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Biden clinches Democratic nomination with Georgia win

U.S President Biden has become his party's official presidential nominee after winning the Democratic primary in Georgia, a state also won by fomer President Trump on the Republican side. Both candidates focussed their attention on the swing state of Georgia, which looms large in November's general election. With the report, here's Ira Spitzer.  

today13 March, 2024

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Paris Olympics organisers condemn racist attacks on Nakamura

The organising committee of the Paris Olympics said it was shocked by "racist" attacks made by far-right French groups against Malian-French singer Aya Nakamura. The attacks, according to the BBC, were triggered by reports that Nakamura would perform a song by the legendary 20th-century French singer Édith Piaf at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in July. On Sunday, the far-right group Les Natifs protested in Paris with a […]

today12 March, 2024

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International Atomic Energy Agency chief visits

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is visiting Japan for a progress report on the discharge of treated nuclear waste water into the Pacific Ocean. Japan began a 30-year release of more than a million tonnes of treated, radioactive water used to cool the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in August.

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Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid crisis

Embattled Haitian Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has resigned following weeks of mounting pressure on him to step down. The country has been in chaos for several weeks as gangs have been attacking government structures and social order is on the brink of collapse. Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being prevented by armed gangs from returning home. According to Al Jazeera, regional leaders of the Caribbean Community have […]

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World Day Against Cyber Censorship: RSF runs “one of the world’s biggest censorship circumvention operations”

To mark World Day Against Cyber Censorship, which Reporters Without Borders (RSF) initiated and which is celebrated on 12 March, RSF is pleased to announce that its Operation Collateral Freedom is currently enabling the websites of more than 100 media outlets in 32 countries to circumvent censorship – a 20% increase in one year. Launched by RSF in 2015, Operation Collateral Freedom enables media outlets throughout the world to circumvent […]

today12 March, 2024

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Impunity for Cambodia’s exotic pet owners as trade outpaces legislation

    By Gerald Flynn   On the outskirts of the western Cambodian city of Pursat, some 180 kilometers, or 110 miles, north of Phnom Penh, tourists and travelers stream out of minivans parked in the forecourt of a PTT gas station. The Cambodian subsidiary of Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate, PTT stands out as one of the country’s more modern gas station chains, sporting retail outlets popular in […]

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Romania detains Andrew Tate over UK sex offence charges

      By Ani SANDU   Controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Romania over UK sex offence charges, police said on Tuesday. Romanian authorities said in a statement that they executed "two European arrest warrants issued by the UK judicial authorities for the committing of sexual offences, of exploitation of persons on the territory of the UK". A Bucharest court of appeals […]

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Science & Technology

AI bias: the organised struggle against automated discrimination

varuna/Shutterstock   By Philip Di Salvo, University of St.Gallen and Antje Scharenberg, University of St.Gallen   In public administrations across Europe, artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision making (ADM) systems are already being used extensively. These systems, often built on opaque “black box” algorithms, recognise our faces in public, organise unemployment programmes, and even forecast exam grades. Their task is to predict human behaviour and to make decisions, even in […]

today12 March, 2024