Sun 05 January 2025: Artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly influence users’ decision-making processes by analyzing “intention, behavior, and psychological data,” according to a study published Monday. The research, conducted by Britain’s Cambridge University’s Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence, explores a new digital market known as the “intention economy.” This model is designed to […]
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Sun 05 January 2025: A Fox News report fuelled the spread of misinformation online – including a claim the suspect was an illegal immigrant. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old suspected driver in the New Year’s truck attack in New Orleans, was a United States citizen and US Army veteran. But within hours of the attack – […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: Overcrowding in French prisons is worsening each month, with new government figures revealed that facilities are housing nearly 81,000 inmates in spaces designed for about 62,000 people – forcing thousands to sleep on floor mattresses. Justice Ministry data for December 2024 puts the overall prison occupancy rate at 129.5 percent, RFI […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: The United Kingdom lost about 37 shops a day during 2024 in yet another brutal year for the high street, data suggested. Almost 13,500 retail stores closed for good in the last 12 months, a rise of 28% on 2023 – although the losses were below the levels seen each year […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: Whenever school holidays loom, many parents find themselves caught in an emotional tug-of-war: on the one hand, relief at bidding farewell to homework battles, bedtime struggles, and the lamenting of lost lunchboxes; on the other, terror at the daunting prospect of a barrage of “whys” and “buts” from their relentless interrogators. […]
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Sat 04 January 2025: Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede encouraged the island’s independence from Denmark on Friday, framing it as a step toward breaking free from “the shackles of the colonial era,” according to media reports. His New Year’s address emphasized Greenland’s right to self-determination amid renewed global attention sparked by US President-elect Donald Trump’s […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The United Nations’ world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed on Friday. The index, compiled by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to track the most globally traded food […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The number of children referred to emergency mental health services in England has risen sharply, with figures revealing a 10% increase in urgent cases in just a year. Lengthy National Health Service (NHS) waiting lists for routine mental health care are being blamed for pushing vulnerable young people into crisis, according […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranked Mexico as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists in its 2024 report released Thursday. The international human rights organization noted that Mexico is among the most violent places for reporters outside of war zones, accounting for 30% of all journalist disappearance cases globally over […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: Cancer continues to be a global health issue due to its high mortality rates. Lung cancer, largely influenced by smoking, remains the leading cause of cancer deaths, while stomach cancer rates are declining thanks to improvements in hygiene and healthcare. The aging population signals that future cancer strategies will need to become more […]
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