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User Language Distorts ChatGPT Information on Armed Conflicts

When asked in Arabic about the number of civilian casualties killed in the Middle East conflict, ChatGPT gives significantly higher casualty numbers than when the prompt was written in Hebrew, as a new study by the Universities of Zurich and…

EcoWaste Coalition Backs Recall of Mini Toy Sets with Toxic Resins

FDA Announces Recall of Specific Miniverse Toys Due to Health-damaging Acrylates 30 November 2024, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition gave the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a thumbs up for issuing a toy safety advisory that will…

India: Avoidable By-polls, a Burden on Taxpayers

India’s billion-plus population is watching an initiative under the ‘one nation, one election’ policy by the Union government in New Delhi proposing simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies, and local government bodies across the country to reduce the…

Escalation in Syria: Islamists Loyal to Turkey Launch Attack on Kurdish Areas

Following the outbreak of the heaviest fighting in Syria in several years, Kurdish areas are now under acute threat from attacks by jihadist groups cooperating with Turkey. While the Islamist group Haiat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda…

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Warned About A 100k-Strong NATO Intervention In Ukraine

NATO might be willing to test Putin’s patience by crossing yet another of Russia’s perceived red lines in spite of its updated nuclear doctrine and new Oreshniks. The NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine might be on the brink of an…

COP29 Climate Summit Ends With $300B Pledge That UN Chief Calls ‘Base to Build on’

In an agreement struck during overtime at the United Nations COP29 Climate Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, the world’s wealthiest nations agreed to a combined annual contribution of at least $300 billion to assist developing nations with tackling the impacts of…

Gaza under heavy rainfall – protest asking for immediate ceasefire to save life

For the last 13 months pro-palestinian groups organizes protest very couple of weeks in Montreal. They are asking for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to save life. Saturday they marched downtown Montreal.  Meanwhile, according to reports from the Office for…

Is It Still Possible to Limit Warming to 1.5°C?

As world leaders gather at COP29 in Azerbaijan to discuss climate action, scientists are questioning whether keeping global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial averages is even still within reach. By Paige Bennett Already, warming is slated to…

Russia’s Updated Nuke Doctrine Aims To Deter Unacceptable Provocations From NATO

The main point that’s being conveyed through these updated terms is that Russia will not allow Ukraine to be used as NATO’s proxy for inflicting the bloc’s hoped-for strategic defeat upon it. The entering into force of Russia’s updated nuke…

GAIA Reaction to COP29 Presidency Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste

November 19, 2024, Baku Azerbaijan —The COP 29 Presidency today announced the COP29 Declaration on Reducing Methane from Organic Waste which aims to work towards targeted commitments in the waste sector. “While the intention is good and civil society organizations…

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