ANTARCTICA’S SOUTH POLE BECOMES THE LABORATORY OF TURKIYE SCIENTISTS

Still shot from the documentary “The Black Box of the Planet: Antarctica.” (İHA Photo) Sat 01 April 2023: Turkish scientists carried out 18 different projects in the fields of earth science, life science, physical science and social sciences during the 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition in Antarctica, also known as the “continent of science and […]

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UK PM SUNAK SPENT $600,000 ON PRIVATE JETS IN ‘SHOCKING WASTE’ OF TAXPAYERS’ CASH

Sat 01 Apr 2023: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spent up to $617,249 (£500,000) in less than a fortnight on travel on a private jet. Soon after the data was made public, Sunak was cornered by opposition parties who claimed he was out of touch while the majority of Britons were experiencing a severe cost-of-living […]

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ROBOTS CAN HELP IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING AT WORK – AS LONG AS THEY LOOK RIGHT

A visitor shakes hands with an operational robot policeman at the fourth Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference in the United Arab Emirates.—Reuters Sat 01 Apr 2023: Researchers from the University of Cambridge conducted a study in a tech consultancy firm using two robot wellbeing coaches, where 26 employees participated in weekly robot-led wellbeing sessions for […]

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WITH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS LOOMING, ERDOGAN TO LOWER ENERGY PRICES

Fri 31 March 2023: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday, announced that Turkiye would be cutting electricity and natural gas prices while also pledging an increase in the minimum wage, local media says. According to the report, electricity prices will be lowered by 15 per cent, and gas prices for industrial users will be reduced […]

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CHATGPT BANNED IN ITALY OVER VIOLATIONS OF DATA COLLECTION

Fri 31 March 2023: The Italian Data Protection Authority said on Friday that it had restricted the operation of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, over its violations regarding data collection. The decision, which was sparked by the leak of personal data by ChatGPT on March 20, would lead to “temporary restrictions on processing of […]

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VATICAN REJECTS ‘DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY’ THAT JUSTIFIED HISTORIAL TAKING OF INDIGENOUS LANDS

Fri 31 March 2023: The Vatican rescinded the infamous “Doctrine of Discovery” on Thursday, a long-demanded action by Canada’s Indigenous peoples. The doctrine, known as a papal bull that dates to the 15th century, was used to excuse the oppression of Indigenous people worldwide during European colonization, the Vatican said in a document published in […]

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