Thu 30 March 2023: Researchers are growing more concerned about the technology’s ostensibly inevitable role in disinformation and propaganda campaigns as sophisticated artificial intelligence systems improve their capacity to produce images, video, and text. Our information environment could be drastically changed by developments in generative AI, to the point where humans and even machines might […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: Nearly half of British workers are at risk of burnout as the cost-of-living crisis adds to anxiety, with work-related stress costing the British economy £28 billion ($34 billion) last year, a study said Wednesday. The report, published by French insurer AXA and UK think tank CEBR, found that Britons took a […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: After being admitted to the hospital the previous day, Pope Francis had a peaceful night and the medical staff is optimistic about his recovery, according to a report by the Italian news agency ANSA on Thursday. According to the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff was taken to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: This week marked a new era, with Pakistani-origin Humza Yousaf in charge at Holyrood as Rishi Sunak, whose ancestors hail from India, leads at Westminster. When Humza Yousaf became Scotland’s new leader this week, the world of British politics entered a new era of diversity. With Pakistani-origin Yousaf in charge at […]
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Thu 30 March 2023: Canada has announced its intention to introduce legislation to eradicate forced labour from its supply chains, sparked by China’s ongoing persecution of its Uyghur Muslim population and the conditions in which they are forced to work. In its Budget 2023 announcement this week, the Canadian government stated that it “is gravely concerned by […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in Ukraine could have “negative” consequences for the country, despite Moscow’s insistence that it was adapting to the penalties. “The sanctions imposed against the Russian economy in the medium term could really have a negative impact,” Vladimir Putin […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: The British government has laid out the details of a plan which requires asylum seekers and migrants to be placed in former military barracks, barges and ships as it tries to cut down the costs of providing temporary hotel accommodation, Anadolu News Agency reports. An estimated 51,000 migrants are believed to be staying […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: Global technology companies have been urged to join the fight against disinformation by eight European nations, Anadolu Agency reported. “(Tech) Platforms should address the growing threat to democracies posed by deepfakes and other AI-generated disinformation pieces, especially from hostile foreign actors,” said a joint letter from prime ministers of Lithuania, Moldova, […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: The German state of Berlin will allow Muslim teachers to wear headscarves, authorities confirmed on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Headscarves and wearing of religious symbols by teachers will be allowed, in general, and can only be restricted in individual cases if it poses a danger to school peace, Berlin’s education department said, […]
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Wed 29 March 2023: Three earthquakes shook California early on Tuesday, frightening the residents as they battled the aftermath of a recent winter storm. The quakes weren’t particularly strong, but three of them in the space of three minutes terrified the locals. The first earthquake, which occurred at 6:01 am and had a magnitude of […]
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