Sat 18 February 2023: In a warning that the technology “could have unintended consequences,” nations including the United States and China asked for immediate action to limit the development and growing use of artificial intelligence in conflict. A two-day meet in The Hague involving more than 60 countries took the first steps towards establishing international rules on […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Jaber Al Thani, the chairman of one of Qatar’s biggest banks, has confirmed a bid to buy Manchester United. The move comes ahead of Friday’s 22:00 GMT ‘soft deadline’ for submitting proposals. Al Thani, chairman of one of Qatar’s biggest banks, has long been expected to […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: Marina Yankina, an official in the Russian Ministry of Defence for the Western Military District, was found dead after having fallen down 16 storeys in St Petersburg, according to a report by The Independent. Marina reportedly played a crucial role in boosting financial support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. The publication reported […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), his family says, nearly a year after the Die Hard franchise star retired from acting because aphasia had hampered his cognitive abilities. “Since we announced Bruce’s diagnosis of aphasia in spring 2022, Bruce’s condition has progressed and we now have a more specific diagnosis: […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: In a first for Europe, Spain just passed a law allowing women who experience very painful periods to take paid “menstrual leave” from work. The bill on sexual and reproductive rights that the Parliament approved on Thursday is a part of a larger package that also permits anyone 16 years of […]
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Fri 17 February 2023: Chinese video-sharing app TikTok plans to establish two more data centers in Europe, according to a senior executive, which might allay worries about the security of user data and lessen regulatory pressure on the company. TikTok has been attempting to reassure governments and authorities that users’ personal information cannot be accessed and […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: The potential economic effects of the earthquake in Turkiye could result in a loss of up to 1 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product this year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in a report published on Thursday, Reuters reports. The Bank added this is a “reasonable estimate” due to […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: Bitcoin touched its highest intraday level in six months on Thursday, coming close to $25,000. The largest cryptocurrency by market value hit about $24,769 during Asian trading hours, CoinMarketCap data showed. That was up 11% from 24 hours earlier, and the highest intraday level in CoinMarketCap data since August 2022. Crypto markets were […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: In an effort to persuade US senators that the Chinese video-sharing software TikTok poses no security concern to the US, CEO Shou Zi Chew stated that TikTok is under no obligation to provide the Chinese government with access to the data of US users. “Even if they (Chinese government) did (ask […]
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Thu 16 February 2023: The United Kingdom will allocate 80 million Pounds (around $96 million) to provide education to 20 million children in crisis-affected regions around the world, the UK government announced on Thursday. The money will be transferred to the UN global fund for education “Education Cannot Wait” (ECW). “Today the UK is pledging […]
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