China’s Rival To ChatGPT? Baidu Shares Drop As Ernie Bot Disappoints
China's Baidu unveiled its much-awaited artificial intelligence-powered chatbot known as Ernie Bot on Thursday, but disappointed investors with its use...
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U.S. Military Conducts First Maritime Drills With West African Troops
The West African troops silently pulled their small boats up to a rust-stained ferry and swarmed up its sides on...
How An LGBTQ Court Ruling Sent Kenya Into A Moral Panic
By Patrick Gathara Kenya is in the throes of a full-blown existential moral panic. If the country’s politicians, clergy, self-anointed...
BBC Local Services Disrupted As Workers Strike Over Radio Cuts
The BBC's regional TV bulletins and local radio and online output in England are being disrupted by a 24-hour strike...
Malawi, Mozambique Race To rescue Survivors As Cyclone Death Toll Rises To 270
Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit the coast of Southern Africa for a second time over the weekend, bringing its total death...
U.S. Secretary Of State Blinken Meets Ethiopian Leaders To Repair Relations Damaged By War
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Ethiopia's foreign minister in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as their two governments look...
US Seeks Influence In West Africa’s Fight Against Islamists As Russia Looms
U.S. commanders leading annual counter-terrorism exercises in West Africa have urged coastal countries to depend on each other to contain...
US Accuses Russia Of “Reckless Behaviour” After Its Drone Crashes
The US has accused Russia of reckless behaviour after an American drone crashed into the Black Sea following an encounter...
China To Resume Issuing All Visa Types For Foreigners After Lifting Cross-Border Covid-19 Measures
China says it will start issuing all categories of visas to foreigners from Wednesday, lifting cross-border control measures it imposed...
Tear Gas Fired As Pakistan Police Clash With Former PM Imran Khan Supporters
Police on Tuesday fired tear gas and used water cannons to disperse supporters of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan...
