Fri 17 April 2026: Five widely used AI chatbots frequently produced problematic answers to health and medical questions, a new study revealed. Researchers in a study published in the BMJ Open on Tuesday tested Gemini, DeepSeek, Meta AI, ChatGPT and Grok with 50 prompts across five misinformation-prone categories. These included cancer, vaccines, stem cells, nutrition […]
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Fri 17 April 2026: With the internet and its widespread accessibility, many of us have front-row seats to widespread suffering and death across the globe for the first time in history, even when we are not directly affected. We’re living in what scholars describe as a “polycrisis” — a set of interconnected crises that compound and intensify one another. […]
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Fri 17 April 2026: Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so of jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency said, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol on Thursday painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: In recent years, residents of Spain, France and the UK have looked up to see an eerie sight: deep orange sunrises and skies thick with a yellowish haze. These hazy skies often deposit “blood rain”, rust-colored precipitation that leaves a fine grit on cars and windows. These events are caused by […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: Some of the reservists accused of sexually assaulting a detainee have already started combat roles, reports Israeli Army Radio. Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir has authorised five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian inmate in the notorious Sde Teiman detention camp to return to reserve service after charges against them […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: Scientists expect an asteroid the size of three football fields to pass near Earth in three years, making it possible for scientists to study the colossal space rock from close range, NASA said on Wednesday. The asteroid Apophis, named after the ancient Egyptian god known as the “God of Chaos,” will […]
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Thu 16 April 2026: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday called on senior social media leaders to “step up” to keep children safe online. “I know parents are worried about social media and its impact on their children’s safety. They rightly expect fast action. Today, I’m calling on senior leaders from X, Meta, Snap, YouTube and […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: Imagine you are planning the funeral music for a loved one who has died. You can’t remember their favourite song, so you try to login to their Spotify account. Then you realise the account login is inaccessible, and with it has gone their personal history of Spotify playlists, annual “wrapped” analytics, […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: A new scientific study has, for the first time, presented genetic evidence suggesting that Christopher Columbus may have descended from Galician nobility in Spain, specifically linked to the Sotomayor lineage. The findings were first reported Monday by Euronews and come from a research team at the Citogen laboratory and the Complutense […]
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Wed 15 April 2026: Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! The Syrian Petroleum Company announced Wednesday the launch of the first export operation of Iraqi fuel oil to global markets. Fuel oil is a mixture of heavy residues left after crude oil refining and is used as a fuel source for heat […]
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