IMF Chief Economist sounds alarm over potential 10-15 per cent rise in grain prices due to Russia’s move.

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GitHub, Hugging Face, Creative Commons, and others write a paper for EU policymakers encouraging support for open-source AI models ahead of the final EU AI Act  —  In a paper sent to EU policymakers, a group …

Scientists have previously sounded the alarm over studies showing a rapid slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

Authorities said more than 20,000 people have been involved in successive evacuations on the island, mostly tourists over the weekend when fires swept through two coastal areas in the southeast of Rhodes. (July 25)

Rescue efforts are under way to save as many pilot whales as possible after around 100 beached themselves in Australia.

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Nigel Farage has called for a wider shake-up of the NatWest board, following the resignation of chief executive Dame Alison Rose after days of pressure on the banking group’s leadership.