OpenAI has halted the planned release of a new artificial intelligence model after internal testing raised concerns about its behaviour and transparency, according to the source. The model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra,
by Joseph Matthews The Philippine coast guard’s actions in Xianbin Jiao waters in the South China Sea have not only seriously violated China’s territorial sovereignty, but also posed a threat to regional
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More than 130,000 Afghan women are currently involved in women-owned businesses in Afghanistan, according to a local media report. Since the Afghan caretaker government took over power in August 2021, more than
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Monday urged the country’s leaders to work together in carrying out their duties during the swearing-in ceremony of the recently appointed Cabinet. “An individual who has done
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The 2024 summit for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), scheduled for early September in Beijing, will inject vitality into China-Africa relations, jointly advancing modernization and building a high-level China-Africa community with
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left Qatar on Tuesday night, concluding his ninth tour to the Middle East since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over 10 months ago. Like his
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Recent weeks have witnessed a substantial wave of COVID-19 infections across the United States, primarily driven by the emergence of new variants and exacerbated by the hot summer weather. The viral activity
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that there cannot be any talks with Ukraine after its attack on Russia’s border Kursk region, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. “The president made
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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, held talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee
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Researchers from Israel and the United States have discovered that sunflower plants “dance” during growth to avoid shading each other and maximize sunlight capture, according to a statement issued by Tel Aviv
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres leaves on Monday for a September visit to China, but on a circuitous route through part of the Pacific, his chief spokesman said. Stephan Dujarric, the spokesman, said
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Former U.S. Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft on Monday. The guilty plea came just weeks before the New
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Malaysia’s stronger-than-expected growth in the second quarter has led the Fitch research house to revise up its 2024 growth forecast for the Southeast Asian country to 4.7 percent from 4.4 percent. BMI
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Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said it will open its building at North Point to the public for the weekend starting Saturday and the following weekend to showcase the commission’s
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This year, dubbed the “super election year” by international observers, has seen a significant rise in right-wing and far-right parties across the globe, while traditional ruling parties have suffered notable setbacks. Over
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Democratic lawmakers from the western U.S. state of California are urging the Biden administration to halt its reported plans of imposing new restrictions on technology exports to China, arguing that a further
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