The White House on Thursday announced its first new initiatives aimed at taming the risks of artificial intelligence since a boom in A.I.-powered chatbots has prompted growing calls to regulate the technology. The National Science Foundation plans to spend $140 million on new research centers devoted to A.I., White House …
Read More »Portable Risks Prosecution Over Unruly Conduct
The Nigerian police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to the viral video of Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable, resisting arrest at his bar, saying the conduct is unruly and punishable under law. Recall that Naija News reported that the police officers stormed the singer’s bar in a bid …
Read More »Vanuatu Twin Cyclones Underscore the Pacific’s Vulnerability to Compounding Climate-Disaster Risks
Opinion by Sudip Ranjan Basu, Sanjay Srivastava (bangkok, thailand) Friday, March 10, 2023 Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 10 (IPS) – Two destructive Category 4 tropical cyclones, Judy and Kevin, and an earthquake of 6.5 magnitude impacted over 80 per cent of the Vanuatu population from 1 to 3 March …
Read More »UN Assembly President calls for Apollo 13 ingenuity to navigate flood risks
“This is a challenge that we can master with ingenuity and determination,” said Csaba Kőrösi, calling for science-based solutions and solidarity, as he delivered a keynote speech at the high-level symposium on “Integrated Water Cycle Management in the post-COVID-19 era.” He said when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were …
Read More »UK review of gender recognition list risks ‘trans travel ban’
Rishi Sunak has been told he risks “re-toxifying” his government’s record on LGBTQ+ rights and introducing “an effective trans travel ban” after the equalities minister announced a review of countries whose process for changing gender on legal documents is recognised by the UK. Kemi Badenoch notified the Commons on Monday …
Read More »Money Laundering & Corruption Risks in Latin America
Opinion by Lakshmi Kumar (washington dc) Tuesday, January 03, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan 03 (IPS) – The writer is the Policy Director at Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank specializing in research, advocacy, and advisory services.Over the last decades, the private investment fund sector has …
Read More »BBNaija S7: Bella Risks Strike As Sheggz Threatens Rachel During Messy Fight
Big Brother Naija Season 7 Housemate, Bella, risks getting a strike over a messy fight with her colleague, Rachel. Naija News reports that Bella and Rachel got into a heated argument on Wednesday night, with the former pouring food on the table during the outburst. The fight began when Sheggz …
Read More »Where the Risks of Pregnancy Meet Abortion Laws and Health Care
As the United States has grappled with the unfolding consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade, one question lurks between the lines of court opinions and news stories alike: Why are the risks of pregnancy so rarely discussed anywhere, even though that information is relevant not just …
Read More »Analysis: Boris Johnson’s wish to pick fights with his old enemies risks making the UK a pariah
On Monday, Johnson’s foreign secretary, Liz Truss, revealed the long-awaited Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, a piece of legislation that, if passed, would allow the British government to unilaterally override parts of the Brexit deal it agreed with the EU in 2019. Two days later, the EU responded by launching legal …
Read More »UN ‘concerned’ about risks of global hunger due to Ukraine war
As Ukraine war threatens food security globally, UN chief says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ about hunger becoming widespread. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said he is deeply concerned about hunger becoming widespread as the war in Ukraine threatens food security in different parts of the world. Speaking alongside Austria’s chancellor and …
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