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Musk says will ‘open source’ Grok chatbot

Elon Musk on Monday said he would make his Grok chatbot, a rival to ChatGPT, open source as his feud…

Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study

By Daniel Lawler PARIS, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall…

Kyoto seeks to guard geishas from tourist ‘paparazzi’

By Fred Mery KYOTO, Japan, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - Kyoto is cracking down after locals complained that Instagram-obsessed tourist…

S. Korea starts process to suspend licences of 4,900 striking doctors

By Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, March 11, 2024 (AFP) - South Korea said Monday it had started procedures to suspend the…

‘Sacred job’: Iraq Kurds digitise books to save threatened culture

By Khazan Jangiz Huddled in the back of a van, Rebin Pishtiwan carefully scans one yellowed page after another, as…

Paris Picasso Museum reopens with new selection

By Sandra BIFFOT-LACUT PARIS, March 10, 2024 (AFP) - The Picasso Museum in Paris, which houses the world's biggest collection…

For ‘difficult’ creator, ‘Dragon Ball’ success provided acceptance

TOKYO, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - Akira Toriyama was already famous to comic fans in the early 1980s with "Dr.…

Few women know alcohol linked to breast cancer: WHO Europe

Just one in five women in Europe are aware that alcohol is a risk factor for developing breast cancer, a…

‘Irreplaceable’ Colombian bird collection at risk

By Juan Sebastian SERRANO BOGOTÁ, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - Under a cracked and leaky ceiling, Andres Cuervo works on…

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama passes away at 68

  By Tomohiro OSAKI, Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, March 8, 2024 (AFP) - The creator of Japan's hugely popular and influential…

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