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Business
OpenAI’s New Model Spurs Debate Over Computing Power
Andrew here. The conversation we began on Thursday about Anthropic’s potential computing constraints is continuing, as OpenAI unveils a new…
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Artemis II astronauts underscore our shared humanity, in historic UN visit
Their visit on Thursday followed a long-standing tradition – cosmonauts and astronauts have been coming to the UN for decades to speak about peace, international…
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Middle East crisis puts aid, food, fuel further out of reach for millions already struggling – UN agencies
Heightened insecurity and instability around key Gulf routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, are driving up prices of basic goods…
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Attacks on media workers must end, UN urges
Volker Türk highlighted growing threats to the media in a message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, observed annually on 3 May. “When attacks on…
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Nuclear fears resurface among younger generations amid global tensions
For decades, the possibility of the Soviet Union and United States starting a civilisation-ending nuclear confrontation was the pre-eminent fear…
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World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America
The UN Secretary-General took note of the move in a statement, reiterating his call for the swift and unconditional release…
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Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media
The Caribbean island nation is faced with widespread insecurity as well as deepening poverty. Some 1.4 million people have been…
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‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform
The UN80 Initiative is a system-wide reform effort to make the UN more effective, coherent and better equipped to deliver results…
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MIDDLE EAST LIVE 1 May: Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues
Strain on food, fuel and aid systems continues as the global impacts of the Middle East crisis deepen. Rising oil…
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War in Iran Is Making the Hajj, the Muslim Pilgrimage, More Expensive
For decades, the government of India, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the world, has set the…
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