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Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression
Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights probe alleged on Tuesday, citing arrests, sexual abuse...
Business
‘Irrefutable’ need for global regulation of AI: UN experts
The imperative for global regulation of the booming artificial intelligence field, or AI, is “irrefutable”, a new report from a UN expert group said on...
The push to connect a digitally divided world and counter AI threats
A surge in the development of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) tools is already improving lives but is also bringing fresh urgency to calls for regulation,...
‘Failing the stress test’: UN chief calls for global finance overhaul
Some of the world’s poorest countries spend more on debt repayments than health, education and infrastructure combined, severely hampering their chances of developing their economies....
