A-Rocha Ghana says Ghana’s fight against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has lost momentum despite the strong public resolve that followed last year’s August 6 helicopter crash. The environmental group says the country has instead reached a point where…
A year after the August 6 helicopter crash that claimed the lives of eight people, including two ministers, environmental advocacy group A-Rocha Ghana says Ghana has lost momentum in the fight against illegal mining, aka galamsey. Deputy National Director of…
Facing acute labour shortages, ageing demographics and chronic productivity problems, Japanese companies should be fertile ground for the take-up of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, compared with the US and UK, adoption in many workplaces remains sluggish and cautious. Japan’s response…
The status of the North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish territories is not up for discussion, Spanish officials said on Wednesday, after Morocco’s justice minister reiterated Rabat’s sovereignty claims over the cities. Tuesday’s remarks by Abdellatif Ouahbi…
Spotify is introducing a new feature that will highlight if an artist has been generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The streaming service says the AI Persona badge, which will start appearing on some profiles from mid-September, will flag to listeners…
South African police have launched an investigation after 14 suspected illegal miners died when a mine dump site collapsed on them on Monday night. Eight others were injured and “an unknown number… may still be trapped underground”, police said in…
Thailand’s government will immediately stop issuing gun permits after a shooting incident last week in which a 14-year-old killed eight people and himself. Existing gun owners are already banned from carrying their weapons in public. The South East Asian country…
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but there are some exceptions. Calls…
Anne Hathaway has poked fun at those who suggested her baby bump didn’t look real after a recent film premiere, telling them she had “fake hair, real bump”. The US actress turned heads in an outfit that showed off her…
Lucy Davis, who played Dawn Tinsley in the original UK version of The Office, has revealed she has “incurable” breast cancer. Davis, the daughter of comedian Jasper Carrott, appeared frequently as the sympathetic and witty office receptionist in the groundbreaking…