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Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

Federico Borgonovo, a researcher at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank, traced the AI-generated video to an IS supporter active in the group's digital ecosystem.

23 August 2024, 07:07 IST

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support

23 August 2024, 07:07 IST

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

The Adeshiyans are among millions of families going to bed hungry in Nigeria as the country grapples with its worst inflation on record, the result of sweeping economic reforms that have sent prices soaring in Africa's most populous nation.

19 August 2024, 09:10 IST

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

'I can't remember the last time we had dinner': Nigerians starve amidst soaring inflation

19 August 2024, 09:10 IST

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

Already, many NGOs have either shut up shop entirely or been reduced to bare-bones operations, with many people losing their jobs as a result.

12 July 2024, 04:55 IST

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

Empty beds, lost jobs: The price of India's crackdown on NGO funds

12 July 2024, 04:55 IST

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

The mass exodus is taking place as the military regime faces its most serious crisis since it took power in a 2021 coup, which sparked widespread protests.

04 July 2024, 11:29 IST

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

'No safe place': Women flee conscription risk, hardship in Myanmar

04 July 2024, 11:29 IST

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

First of all, cities must set baselines for greenhouse gas emissions and risks so that they can measure progress over time, said Shruti Narayan, managing director at the C40 Cities network, a global network of cities working on climate action.

03 July 2024, 05:57 IST

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

Adapt or die: Bangladesh joins the race to climate-proof cities

03 July 2024, 05:57 IST

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

Women's lives have been endangered and victims of sex abuse have had to cross state lines to get the medical help denied them at home.

18 June 2024, 09:45 IST

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling

18 June 2024, 09:45 IST

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

A 2022 study found that the main obstacles to participating in sport in the Muslim-majority country are 'religious and cultural limitations, a lack of permission from parents, and a lack of sports facilities and equipment'. Now add extreme heat, linked to climate change, to the list.

14 June 2024, 04:37 IST

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

Game changer: Extreme heat stifles women's sports in Pakistan

14 June 2024, 04:37 IST

Airplanes won't solve Europe's wildfire problem. Nature might

Last year's wildfire season in Europe was among the worst this century, the European Commission said. Fires burnt through more than half a million hectares, led to mass evacuations and killed at least 20 people in Greece.

13 June 2024, 09:08 IST

Airplanes won't solve Europe's wildfire problem. Nature might

Airplanes won't solve Europe's wildfire problem. Nature might

Airplanes won't solve Europe's wildfire problem. Nature might

13 June 2024, 09:08 IST

Paris Olympics crowd scans fuel AI surveillance fears

Campaigners worry AI surveillance could become the new normal.

12 June 2024, 08:10 IST

Paris Olympics crowd scans fuel AI surveillance fears

Paris Olympics crowd scans fuel AI surveillance fears

Paris Olympics crowd scans fuel AI surveillance fears

12 June 2024, 08:10 IST

Modern slavery in South Korea? Seoul faces charge over seasonal worker scheme

Under the scheme - which also recruits workers from Nepal, Vietnam, Mongolia, Laos, Cambodia, Uzbekistan and Thailand - farmers and fishermen relocate to South Korea for five to eight months of work with the promise of big wages to take home.

07 June 2024, 08:50 IST

Modern slavery in South Korea? Seoul faces charge over seasonal worker scheme

Modern slavery in South Korea? Seoul faces charge over seasonal worker scheme

Modern slavery in South Korea? Seoul faces charge over seasonal worker scheme

07 June 2024, 08:50 IST