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Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media?
Meta owned social media platforms ends third-party fact-checking, adopting community notes as its replacement.
Published On 10 Jan 2025
US reports first death linked to bird flu in Louisiana
The late patient had been hospitalised in December with severe respiratory symptoms after contact with infected birds.
Published On 6 Jan 2025
What is a polar vortex, the weather event causing winter storms in the US?
The expanding of the polar vortex – an area of cold air around the Arctic – southwards is causing cold spells in the US.
Published On 6 Jan 2025
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Why are US Republicans debating the future of H-1B high-skill work visas?
Visa dispute highlights divide between Trump supporters like tech tycoon Elon Musk and immigration hardliners.
Published On 29 Dec 2024

The island’s semiconductor industry represents one-quarter of GDP but is a major source of carbon emissions.

Prehistoric remains from nearly 4,000 years ago point to a grisly period of cannibalism in the UK.

Scientists have engineered the pests to provide enhanced immunity to the disease they transmit, according to new study.

Democratic Republic of the Congo says tech giant has been using controversial minerals from sub-Saharan Africa.

Amnesty International claims Serbian activists’ phones hacked by police with spyware tools, raising privacy concerns.

Son had made a similar pledge in 2016 to spend $50bn over Donald Trump’s four-year US presidential term.

The carbon footprint of artificial intelligence is raising concerns.

A new study has found that people eating several portions of dark chocolate per week were less likely to develop type 2.

We examine the potential threats of artificial intelligence to our environment and human life.

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The drones have been flying over critical infrastructure such as US military research facilities and police departments.

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