Abstinence & condoms? AI chatbot in Singapore dropped after giving strange advice about testing positive for Covid-19
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has taken down a chatbot tool after it dispensed a…More
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Germany’s coalition talks: Greens favor ‘in-depth’ negotiations with SPD & FDP, but don’t reject Merkel’s bloc just yet
Germany’s Greens said they have so far found more common ground with the Social Democrats…More
Slovenian police deploy water cannon & tear gas against hundreds marching in protest of Covid restrictions before major EU summit
Police in Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana clashed with crowds demonstrating against Covid restrictions, deploying horse-mounted officers,…More
South Korea to start Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women as part of push to inoculate 80% of adults by end of October
South Korea will open vaccination against Covid-19 for pregnant women this month as part of…More
Can he say it? Canada’s Trudeau confuses internet with newest acronym for sexual minorities: 2SLGBTQQIA+
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau has sparked an online storm after he used an obscure acronym,…More
Mali summons French envoy after Macron says Malian govt. ‘isn’t even a government’ in a row over troops withdrawal
Mali has summoned its French ambassador following “unfriendly and derogatory” remarks by the French president,…More
Elite police unit deployed to French prison as inmate reportedly dubbed ‘monster of Colombes’ takes 2 guards hostage
A violent inmate has taken two guards hostage in a high-security prison in north-western France.…More
Telegram’s popularity surges amid Facebook outage as 70mn new users flock to messaging app
Encrypted messenger platform Telegram gained more than 70 million new sign-ups in a single day…More
New infectious disease caused by a virus discovered in Japan, researchers say
A previously unknown virus capable of infecting humans has been discovered by scientists in Japan.…More
Vatican financial crimes trial adjourned after prosecutors acknowledge weaknesses in case against 10, including senior cardinal
Vatican Deputy Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi has announced that, after objections from the defense, his office…More