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  London (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Britain's first teacherless AI classroom may be an "outlier", but it underlines the potential benefits and risks of a UK government drive to rollout artificial intelligence in education, experts say. David Game College, a private school in central London, is nearly six months into a trial in which students are taught core curriculum subjects for the GCSE state exams sat by 16-year-olds by AI platforms. "Teaching and education will be transformed by AI. There is no doubt about that, and AI is not ... read more |
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Blurred posts, banned accounts: Abortion groups decry Meta 'suppression'Washington (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Blurred posts, downranked searches and deleted accounts: Since President Donald Trump's election, groups sharing information about abortion pills say they have faced a surge in online censorship-hindering their ability to reach women urgently seeking the procedure. ... more  
Danish PM says received European support over Trump's Greenland bidParis (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday said she had received strong support from Europe as she sought backing to counter US President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland. ... more  
Earth AI Closes $20M Series B Round for AI Driven Mineral ExplorationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 Earth AI, a leader in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for clean energy metals exploration, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The oversubscribed round was spearheaded by Tamarack G ... more  
Dead Sea an 'ecological disaster', but no one can agree how to fix itEin Gedi, Israel (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 An abandoned lifeguard cabin, a rusty pier and mangled umbrellas are all that is left of Ein Gedi, once Israel's flagship beach drawing international tourists to float in the world-famous waters of the Dead Sea. ... more |
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Smouldering woody debris drives air pollution in the AmazonParis, France (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 A major study funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado regions are predominantly caused by the smouldering combustion of woody debris. Thi ... more |
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Mega-iceberg drifts towards Antarctic penguin islandParis (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The world's biggest iceberg - more than twice the size of London - could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals. ... more  
UN confirms US demand to withdrawal from Paris climate dealUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of US President Donald Trump. ... more  
ADB approves $500mn disaster financing for PhilippinesManila (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 The Asian Development Bank approved a second $500 million loan for the disaster-prone Philippines on Wednesday, allowing the country quick access to financing during natural calamities or health-related emergencies. ... more 
Doomsday clock ticks one second, closest ever to midnightWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The "doomsday clock" symbolizing how close humanity is to destruction ticked one second closer to midnight Tuesday as concerns on nuclear war, climate and public health were jolted by US President Donald Trump's return. ... more |
 
Influential podcasts fuel 'harmful' health misinformationWashington (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Unfounded cancer cures, dubious anti-vaccine narratives, and false claims that neurological disorders can be "reversed" through diets: influential American and European podcasters are peddling harmful health misinformation while largely escaping scrutiny, researchers say. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Climate change made ferocious LA wildfires more likely: studyWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Human-driven climate change set the stage for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires by reducing rainfall, parching vegetation, and extending the dangerous overlap between flammable drought conditions and powerful Santa Ana winds, according to an analysis published Tuesday. ... more  
UN warns of ethnic attacks in eastern DR CongoUnited Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The UN peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned of the risk of ethnically motivated attacks as conditions deteriorate in the region, haunted by the legacy of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and its aftermath. ... more  
Canada slow to respond to foreign interference: inquiryOttawa (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The Canadian government's response to foreign interference - notably by China - was at times slow and poorly coordinated, a public commission concluded on Tuesday. ... more  
Fears of scam centre kidnaps keep Chinese tourists on edge in ThailandBangkok (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them. ... more |
 
Prayer and dance: hundreds of millions celebrate Year of the SnakeBeijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2025 From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year on Wednesday, ushering in the Year of the Snake. ... more 
Denmark announces $2 bn Arctic security planCopenhagen (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Denmark said Monday that it would spend 14.6 billion kroner ($2 billion) to bolster security in the strategic Arctic region near the United States and Russia. ... more 
New Zealand reviews aid to Kiribati after diplomatic snubWellington (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 New Zealand is reviewing aid to the climate-threatened Pacific nation of Kiribati after a high-level diplomatic snub, the foreign minister's office said. ... more  
ZeroG may cause cancer in space but on Earth, it could help develop treatmentsMorgantown WV (SPX) Jan 26, 2025 As space travel gains traction and astronauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, studying its effects on health has become increasingly critical. Is space travel truly safe? Far from i ... more |
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China says 'extremely unlikely' Covid pandemic came from lab leakBeijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 China said Monday it was "extremely unlikely" Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission. ... more 
US defense chief says military will keep aiding 'mass deportations'Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the military will keep assisting President Donald Trump's "mass" migrant deportations, as he arrived for his first formal day of work at the Pentagon. ... more  
Record January heat of almost 27C bakes Spain's ValenciaMadrid (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Spain's Mediterranean coastal city of Valencia registered Monday its hottest January temperature of 26.9 degrees Celsius in records going back more than 150 years, the national weather agency said. ... more 
Britain, Canada respond to Belarus' 'sham' presidential election with sanctionsWashington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2025 Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions targeting the regime of Belarus' dictator president, Alexander Lukashenko, following his disputed election over the weekend to a seventh term. ... more |
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Benin enlists voodoo to protect its precious mangrovesGogotinkpon/Gogotinkpon (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 The banks and delta of the Mono River in Benin are home to mangrove swamps which harbour fish and rare wild birds - and some are deemed sacred. ... more |
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Trump signs order to get 'transgender ideology' out of militaryAboard Air Force One (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 US President Donald Trump said Monday he had signed an executive order ridding the military of what he called "transgender ideology," in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights. ... more 
Marshall Islands guards 'treasures' with new marine sanctuarySydney (AFP) Jan 28, 2025 Marshall Islands declared on Tuesday its first national marine sanctuary, protecting a "pristine" expanse of tropical Pacific Ocean home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. ... more  
Western France put on high flood alert after storm 'Herminia'Rennes, France (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 France placed swathes of Brittany in the west of the country on red weather alert Monday as a violent storm brought flood levels not seen in decades. ... more 
China travel peaks as millions head home for Lunar New YearBeijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2025 Train stations and airports across China saw the biggest peak in travellers on Saturday ahead of the Lunar New Year, as millions of people returned home to spend the holidays with their families in an annual migration that is expected to be a record. ... more |
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