Tag: Haiku

Co-hosts Australia and New Zealand ask Fifa to "urgently clarify" reports that Saudi Arabia's tourism authority is to be named as an official sponsor of the Women's World Cup. [...]

Myanmar coup anniversary: 'Silent strike' marks two years of military rule

1 February 2023

Protesters urge the public to stay at home as the military is hit by new Western sanctions. [...]

Ukraine billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky targeted in new anti-corruption swoop

1 February 2023

Authorities launch a fresh wave of raids, including on leading tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky. [...]

Jovenel Moise: Four suspects in Haiti leader's killing sent to US

1 February 2023

The men are the latest to be charged over the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise. [...]

Russia in Africa: How disinformation operations target the continent

1 February 2023

The man behind a new pro-Kremlin social media network tells the BBC he wants Africa to embrace Russia. [...]

Pope in DR Congo: Dancing and huge crowds greet Pope Francis

1 February 2023

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool joins worshippers on the streets as Pope Francis makes a long-awaited appearance. [...]

The war on Ukraine, partnerships, non-alignment and international law

1 February 2023

HR/VP Blog – Last week, I travelled to the Southern African region. On my agenda was the EU-South Africa Ministerial Dialogue, as well as bilateral meetings in South Africa and Botswana. Russia's invasion of Ukraine was high on the agenda after the… [...]

Province reminds people to get a bivalent COVID-19 booster

1 February 2023

People in British Columbia are reminded to get vaccinated with a bivalent COVID-19 booster for the most effective protection against the Omicron variants of COVID-19. Those who were previously invited for a bivalent vaccine, but have not booked their ... [...]

Sanctioning Evasion Network Supporting Russia's Military-Industrial Complex

1 February 2023

Today, the Department of the Treasury is designating 22 persons, across multiple jurisdictions, who are connected to a sanctions evasion network supporting Russia's defense sector, including prominent gray arms dealer Igor Vladimirovich Zimenkov. Today's ... [...]

How we are supporting degree apprenticeships and higher technical education

1 February 2023

It's great to be speaking to you today at the first Universities UK apprenticeships conference. I'm disappointed to not be able to join the conference today. Degree apprenticeships and higher technical education are my favourite ... [...]

Reviving Britain's Coast - Why It's Time to Help Communities on the Edge

1 February 2023

Household income in coastal areas is almost £3,000 per year lower than in non-coastal communities, with nearly one in five jobs below the living wage - a greater proportion than for England overall. Low ... [...]

Rolls-Royce Submarines launches Nuclear Skills Academy in the House of Lords

1 February 2023

This ensures new apprentices have access to the best courses and mentors throughout their apprenticeship. The launch was supported by Keith Beckett CBE, Technical Director and Deputy CEO of the Submarine Delivery Agency and Rolls-Royce ... [...]

Myanmar coup anniversary: 'Silent strike' marks two years of military rule

1 February 2023

Pro-democracy activists in Myanmar are holding a "silent strike" to mark two years since a military coup that removed Aung San Suu Kyi from power. Streets in many cities fell quiet after protesters urged people to stay indoors and asked businesses to ... [...]

Europe's most underrated scenic railways

1 February 2023

(CNN) — As the world opens up to international travel again, it's time to look beyond the usual tourist trails for your next adventure on rails. But instead of using the train as just a mode of transport, how about making it… [...]

Drive to protect world's wetlands gains momentum

1 February 2023

Vegetated wetlands, such as swamps and marshes, are some of the most wildlife-rich ecosystems on the planet, their shallow waters and abundant plant life supporting everything from insects to ducks to moose. But these wetlands, as well as lakes, ... [...]

A pro-Russian social media campaign is trying to influence politics in Africa

1 February 2023

The network, dubbed "Russosphere," is connected to a far-right Belgian political activist who was involved in overseeing contested Russian-backed referenda in Crimea and Donbas in 2014, according to researchers at Logically, a company that tracks online ... [...]

Reviving Britain's coast – why it's time to help communities on the edge

1 February 2023

Community leaders in coastal areas are calling for sustained, long-term investment to address the unfair disparities between coastal and non-coastal parts of Britain. Councillor Steve Darling, Leader of Torbay Council, said ... [...]

Planting more trees in cities could cut deaths from summer heat, says study

1 February 2023

The researchers used mortality data to estimate the potential reduction in deaths from lower temperatures as a result of increased tree coverage. Using data from 2015 they estimated that out of the 6,700 premature deaths that year attributed to ... [...]

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023: all the news and updates from the event

1 February 2023

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Here’s the latest from this year’s first Samsung event. Continue reading… [...]

Rivian is laying off 6 percent of its employees — again

1 February 2023

Photo by Nilay Patel / The Verge Another day, another company announces it’s laying off 6 percent of employees. Today, that company is Rivian, the EV automaker that had one of the biggest IPOs of 2021 but has since struggled to hit… [...]

Where to preorder the Samsung Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra

1 February 2023

From left to right: the Samsung Galaxy S23, S23 Plus, and S23 Ultra. The latest Galaxy trio is available for preorder | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Another year, another round of flagship Samsung phones. This time around, Samsung used… [...]

AMD’s 7000X3D chips will start at $449 when they take on Intel this spring

1 February 2023

Only the Ryzen 9s will be coming in February. | Image: AMD AMD has announced the pricing for its flagship 7000X3D chips as well as when you’ll be able to get them. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D will cost $699, with the 7900X3D… [...]

OpenAI announces ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month

1 February 2023

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Plus, a $20 monthly plan that gives you priority access to the AI chatbot, even during peak time where free users would have to wait. The company also says the plan… [...]

Everything announced at Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Unpacked event

1 February 2023

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung just held its first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year, where it took the wraps off its new Galaxy S23 devices and the Galaxy Book3. In case you weren’t able to watch the event… [...]

New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure rates

1 February 2023

Backblaze examines 230,921 HDDs across 29 models from Seagate, Toshiba, and more. [...]

Paper: Stable Diffusion “memorizes” some images, sparking privacy concerns

1 February 2023

Out of 300,000 high-probability images tested, they found a 0.03% memorization rate. [...]

Samsung Galaxy S23 is official, with special-edition Qualcomm chip

1 February 2023

Samsung dumps the Exynos SoC internationally and gets a higher-binned Qualcomm chip. [...]

Musk locks his Twitter account to personally test reported malfunction

1 February 2023

Musk seemingly responding to conservative users reporting a Twitter malfunction. [...]