by Our Correspondent in Washington DC China has increasingly relied on people outside formal diplomatic structures to communicate with the United States, using academics, business leaders, students, cultural organisations and even sport
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access artificial intelligence chatbot companions despite internal warnings that the tools were capable of sexual and romantic interactions, according to internal company documents
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Chinese researchers have developed an all-superconducting user magnet capable of producing a central magnetic field of 35.6 teslas — more than 700,000 times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field — setting a new
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Chinese researchers have found that an oral antiviral drug originally approved to treat Covid-19 shows significant activity against the Nipah virus, raising hopes for new ways to prevent and treat the emerging
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The World Health Organization has said the risk of further international spread of the Nipah virus from the latest outbreak in India remains low, adding that there is no evidence so far
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Entire neighbourhoods in a hilltop town in southern Sicily have been torn apart by a massive landslide triggered by extreme rainfall, forcing the evacuation of around 1,500 residents and leaving buildings split
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Japan cannot afford to stand aside if the United States defends Taiwan in a future conflict with China, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said, warning that failure to support American forces would
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Oxfam has been investigated over major failures in its staff vetting processes, eight years after the charity was engulfed by the Haiti sexual abuse scandal that forced it to promise sweeping reforms.
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The European Union and India have agreed what leaders on both sides are calling the largest trade deal ever concluded between them, a sweeping agreement that cuts billions of euros in tariffs
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Eric Schmidt, one of Silicon Valley’s most influential figures of the past two decades, has issued a stark warning to Europe over its approach to artificial intelligence, arguing that the continent is
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Stellan Skarsgård, one of European cinema’s most enduring presences, is experiencing an unexpected career crescendo at 74. After six decades of work across theater, arthouse cinema, and Hollywood blockbusters, the Swedish actor
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India’s energy sector offers investment opportunities worth an estimated $500 billion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, underscoring the strategic role of the industry in the country’s economic transformation. Speaking via
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France’s lower house of parliament has approved legislation that would prohibit children under the age of 15 from using social media, a decisive step backed by President Emmanuel Macron as part of
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The Sri Lankan government has denied reports suggesting a leadership reshuffle within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following claims published by the Sri Lanka Guardian regarding changes to senior diplomatic and administrative
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A significant portion of Sri Lanka’s aging population is silently struggling with mental health issues, experts have warned, as the country’s elderly demographic continues to grow rapidly. Dr. Madhushani Dias, a specialist
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has revealed that 84 individuals were arrested last year for accepting bribes, following a series of 130 raids conducted across Sri Lanka
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