The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. ...
Revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest arms-producing companies rose by 5.9 per cent in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to new data released today by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institut...
The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published recently, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond.
Filmmaker James Cameron has voiced strong concerns over the rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry, calling the prospect of AI-created actors “horrifying.”