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Brussels/London/Stockholm: Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments’ use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such as ChatGPT. With the political agreement, the EU moves toward becoming the first major world power …
At least 17,700 Palestinians have been killed and 48,780 wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. Ashraf Al-Qidra, spokesman for the Hamas-run ministry, said that in recent hours two paramedics were wounded when Israeli forces targeted an ambulance while it was working …
PM Netanyahu praised the United States for blocking a UN ceasefire bid. (File) Jerusalem: Gazans sought refuge in bombed-out hospitals as Israel vowed to “press harder” in its war with Hamas on Saturday, a day after the United States blocked a ceasefire bid at the United Nations. Aid groups say …
Sultan Al Jaber, despite his oil background, said that shifting away from oil is “inevitable”, Dubai: The COP28 president said Saturday that the climate summit was making progress but “not fast enough” as he urged all countries to set aside narrow self-interest. “The window is closing to close the gaps. …
Around a dozen others are suspected of raping or sexually abusing minors (Representational) Paris: Around 80 men, including a local councillor and two schoolteachers, were detained this week in France’s most far-reaching swoop on suspected child sex abusers, police sources said. Police made arrests in 53 of France’s 101 departments, …
Nearly 200 countries at the Dubai summit have joined in trying to resolve the fossil fuel impasse (File) Dubai: Some countries are resisting a pledge to phase-out fossil fuels in a COP28 climate deal, jeopardising attempts for UN climate talks to deliver a hard commitment for the first time in …
Pompeii is the second most visited tourist destination in Italy after the Colosseum in Rome. Rome: Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a “prison bakery” where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week. Underneath a …
Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage (File) Colombo: Sri Lanka is experiencing a countrywide power outage due to a system failure, a government official said on Saturday. Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the country’s power monopoly, is working to restore power, CEB spokesperson Noel Priyantha said. (Except for the …
China’s consumer prices fell at the steepest pace in three years while producer costs dropped even further into negative territory, underscoring the challenges facing the economic recovery. The consumer price index fell 0.5% last month from a year earlier, the national statistics bureau said in a statement Saturday. That’s the biggest drop …
The fire brigade said investigation is on to establish the cause of the fire Rome: Three elderly people were killed when fire swept through a hospital overnight in the town of Tivoli, close to Rome, Italian media reported on Saturday. A fourth body was found in the mortuary of the …
Bhupendra Yadav also highlighted India’s contribution. Dubai: India firmly believes that equity and climate justice must be the basis of climate action and this can be ensured only when the developed countries take the lead in combating climate change, Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said here at the COP28 on Saturday. …
Pakistan admits that some political dissidents had links with terrorist entities. (Representational) Islamabad: Pakistan has acknowledged that some of the political dissidents, who have sought asylum in the United Kingdom and other countries, had links with terrorist entities inside the country. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch made the statement …