The UN rights office (OHCHR) has said a chain of events from mid July to early August 2024 culminated in the ouster of the past regime and in the last days of the uprising security forces actions ...

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U.S. District Judge John D. Bates granted a restraining order temporarily reversing the Trump administration’s moves to ...

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Parliament gave an update on preparations earlier for the first state of the nation address under the Government of National Unity tomorrow. Officials are currently on a walkabout at the venue.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google removed a passage from its artificial intelligence principles that pledged to avoid using the technology in potentially harmful applications, such as weapons. The company ...

Instead, the revised document offers Google more room to pursue potentially sensitive use cases. It states Google will implement “appropriate human oversight, due diligence, and feedback ...

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