report, which ranks 147 countries based on surveys done between 2022 and 2024, measures self-assessed life evaluations and highlights the impact […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: UK high streets are expected to see a faster rate of closures this year due to increased business costs linked to Rachel Reeves’ budget. This follows a slowdown in closures in 2024, which saw a drop to 10 closures a day from 13 in 2023, as reported by The Guardian. While […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: US Africa Command (USAFRICOM) has deepened its interest in Libya following the developments in the country after the military attack launched by the House of Representatives-affiliated leadership on the capital, Tripoli, in 2019. One of the most dangerous consequences of this attack was the direct military presence of foreign forces, particularly the Russians […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla has received the long-awaited passenger transport license from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), allowing the company to begin robotaxi operations in the state. However, Tesla still needs to obtain an additional permit to operate its driverless cars fully autonomously. Under the current license, Tesla’s autonomous vehicles can only be […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu on corruption charges pending trial on Sunday. Imamoğlu was taken into custody on Wednesday facing charges of corruption and aiding a terrorist group. The court later rejected request by prosecutor’s office for Imamoğlu’s secondary arrest on terror-related charges, thus, paving the way for his Republican […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 million the previous year. This decline has prompted Chen Songxi, a Chinese national political adviser, to propose lowering the legal marriage age from 22 to 18. The drop in China’s marriage rate has been driven […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, it rapidly became one of the world’s most visited websites and, upon its eventual release in the app store, the most downloaded app. Since then, nearly every company has been racing to integrate Generative AI into their products—whether as standalone applications, embedded features, or even standalone […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: An eruption by Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located in the southeastern part of Flores Island, spewed ash clouds more than 8km (5 miles) into the air, disrupting flights and raising emergency warnings to the highest level for residents and tourists. Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation warned locals and […]
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Sat 22 March 2025: It’s become common to see kids, some in their school uniforms, puffing on a vape. The World Health Organization points to the enticing flavours and targeted marketing to young people as the key reasons behind this trend. In the US, e-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among middle and high school students […]
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