Antarctic climate shifts threaten ‘catastrophic’ impacts globally
Paris, France -- Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters...
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Ex-owner of world’s largest rhino farm arrested for trafficking
Johannesburg, South Africa -- South African police said they arrested Tuesday the former owner of the world's largest rhino conservation...
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Prompted by GPT-4, Musk, experts call for halt in ‘giant AI experiments’
Billionaire mogul Elon Musk and a range of experts called on governments to step in and impose a moratorium if...
- Musk was an initial investor in OpenAI, spent years on its board, and his car firm Tesla develops AI systems to help power its self-driving technology, among other applications
- The letter, hosted by the Musk-funded Future of Life Institute, was signed by prominent critics as well as competitors of OpenAI like Stability AI chief Emad Mostaque
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European Union deal to nearly double renewable energy by 2030
The provisional political agreement, which was reached after nightlong negotiations between the EU parliament and states, seeks to raise the...
- The move also comes as the EU has sought to slash its dependence on Russian fossil fuels after Moscow cut gas supplies last year.
- The figure is a compromise between the 45 percent share for renewables that was sought by EU lawmakers and the European Commission.
NASA, Boeing set to launch of Starliner space capsule in July
The spacecraft is to launch into space on an Atlas V rocket made by United Launch Alliance from Cape Canaveral in Florida....
- The CST-100 Starliner mission, which had previously been planned for April, will take place no earlier than July 21, the officials said
- It will carry two NASA astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the ISS, where they are expected to stay for at least eight days
Lebanon airport expansion sparks transparency concerns
Civil society groups and some lawmakers have decried opacity in the tender process and a lack of involvement of the...
- Cash-strapped Lebanon announced last week that private company Lebanese Air Transport and Irish firm daa International would partner for the revamp.
- Public Works and Transportation Minister Ali Hamieh said the private sector would fund the $122 million project, which would "create around 2,500 jobs."
Business
Poland asks EU to limit ‘destabilizing’ Ukrainian grain
Warsaw, Poland - Poland's prime minister on Wednesday appealed to Brussels to limit the amount of Ukrainian grain entering the European...
- Ukraine, one of the world's largest grain exporters, saw its traditional Black Sea export routes blocked or limited by Russia's invasion.
- The European Union has since allowed the war-torn country's grain exports to transit through the bloc to other countries.
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Credit Suisse hid $700m in undeclared accounts: US Senate
The Senate report "describes legacy issues, some from a decade ago," which the bank has sought to address by implementing extensive...
- The findings of the two-year Senate Finance Committee probe add to the woes of the Swiss investment bank.
- Credit Suisse pleaded guilty in 2014 to attempting to aid and assist US taxpayers in filing false income tax returns.
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SES seeks merger with Intelsat
The tie-up would lead to the creation of a $10 billion plus group.
- The satellite communications sector has been seeking to consolidate in the wake of the arrival on the scene of billionaire players Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
- The sector is now notably awaiting the upcoming merger of France's Eutelsat with UK counterpart OneWeb, as well as that of US provider Viasat.
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US unveils $1bn initiative for African women’s empowerment
"Advancing the economic status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness --...
- The initiative, launched by Harris, is a mix of US government funding and private sector commitments.
- It includes a $60 million fund for women in the digital economy and nearly $400 million from the private sector.
Science
T-Rex skeleton set for auction an ‘art installation’
Palaeontologist Thomas Holtz terms it "misleading" to combine multiple real bones from different individuals to create a single skeleton.
- The Swiss sale comes only four months after Christie's withdrew another T-Rex skeleton days before it was to go under the hammer after doubts were reported about parts of it.
- Trinity, which is being sold by an anonymous "private individual", is expected to fetch $6.5-8.7 million when it goes under the hammer in Zurich.
After Xi-brokered Iran deal, Saudi Arabia to join China led security bloc
Riyadh's move to partner with the bloc comes less than three weeks after the unveiling of a landmark China-brokered reconciliation...
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established in 2001 as a political, economic and security organization to rival Western institutions
- Besides China, its eight members include India, Pakistan and Russia, as well as four central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
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Israel prepares for Lebanon ground invasion as Netanyahu tells Iranians ‘change coming soon’
While Israeli defense minister indicates imminent ground invasion of Lebanon speaking to his country's troops, Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses Iranian...
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Lebanon urges DNA tests to identify missing in Israel strikes
Families should head to centers affiliated with the Judicial Police "to conduct DNA tests", the police said in a statement....
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Israel targets Palestinian group in first strike on Beirut center
Israel hit a Beirut apartment block on Monday, killing three members of a Palestinian armed group in its first strike...
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More than 100 killed in Lebanon as Israel attacks south and central Beirut
Israeli fighter jets pounded parts of Lebanon and a drone attacked a Sunni neighborhood in central Beirut killing dozens across...
- Israel targets predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Kola in central Beirut hitting a residential building
- France's foreign ministry said late Sunday a second French national had been killed in Lebanon as minister visited Beirut for talks
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How Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah?
Israel has been planning for months to kill Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in south Beirut. Reports say Israeli PM approved...
- Exploding devices, which Israel has not claimed, killed at least 39 people, wounded almost 3,000 and "threw Hezbollah's communications back to the stone age
- Senior officials say that "more than 80 bombs were dropped over a period of several minutes to kill" Hassan Nasrallah
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UN sends emergency food aid for one million Lebanese amid fresh Israeli attacks
The World Food Program says it had launched an emergency operation to provide meals for one million people affected by...
- Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli air strikes killed 21 people on Sunday in east Lebanon
- "During the intelligence-based strikes, the (air force) struck approximately 120 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon"