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'Reckless' AI firms can't control models, says whistleblower

Djokovic into China Open final as Medvedev out for hitting fan with ball

Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers

Modric hopes fans back Croatia against Spain after England shame

Turkey blocks X account of British reporter

Djokovic advances to China Open final as Medvedev out for hitting fan with ball

Disgraced former US House speaker dies at 84

Ukraine blames Russia for deadly sinking of Turkish ship in Black Sea

US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK airbase

Norway eyes partial ban of smart glasses

US-German trio wins medicine Nobel for illuminating the brain

Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests

Two dead after ship catches fire, sinks in Black Sea

George wants England to show 'passion and emotion' against Wales

England captain Jamie George is happy to let patriotic pride fuel his side when they face Wales in the Six Nations at Twickenham on Saturday.

Messi Hong Kong no-show sparks wave of outrage in China

Lionel Messi's no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China, with the football superstar accused of seeking to embarrass Beijing -- or even engaging in a sinister foreign plot.

Ravens quarterback Jackson earns second NFL MVP award

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was crowned the NFL's Most Valuable Player for the second time on Thursday.

Schmidt's Australia to face Wales in Sydney in his first match

Joe Schmidt will get his reign as Wallabies coach underway against Wales in Sydney, their 2024 home schedule showed Friday, with Australia also hosting world champions South Africa twice this year.

OpenAI chief looking to raise trillions to reshape semiconductor sector: WSJ

OpenAI chief Sam Altman is seeking to raise trillions of dollars to reshape the global semiconductor industry, and has held talks with potential investors including the UAE government, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

'Miracle' rescue nearly 60 hours after Philippine landslide

The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.

Niners coach Shanahan out to lift Super Bowl curse

After seeing his teams snatch defeat from the jaws of victory on his two previous visits to the Super Bowl, Kyle Shanahan is hoping to strike it third time lucky in Las Vegas.

Holiday-hit Asian markets mixed, Wall St record fails to inspire

Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Friday as investors struggled to build on another record-setting day on Wall Street, with focus on the upcoming release of key US inflation data.

Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal

Women from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practise a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires -- intensified by climate change -- that have killed hundreds across Europe.