UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

The UN yesterday called for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral chatbot ChatGPT in classrooms, including limiting their use to older children.
7 September 2023

Children fleeing LatAm in record numbers: UN

A record number of children from Latin America and the Caribbean are leaving their homes in search of a better life, risking disease, injury and abuse, a United Nations children’s agency (Unicef) report said Wednesday, urging a stronger humanitarian response.
7 September 2023

Putin not planning video address to G20: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning to make a video address at the upcoming G20 summit in New Delhi this weekend, the Kremlin said yesterday. The meeting comes amid fraught relations between Moscow and the West over the conflict in
7 September 2023

‘Responsibility will lie with US’

The Kremlin yesterday denounced US plans to provide depleted uranium tank rounds to Ukraine, saying Washington would be responsible for any negative lingering impact of the munitions’ use.
7 September 2023

New York City cracks down on Airbnb, other short-term rentals

If you've been trying to book an apartment for a short vacation in New York in recent weeks, you may have been surprised at how little is available on platforms like Airbnb or VRBO.
7 September 2023

Nearly everyone in Europe breathing bad air

Virtually everyone in Europe lives in polluted towns and cities where annual average levels of fine particulate matter are higher than the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended limit
7 September 2023

UN calls for age limits for AI tools in schools

The United Nations called on Thursday for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral chatbot ChatGPT in classrooms, including limiting their use to older children
7 September 2023

At least 36 dead in Brazil cyclone, many still stranded

The death toll from a cyclone that unleashed torrential rain and flooding on southern Brazil rose to at least 36 Wednesday, authorities said, as the region braced for more violent weather
7 September 2023

Japan launches 'Moon Sniper' mission

Japan's "Moon Sniper" mission blasted off Thursday as the country's space programme looks to bounce back from a string of recent mishaps, weeks after India's historic lunar triumph
7 September 2023

Asean summit note uses ‘PM of Bharat’

After the row over the use of ‘President of Bharat’ instead of the traditional ‘President of India’ in the official dinner invitations sent to guests attending this week’s G20 summit, a note on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Indonesia visit to attend the
6 September 2023

Xi missing G20 summit not unusual

China’s President Xi Jinping skipping this week’s G20 summit in New Delhi was not unusual and will not affect negotiations to produce a consensus communique at the meeting, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said.
6 September 2023

Eastern Ukraine: 17 killed in Russian strike

At least 17 people were killed and many more were wounded in a Russian attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka yesterday as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said.
6 September 2023

Roman-era swords, likely rebel booty, unearthed in Israel

Four 1,900-year-old swords, complete with wooden and leather scabbards, have been discovered in a remote cave in an Israeli desert, leading archaeologists to believe they were the booty of Jews who rose up against Roman rule.
6 September 2023

US military test launches ICBM

The United States tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, the country’s military said.
6 September 2023

North Korea to pay ‘price’ if it gives arms to Russia: US

The White House warned Tuesday that North Korea would “pay a price” if it supplies Russia with weaponry for its war in Ukraine, with Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin expected to hold talks on the issue.
6 September 2023

Climate change, air pollution must be tackled together: WMO

Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in isolation, a report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) yesterday showed.
6 September 2023

Storms kill 12 in Mediterranean, east Europe

Storms have killed at least 12 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, with a Greek region hit by more rain in 24 hours than it normally sees in a year, officials said yesterday.
6 September 2023

Japan city to use robots to tackle school truancy

A Japanese city plans to use robots to enable pupils to attend classes virtually, as truancy rates surge due to anxiety and bullying, officials said yesterday.
6 September 2023

Cancer surging among under-50s worldwide

The number of people under 50 diagnosed with cancer has surged worldwide in the last three decades but it is not fully clear why, a study said yesterday.
6 September 2023

Manipur violence: SC protects four members of Editors Guild of India

The Indian Supreme Court yesterday protected four members of the Editors Guild of India against any coercive action till Monday in connection with two FIRs lodged in the ethnic strife-affected north eastern state of Manipur. The FIRs were filed against
6 September 2023