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Writer, adviser, poet, bot: How ChatGPT could transform politics

Writer, adviser, poet, bot: How ChatGPT could transform politics

The AI bot ChatGPT has passed exams, written poetry, and deployed in newsrooms, and now politicians are seeking it out -- but experts are warning against rapid uptake of a tool also famous for fabricating "facts".

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Jury selection to begin for Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye copyright trial

Jury selection to begin for Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye copyright trial

Jury selection is set for Monday in a trial to determine whether British pop star Ed Sheeran plagiarized American music legend Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit "Thinking Out Loud."

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Far-right backers, police tussle as Spain fascist leader re-buried

Far-right backers, police tussle as Spain fascist leader re-buried

Far-right protesters in Madrid tussled with police Monday as the remains of a fascist party founder were to be re-buried in a simple grave as Spain works to reckon with its authoritarian past.

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CEO of Germany's Thyssenkrupp to step down, shares hit

CEO of Germany's Thyssenkrupp to step down, shares hit

Thyssenkrupp's chief executive Martina Merz is stepping aside early, the German industrial giant said Monday, in a surprise announcement that sent the company's shares into a nosedive.

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Balbirnie helps Ireland bounce back in Sri Lanka Test

Balbirnie helps Ireland bounce back in Sri Lanka Test

A career-best 95 by Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland reach a strong 319 for four at stumps on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday.

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Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58.

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'Sky's the limit' as Wrexham not worried about spending caps

'Sky's the limit' as Wrexham not worried about spending caps

Wrexham's new-found corporate appeal under the ownership of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney means the Welsh club are not concerned about spending caps in the English Football League (EFL), according to executive director Humphrey Ker.

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Top Indian wrestlers demand arrest of ex-federation chief

Top Indian wrestlers demand arrest of ex-federation chief

Top Indian wrestlers, including Olympians and Commonwealth Games champions, were on the streets of New Delhi on Monday to demand the arrest of the sport's former federation chief over allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation.

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World's most chilling cults

World's most chilling cults

Following the grim discovery in Kenya of the bodies of more than 50 suspected cult members believed to have starved themselves to death, we look at other notorious killer sects.

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European countries aim to boost wind energy production

European countries aim to boost wind energy production

Nine European countries were holding a summit Monday aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, spurred by the fallout of the Ukraine war and the push for renewables.

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