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October 6, 2024 8:11 PM

Tunisians vote in election, with main rival to President Saied in prison

Tunisians began voting on Sunday in an election in which President Kais Saied is seeking a second term, with his main rival suddenly jailed last month and the other candidate heading a minor political party. Tunisia had for years been hailed as the ...

October 6, 2024 11:46 AM

Women’s T20 World Cup: India looks to bounce back against high-flying Pakistan

India faces a critical challenge as they prepare to take on Pakistan in their second Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday. Following a disappointing 58-run defeat to New Zealand, the team finds itself in a precarious position, ...

October 5, 2024 12:18 PM

What are countries doing to get their nationals out of Lebanon?

Nations worldwide have prepared contingency plans to evacuate citizens from Lebanon after a dramatic escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah, backed by Iran. Although no country has launched a large-scale ...

October 4, 2024 11:10 AM

What is Marburg virus, and how worrying is it?

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths. The World Health Organization said this week the risk of the outbreak is very high in Rwanda, high across the African region, and lo...

October 3, 2024 2:01 PM

Nobel Peace Prize could honour UNRWA, ICJ, UN chief Guterres

The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the International Court of Justice and U.N. chief Antonio Guterres are among the favourites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, experts said, in a year marked by the wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Giv...

October 2, 2024 3:46 PM

How significant is Russia’s capture of Ukrainian town of Vuhledar?

Russian troops are in complete control of the town of Vuhledar in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region that has resisted Russian assaults for more than two years, the SHOT Telegram channel and pro-Russian war bloggers said on Wednesday. Here are some ...

October 1, 2024 11:55 AM

UN peacekeepers patrol southern Lebanon – what is their mandate?

United Nations peacekeepers were deployed to patrol Lebanon's southern border with Israel in 1978 after Israel invaded south Lebanon. The mandate for the operation - known as the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon or UNIFIL - is renewed annually by the 1...

September 30, 2024 2:29 PM

What to expect as Japan prepares for Oct. 27 election

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday he plans to hold a general election on Oct. 27. Here is what to expect in the following weeks as Ishiba seeks to hold on to his party's lower house majority and solidify his position atop...

September 29, 2024 6:16 PM

Why gene therapy for sickle cell is slow to catch on with patients

Student Zoe Davis, 20, was just weeks into her junior year when she landed back in the hospital with severe sickle cell pain earlier this month. She is doing what she can to prevent the crippling attacks in her arms, legs and abdomen that are becomin...

September 28, 2024 4:20 PM

If your AI seems smarter, it’s thanks to smarter human trainers

In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast teams of low-cost workers helping models distinguish basic facts such as if an image was of a car or a carrot. But more sophisticat...

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