By means of an investment of €1.6 million, the St Paul’s Bay bypass was reconstructed and made safer as part of a major intervention. This was announced by Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia, together with the ar…
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Cheaters Beware: ChatGPT Maker Releases AI Detection Tool
The maker of ChatGPT is trying to curb its reputation as a freewheeling cheating machine with a new tool that can help teachers detect if a student or artificial intelligence wrote that homework.The new AI Text Classifier launched Tuesday by OpenAI fol…
Read moreHuawei Latest Target of US Crackdown on China Tech
China says it is “deeply concerned” over reports that the United States is moving to further restrict sales of American technology to Huawei, a tech company that U.S. officials have long singled out as a threat to national security for its alleged supp…
Read moreRed Cross: World Is Dangerously Unprepared for Next Pandemic
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns the world is dangerously unprepared for the next pandemic and this will have severe health, economic and social consequences for countries around the world. The IFRC has just re…
Read moreWHO: Scope, Scale of Health Emergencies Growing
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns global health challenges are growing and threatening the well-being of millions of people worldwide. He spoke at the opening of WHO’s week-long executive board meeting.The WHO …
Read moreTHE MINISTRY FOR THE NATIONAL HERITAGE, THE ARTS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT An investment of €1.2 million for a more sustainable Carnival
Minister for the National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici announced that the Maltese Carnival (il-Karnival ta’ Malta) will benefit from an investment of €1.2 million’s worth of modern tractors and trailers that will raise the quali…
Read moreAsteroid’s Sudden Flyby Shows Blind Spot in Planetary Threat Detection
The discovery of an asteroid the size of a small shipping truck mere days before it passed Earth on Thursday, albeit one that posed no threat to humans, highlights a blind spot in our ability to predict those that could actually cause damage, astronome…
Read moreWHO: Over 1.6B People Infected with Neglected Tropical Diseases
Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day Monday, the World Health Organization is calling for action to tackle these debilitating illnesses, which affect an estimated 1.65 billion people globally.A diverse group of 20 parasitic and bacterial trop…
Read more‘Remember the Titans’ Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard Dies
Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical Black figures in Remember the Titans starring Denzel Washington, Ali with Will Smith and Harriet with Cynthia Erivo, has died. He was 70.Howard died Friday at his home in M…
Read moreChildren Denied Same Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS as Adults
The U.N.’s main AIDS program says thousands of children are dying from HIV/AIDS because, unlike adults, they do not receive treatment for the deadly disease.HIV/AIDS is no longer an automatic death sentence. People infected with the disease can live a …
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