Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for making interstate threats to injure the person of another. According to the plea agreement, from approximately August 2022 to January 2024, Filion made over 375 swatting and threat calls, including calls in which he claimed to have planted bombs […]
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Around 400,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year and most of them live in low-income countries where medicines are either unaffordable or unavailable, resulting in an overwhelming 70 per cent death rate. In high-income countries, more than eight in 10 children who are diagnosed survive. “The platform is now set to close this gap”, […]
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Addressing the AI Action Summit against the glittering backdrop of the Grand Palais museum in the French capital, the UN chief warned that the growing concentration of AI capabilities risked deepening geopolitical divides. “Global guardrails” must be agreed and deployed urgently and best practices shared, Mr. Guterres insisted, in the interests of solidarity, equitable policies and […]
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“We must avoid at all costs the resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to an immense tragedy,” said the UN chief, in a statement relayed to journalists by UN Geneva spokesperson Rolando Gomez. “I appeal to Hamas to proceed with the planned liberation of hostages next Saturday. Both sides must fully abide by […]
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The number of people living with diabetes in the UK has reached alarming levels, with a new report revealing that nearly one in five adults is now affected by the condition or prediabetes. Diabetes UK’s latest estimates show that 4.6 million individuals have been diagnosed with diabetes, up from 4.4 million last year. However, the […]
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It has been two months since Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria, was forced to flee the country, as rebel forces – now installed as the interim government – advanced on Damascus, putting an end to 50 years of autocratic rule and nearly14 years of civil war. The country’s de facto rulers face monumental […]
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Hamas has announced a delay in the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, citing Israel’s failure to uphold key provisions of the ceasefire agreement that has held for three weeks. This decision places the already precarious truce in serious jeopardy and raises the threat of renewed conflict between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire at […]
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Elon Musk, along with a group of investors, has made an audacious $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI, the nonprofit overseeing the development of cutting-edge AI technologies like ChatGPT. Musk’s attorney, Marc Toberoff, confirmed that the offer was submitted to OpenAI’s board on Monday. The bid targets the nonprofit entity itself, which controls […]
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Escalating fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese troops has caused thousands of people to flee, with many heading towards the provincial capital, Bukavu – where UN humanitarian agencies in the east are now located following the fall of Goma. Local aid partners report that a bombing on Thursday resulted in three civilians being injured and […]
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A Ugandan court has charged nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development with a series of offenses, including corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering, following a high-profile hacking incident that led to a $21 million financial loss at the country’s central bank. The charges stem from an elaborate scheme in […]
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