SCIENCE (not) FICTION: A sentient A.I
Blake Lemoine is a software engineer for Google. He is convinced that a conversation A.I named LaMDA has reached a level of consciousness after having a written conversation with it.
MMA star Angela Lee faces arch-rival Xiong Jingnan on 1 October in her bid to become the first ONE Championship female fighter to simultaneously hold two world title belts.
A Hong Kong court on Thursday decided not to penalise chief executive John Lee for late paperwork filed during the election bid where he ran unopposed for the city's top job.
Afghanistan's Olympic flag-bearer Kimia Yousofi has resettled in Australia after fleeing Taliban persecution, Games officials in Sydney said Wednesday, and the sprinter has already set her sights on Paris 2024.
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.
Algerian firefighters on Thursday brought under control a string of forest blazes that have killed at least 38 people including 12 who died in a bus trapped by the flames.
Monkeypox vaccines will be made available at Gay Pride and other events as part of a new pilot program to stem the fast spread of the virus, US health authorities said Thursday.
Parts of China face historic heatwave and droughts while others are severely flooded
Both nations are expected to hold first round of talks early this autumn
UN chief Antonio Guterres will meet the leaders of Ukraine and Turkey in Lviv on Thursday, following a deal reached last month that allowed the resumption of grain exports after Russia's invasion blocked essential global supplies.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag must drop captain Harry Maguire to begin fixing the many problems at the club, says Neil Humphreys.
As tourists flock to Greenland to take in its breathtaking icebergs and natural beauty, authorities are mulling ways to control crowds to protect the fragile environment, already threatened by global warming.
Overlooked by high-rises on the outskirts of Hong Kong, a group of students practise body-slam tackles and vicious ankle-wrenches at weekly training for an unlikely sport: the ancient Indian game of kabaddi.
Guatemala said Wednesday it had recovered 33 pre-Columbian artifacts that were voluntarily returned from a private collection in Germany.
Study also focuses on lesser-talked about nitrogen dioxide, which is adding to toxic air in several cities
Kenya's president-elect William Ruto vowed Wednesday that his new administration would be transparent, saying there was no time to waste in meeting the "huge expectations" of Kenyans.
Sudden rainstorm triggers landslide and diverts river resulting in floods
The men were arrested earlier this week while the two stolen cars were recovered. Where did the thefts occur?
A family on an Indonesian island poses for a photo with an elderly relative no longer able to smile, while another clan tries to dress one of their eldest forebears in khakis and a shirt.
Offcials said illegal sea trade risks ‘import of coronavirus’ from foreign countries
Dozens of people queue under monsoon drizzle for subsidised cooking oil in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon, waiting for one of the many commodities that have become scarce as economic misery strikes the city.