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Countries set to adopt ‘vital’ pandemic preparedness accord — Global Issues
The stakes are high for this year’s World Health Assembly, the UN’s premier health forum, where officials will tackle a…
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8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEF — Global Issues
Comparing data from 2018 and 2022, UNICEF found that the pandemic worsened existing trends: children are underperforming in school, more…
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German consumer protection group calls on Meta to halt its AI training in the EU – will other countries follow suit?
A German consumer protection group is calling on Meta to halt its AI training plans in the EU All public…
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Climate change takes increasingly extreme toll on African countries — Global Issues
“Extreme weather and climate change impacts are hitting every single aspect of socio-economic development in Africa andexacerbating hunger, insecurity and…
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How President Trump is leveraging the US’ dominance in AI chips to secure strategic deals with Middle Eastern oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE (New York Times)
Featured Podcasts Grit: How Matt Murphy Made Marvell Essential to AI and Cloud Grit explores what it takes to create,…
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Singapore unveils a blueprint for global collaboration on AI safety, developed in consensus with researchers and experts from the US, China, and other countries (Will Knight/Wired)
Featured Podcasts Lenny’s Podcast: How Palantir built the ultimate founder factory | Nabeel S. Qureshi (founder, writer, ex-Palantir) Interviews with…
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Third LDC Future Forum Concludes with Ambitious Plans to Build Resilience in Least Developed Countries — Global Issues
LDC Future Forum Banner. Credit: The Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and…
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Google Wallet is coming to 50 more countries, while US and UK users get new features
Google Wallet is back in full force after two major updates that have already been deployed this month. This time…
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African Countries Still Underfunding Health by as Much as 50 Percent — Global Issues
Health workers getting ready for duty at an mpox treatment center in Lwiro in the Democratic Republic of Congo’, a…
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China’s Xi says tariffs undermine ‘legitimate rights’ of all countries | Donald Trump
Chinese leader’s remarks come amid renewed hopes of a trade deal between Washington and Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping has…
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