Countries participating at the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku have adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change.The agreement, clinched in overtime at the two-week conference in Azerbaijan's capital, was...
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When a humanoid robot paints the portrait of a computer science titan, it feels like the ouroboros of technology—AI paying homage to its spiritual ancestor. Ai-Da, the humanoid artist, recently unveiled her portrait of Alan Turing, the man who cracked the Enigma code, laid the groundwork for...
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Some of the complex behaviours of chimpanzees have been passed down and refined over generations. These include the combination of several tools for...
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Uruguayans go to the polls Sunday with the leftist alliance of celebrated ex-president Jose Mujica hoping to reclaim the country's top job five years after a right-wing victory based on concerns over crime and taxes. Former history teacher Yamandu Orsi of the leftist Frente Amplio (Broad Front) will...
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia's attack on its territory using a new type of ballistic missile was the second step toward escalation. ......
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News of the Canadian government’s sudden decision to block TikTok from running a business in Canada landed with a thud last week. Since then, navigating media coverage in search of concrete information feels like a wild goose chase. There is a definite lack of clarity behind the claim of mysterious...
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