UNGA 81: Five key takeaways from general debate
The 81st United Nations General Assembly ends with AI, Palestine and wars dominating speeches.
Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says
The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain.
How an alleged rape sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels
Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).
Hurricane Polo makes landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast
The storm moved ashore on the Baja California peninsula, which is a popular tourist destination.
Burkina Faso’s junta leader opens major gold refinery to keep mining profits at home
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré wants the country to profit more from its mineral wealth.
Dennis Haskins, principal on TV’s ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75
The actor portrayed Richard Belding on the show, as well as in the spinoff series “Saved by the Bell: The New Class.”
Common Ground: The ever-expanding NFL community
NBC Sports announcer Mike Tirico leads a panel on the ever-expanding NFL community with former Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees, quarterback of Mexico’s national flag
160-million-year-old proteins show surprising power against superbugs
Scientists resurrected antimicrobial peptides from mammals that lived millions of years ago and found that some were more potent against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human
Man who has spent decades on death row released after DNA evidence
A man who has spent decades on death row in Utah is being released after prosecutors said newly analysed DNA evidence did not match him.
Soneium and DayOneDream partner to bring K-pop IP onchain
Soneium has partnered with DayOneDream to bring K-pop intellectual property onchain as tokenised assets. Sony Group and Startale Group developed the Soneium blockchain. DayOneDream is
Florida asks a court to stop OpenAI building new AI models
Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, has asked a state court to stop OpenAI from developing new AI models without independent safety guardrails. He made the
Public transport drivers strike in Manila over soaring fuel prices
Public transport drivers in Manila begin a three-day strike over soaring fuel prices.
More than 80 reported abducted in Nigeria as police find human remains
Farmers and women abducted in northern Niger and Zamfara states as police find human remains at suspected gang camps.
Pope Leo says AI risk concerns not ‘fake news’
Leader of the Catholic Church says AI safety issues should be taken seriously and acted on.