France, Germany oppose extending Ukraine grain curbs
France and Germany on Tuesday opposed a push to extend restrictions on sales of Ukrainian grain exports in five eastern European countries that have enraged Kyiv.
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Jill Biden in Paris to mark US return to UNESCO after five-year absence
Jill Biden, first lady of the United States will speak at a ceremony Tuesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris.
IBM, Salesforce and More Pledge to White House List of Eight AI Safety Assurances
Assurances include watermarking, reporting about capabilities and risks, investing in safeguards to prevent bias and more.
Independent Ada Lovelace Institute Asks UK Government to Firm up AI Regulation Proposals
While the United Nations hashes out regulations, the UK’s ‘context-based’ approach is intended to spur innovation but may cause uncertainty in the industry.
Unesco condemns deadly Russia strike on Ukraine’s Odesa
The UN’s Paris-based heritage agency Unesco has condemned Russia’s “brazen” attack on Odesa, which hit several sites in the port city’s World Heritage centre, killing at least two people.
IBM Report: Average Cost of a Data Breach Rises to $4.45 Million
IBM Security also provided tips for how to prevent and mitigate data breaches.
India’s reintroduction of African cheetahs faces setback after string of deaths
The death of a number of cheetahs from Namibia and South Africa that had been introduced into an Indian nature reserve last year is a major setback for India, which hopes to fill its forests with the rare cats after the loss of its own native species …
Greek authorities evacuate thousands as fires scorch island of Rhodes
High winds forecast for Sunday are expected to hamper firefighters’ battle to contain a blaze burning out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, where some 30,000 people have been forced to evacuate.
G20 energy ministers fail to agree on plan to reduce fossil fuels
Energy ministers from the group of 20 nations meeting in India on Saturday failed to agree on a roadmap to phase down the use of fossil fuels in the global energy mix.
Ocean Viking migrant rescue ship back in the water after 10-day stoppage
The French-operated migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking has been cleared to leave the Italian port where it has been stuck for ten days in a bureaucratic wrangle.