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“We are catching up”: WHO chief talks about the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

“We are catching up”: WHO chief talks about the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefed reporters in Geneva a day after returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he met with a wide range of stakeholders, and said he was encouraged by the Government’s commitment to combating the deadly epidemic, which has also spread to neighboring Uganda. “What I saw gave me hope“, said….

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World news in brief: Violence hampers Ebola efforts, aid delivery in Darfur and Gaza, death of Nicaraguan activist in custody

World news in brief: Violence hampers Ebola efforts, aid delivery in Darfur and Gaza, death of Nicaraguan activist in custody

At least seven civilians were killed on Sunday in villages in Mambasa territory, Ituri province, humanitarian partners reported. The attack came after weeks of escalating violence in the province, raising the death toll to more than 170 in May alone. Violence also continued in North and South Kivu provinces, where armed clashes prevented people from…

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AI is focusing its attention on historical secrets and is already decoding centuries-old documents

AI is focusing its attention on historical secrets and is already decoding centuries-old documents

Artificial intelligence is no longer limited to writing emails, generating images or powering chatbots. Researchers are increasingly using AI to uncover historical secrets hidden in centuries-old manuscripts, damaged letters and handwritten archives that humans have struggled to fully understand for generations. According to a recent BBC report, historians and computer scientists are combining machine learning…

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