The cacophony and hype around Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to grow with every month. Whether being heralded as the key to exponential economic gains and human efficiency or the potential downfall of the species, AI is never far from the headlines. Whatever a person might feel about this emerging technology, it is now omnipresent and […]
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António Guterres joined survivors, diplomats and civil society members for the annual ceremony in the UN General Assembly Hall to mourn the lives lost in this “chilling chapter in human history” and to prevent it from ever happening again. He recalled that the genocide occurred at terrifying speed. The atrocities took place over 100 days, […]
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In a groundbreaking move, OpenAI has expanded access to its powerful image generation tool, allowing all users—including those on the free-tier ChatGPT plan—to create images from simple text prompts. This major shift in accessibility marks a milestone in democratizing advanced AI technology, making it available to a broader audience without the need for a paid […]
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A bold regulatory push led by Dr. Margarita Hernandez, former head of Ecuador’s cooperative financial market authority (Superintendencia de Economía Popular y Solidaria or SEPS), is transforming the financial inclusion landscape. Its 2021 Regulation for the protection of the rights of members, clients, and financial users through financial inclusion with a gender perspective establishes measures […]
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The Trends in maternal mortality report was published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA, in observance of World Health Day on 7 April. It shows that maternal deaths declined by 40 per cent between 2000 and 2023, largely due to improved access […]
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Austria has taken decisive action to prevent the spread of a highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in neighboring Slovakia and Hungary. Effective immediately, 24 border crossings have been shut down, with the closures set to remain in place until May 20. This measure aims to safeguard Austria’s livestock industry, which faces significant risks from the […]
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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling for the immediate release of three journalists detained in Burkina Faso last month after a disturbing video surfaced showing them in military uniforms. Guézouma Sanogo, Boukari Ouoba, and Luc Pagbelguem were captured in a two-minute video shared across Burkinabé social media, where they are seen dressed in […]
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Joseph Tater, a 46-year-old American citizen, has been forcibly sent to a psychiatric hospital in Russia while awaiting trial on charges of assaulting a police officer. Tater’s detention stems from an incident at a Moscow hotel in August 2024, where he reportedly became confrontational with hotel staff and later clashed with the police. Russian state […]
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Close to 300,000 women continue to die during pregnancy or childbirth each year. More than two million babies die in their first month of life and around two million more are stillborn, says the World Health Organization (WHO) which is kicking off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. The data adds up to one […]
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Following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and the broader region last Friday, the EU is channelling further assistance to strengthen relief efforts. Concretely, the EU has launched a Humanitarian Air Bridge operation, with the first flight departing today from Copenhagen to Yangon. The cargo of 80 tonnes of EU owned supplies including tents, […]
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