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July 25, 2024 10:13 PM

Meta oversight board tells company to clean up rules on AI-generated pornography

Meta's Oversight Board on Thursday said the company's rules were "not sufficiently clear" in barring sexually explicit AI-generated depictions of real people and called for changes to stop such imagery from circulating on its platforms. The board, w...

July 25, 2024 8:03 PM

Floating parade to herald Paris Olympics, India will strive to improve Tokyo tally

The French capital is gearing up for a groundbreaking start to the Paris 2024 Olympics, with the opening ceremony set to take place on the Seine River this Friday at 11:00 pm IST. The floating parade will leave from the Austerlitz bridge beside the ...

July 25, 2024 7:19 PM

Israeli forces advance in southern Gaza, tanks active in Rafah

Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. lawmakers he was actively engaged in bringing hostages home. Fighting in ...

July 25, 2024 7:07 PM

Nicolas Maduro runs for a third presidential term in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013 and running for a third term on July 28, is confident he is still the right man to lead the OPEC country that has been governed by the socialists for a quarter of a century. "Come rain, shine ...

July 25, 2024 5:35 PM

Researchers reveals ways of preventing cancer cells from colonizing liver

Researchers at ETH Zurich have made a significant discovery in the fight against cancer metastasis, potentially paving the way for new treatments to prevent the spread of colorectal cancer to the liver. In a study published today in Nature, a team l...

July 25, 2024 4:58 PM

India intensifying efforts to combat climate change: govt

Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, provided a comprehensive update on India's climate change situation and adaptation efforts in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. According to the latest ...

July 25, 2024 4:48 PM

Sri Lanka’s former Army chief Sarath Fonseka announces presidential candidacy

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka’s former Army chief known for his decisive role in defeating the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has officially announced his candidacy for the upcoming presidential election. Fonseka has pledged to ...

July 25, 2024 12:29 PM

BASIC bloc slams ‘leadership void’ on climate change, finance

Rich countries have left a "leadership void" in climate politics and must provide trillions of dollars to help developing nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions, the BASIC bloc of Brazil, South Africa, India and China said late on Wednesday....

July 25, 2024 12:35 PM

ASEAN discusses global geo-strategy and geo-economics impacts

The 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting continued on Thursday (July 25) with ministers meeting for a retreat session and Laos’ foreign minister delivering opening remarks at a plenary amid shifts in global strategy and economics. The foreign mini...

July 25, 2024 10:44 AM

Two dead as Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, sinks freighter

Typhoon Gaemi swept through northern Taiwan on Thursday, killing two people, triggering flooding and sinking a freighter offshore before heading across the sea and into China where it is expected to dump more torrential rain. Gaemi made landfall aro...

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