Tributes pour in after US President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Nearly 60 percent of all adults and a third of all children in the world will be overweight or obese by 2050 unless governments take action, says a new study. The research published in the Lancet medical journal on Tuesday used data from 204 countries to paint a grim picture of what it described as…

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With less than a week left in office, United States President Joe Biden is poised to remove Cuba’s designation as a “state sponsor of terrorism”, according to anonymous sources familiar with his plans. The Associated Press news agency broke the story on Tuesday, citing US officials. But the move is likely to be a symbolic…

President Donald Trump promised to lower prices for groceries, including eggs. But one crack in his plan is that egg prices haven’t fallen since he took office on January 20. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in her first on-camera news briefing on January 28, blamed that on former President Joe Biden’s “inflationary policies”. Recommended…

The United States has transferred 11 Yemeni detainees from its notorious Guantanamo Bay detention centre to Oman after holding them for more than two decades without charge as part of Washington’s so-called “war on terror”. “The United States appreciates the willingness of the government of Oman and other partners to support ongoing US efforts focused…

AI is being used to save Indigenous languages, but is it the right fix? One new project aims to use tech to help keep these languages alive without replacing human connection. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 The Take: Can Europe defend Ukraine without the US? list 2 of 3 The…