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Pandemic agreement talks reaching end with deal elusive
Countries trying to strike a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics began discussing how to keep the process alive as they ran out of time to seal a deal Friday.Countries did finally begin thrashing out text wording but could not get everything completed in time.
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Russia attacks Ukraine's northeast in new ground offensive
Russia launched a surprise ground offensive into Ukraine's northeast Kharkiv region on Friday, making small advances into a border zone it was pushed back from nearly two years ago."Russia launched a new wave of counter-offensive actions in this area.
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AI systems are already deceiving us -- and that's a problem, experts warn
Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue -- but a new research paper suggests it's already happening.Cicero excelled, with scores that would have placed it in the top 10 percent of experienced human players, according to a 2022 paper in Science.
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US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
(Reuters) -A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology companies including WuXi AppTec and BGI would give U.S. companies until 2032 to end work with the firms, extending the amount of time to find new partners. The latest Biosecure Act also adds WuXi Biologics to a list of biotech companies of concern, according to a copy seen by Reuters. The other companies on the list are BGI, MGI, Complete Genomics and WuXi AppTec.
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Top opponent of India PM Modi leaves prison on bail
A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left jail on Friday warning that his country was facing "dictatorship" after a court ordered his release on bail to campaign in an ongoing national election.He was denied bail Friday in a separate court ruling by the same judges who ordered Kejriwal's release.
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Binance registers with India's financial watchdog as it seeks to resume operations
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has registered with India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), a senior FIU official said on Friday, as the exchange seeks to resume operations in the country. The exchange was barred from operating in India in December for non-compliance with local regulations as part of the financial watchdog's crackdown on offshore crypto exchanges that were operating in the country without registration. India requires virtual digital asset service provi
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