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What concerns does the use of AI in news raise? | Regulation

Today on The Stream, AI’s role in news raises concerns about journalistic integrity, deepfakes, misinformation, and accountability in content creation. As artificial intelligence transforms news production, it offers both innovation and ethical challenges. While AI can streamline content and analyse data, it also raises concerns about misinformation, deepfakes, and accountability. How can the news industry […]

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PMQs live: Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clash over UK economy at PMQs

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Are higher borrowing costs a ‘global’ problem?published at 12:42 Greenwich Mean Time 12:42 GMT By Ben Chu, BBC Verify policy and analysis correspondent Challenged on the rise in UK borrowing costs since the Budget, Keir Starmer said: “The global economy is experiencing higher borrowing costs.” It’s correct that borrowing costs are up across most developed

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Japan’s tourist arrivals hit all-time high as weak currency draws masses

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Asian country welcomed record 36.8 million visitors in 2024, tourism agency says. Japan welcomed the most visitors in history in 2024, as the country’s weak currency fuelled a tourism boom, according to official figures. More than 36.8 million people visited the Asian country for business or leisure last year, estimates from the Japan National Tourism

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Estimated Gaza Toll May Have Missed 25,000 Deaths, Study Says

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Deaths from bombs and other traumatic injuries during the first nine months of the war in Gaza may have been underestimated by more than 40 percent, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet. The peer-reviewed statistical analysis, led by epidemiologists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, used modeling in an

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Is a Gaza ceasefire deal possible this time? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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Hopes are running high that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza might finally be reached. Negotiators in Doha, Qatar appear to be on the brink of breaking a deadlock in ceasefire talks to end 15 months of Israel’s war on Gaza. In his final foreign policy speech, the outgoing US President Joe

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Ugandan military court rules opposition figure can be tried for treachery

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The move escalates the case against Kizza Besigye as a treachery conviction is punishable by the death penalty. A Ugandan military court has ruled that prominent opposition figure Kizza Besigye can be tried on the charge of treachery, for which he could face the death penalty if convicted. The ruling on Tuesday escalates the legal

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UK economy latest: Reeves says UK must go ‘further and faster’ in search of economic growth

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Chancellor says she’ll go ‘further and faster’ on growth planpublished at 13:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13:35 GMT Faisal IslamEconomics editor Media caption, Rachel Reeves: Need to go further and faster to kickstart growth The key line was the chancellor said the government will go “further and faster” on its growth plan. She said market volatility

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Young people mark Coming of Age Day in Japan | Arts and Culture News

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Japan’s Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom parties of early spring. The national holiday is held on the second Monday of January. People turn out to admire the elaborate outfits young people don to celebrate the transition from childhood to adulthood.

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US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden administration widens sanctions – Financial Times

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US oil group under pressure to exit Russia after Biden administration widens sanctions Financial Times Oil jumps on expected hit to China and India’s Russian supplies CNBC Russia faces higher costs on sea-borne oil exports due to new US sanctions Reuters Oil Price Rally Continues After U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Biggest Oil Sellers OilPrice.com Will Joe Biden’s new oil sanctions

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In scorched neighbourhoods, a few Los Angeles homes stand untouched | Climate News

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The remains of charred homes form rows across the Los Angeles landscape, as flames continue to engulf entire neighbourhoods in the Southern California city. But among the crumbling walls on Monday, some homes stand untouched. Through a mixture of luck and building design, a handful of houses in neighbourhoods otherwise reduced to ash withstood the

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