insert_link World Japan’s Kishida faces daunting 2024 as Diet reconvenes Japan’s parliament is reconvening on Friday with the prime minister facing a leadership challenge in the coming months. Fumio Kishida is beginning the political year with record low approval and turmoil inside the ruling party. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. todayJanuary 26, 2024 11
insert_link World Donald Trump defends defamatory remarks in New York trial Former US President Donald Trump says he made defamatory remarks whilst in the White House "to defend himself, his family and the Presidency." Testifying in a New York courtroom on Thursday, Mr Trump insists he didn't intend to cause harm to E Jean Carroll. He accused the author of making up a sexual abuse claim against him for financial and political reasons. But, he says, he stands by his denial […] todayJanuary 26, 2024 21
insert_link Science & Technology Fake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation The fake robocall urged Democratic voters in New Hampshire not to vote in the Jan. 23, 2024, primary election. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Joan Donovan, Boston University An unknown number of New Hampshire voters received a phone call on Jan. 21, 2024, from what sounded like President Joe Biden. A recording contains Biden’s voice urging voters inclined to support Biden and the Democratic Party not to participate in New Hampshire’s Jan. […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 17
insert_link Health / Medical World Malaria Report 2023: A call for concerted action to address growing threats By Dr. Martin Lukindu, Postdoctoral Researcher, Target Malaria, Uganda Virus Research Institute The World Health Organization's World Malaria Report 2023, released at the end of 2023, paints a concerning picture of the global state of malaria in 2022. Despite continued efforts, malaria remains a significant public health challenge, with both malaria incidence and mortality higher now than they were before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This scenario […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 19
insert_link World Boeing Delivers First Max Jet to China Since 2019 Fatal Disasters Boeing has handed over a 737 Max aircraft to a Chinese airline for the first time since March 2019, ending a ban on new deliveries of the bestseller following two fatal disasters. Patrick Fok has more. todayJanuary 25, 2024 13
insert_link Business / Economics AI in HR: Are you cool with being recruited by a robot? Our studies reveal job candidates’ true feelings By Maria Figueroa-Armijos, EDHEC Business School and Serge da Motta Veiga, Neoma Business School Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the human resource management (HRM) industry faster than we notice. Sixty-five percent of organisations are already using AI-enabled tools in the hiring process, but only a third of job candidates are aware of the practice. Pros and cons of AI in recruitment In recruitment, AI-enabled tools have the ability […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 33
insert_link World US Envoy Thomas-Greenfield Soaks Up the Mostly Royal Treatment in Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the American ambassador to the United Nations, attending Liberia’s inauguration of its newly elected president, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, seated center, this week. She soaked up the royal treatment, but faced prickly questions from a local radio show. And back at the UN, the negativity from the US vetoes on Gaza still linger. CLAIR MACDOUGALL MONROVIA, Liberia — Linda Thomas-Greenfield, ambassador to the United Nations, led the United States delegation […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 11
insert_link World Death sentence given for Kyoto animation studio arson A court in Japan has sentenced to death the man responsible for the 2019 arson of an animation studio that killed 36 people. The Kyoto District court on Thursday ruled 45 year old Shinji Aoba (Shin-jee Ow-ba) was mentally competent enough to be held criminally liable for one of the deadliest mass murders in Japan’s history. Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. todayJanuary 25, 2024 13
insert_link World Europe’s top rights body blasts Serbia over police abuse The Council of Europe on Thursday slammed Serbia for failing to rein in police abuse, saying in a report that alleged violence by officers could amount to torture. The new report comes less than a year following a visit to Serbia in March 2023 by a delegation from the council's anti-torture committee. During its research trip, representatives from the committee found individuals in police custody in Serbia run the […] todayJanuary 25, 2024 15