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February 15, 2019

India lower house passes anti-Ponzi scheme bill

India’s Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill to protect investors from Ponzi schemes on Wednesday. It will become law once it is […]
February 15, 2019

UN rights experts condemn France crackdown on public demonstrations

A group of experts from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have condemned the harsh crackdown by France on public protest and […]
February 15, 2019

US House passes resolution to end military assistance in Yemen

The US House of Representatives passed HJRes 37 on Wednesday calling for the withdrawal of US Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen. The […]
February 15, 2019

Shamima Begum: IS teen’s return to UK ‘could be prevented’

A British woman who fled to Syria as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State group could be prevented from returning to the UK, the home […]
February 15, 2019

Why EU leaders are not ready to budge on Brexit

“Has the prime minister’s new defeat in parliament made the EU more likely to compromise?” I’ve been asked over and again on BBC programmes following Thursday’s […]
February 15, 2019

Researchers create ‘malicious’ writing AI

A team of researchers who have built an artificially-intelligent writer say they are withholding the technology as it might be used for “malicious” purposes. OpenAI, based […]
February 15, 2019

Masood Azhar: India wants militant sanctioned after Kashmir blast

India has called for sanctions against the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group it says carried out Thursday’s suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Delhi asks for the leader of […]
February 15, 2019

Trump to declare ’emergency’ over Mexico border wall

US President Donald Trump is to declare a national emergency to fund his planned border wall with Mexico, the White House has said. He will sign […]