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Anthropic and Accenture each expect to invest at least $1 billion over the next five years for the effort

Consulting giant

Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation

In a statement that did not mention Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by name, the State Department said it would deny visas to members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and officials with the Palestinian Authority (PA)

Palestinian President

UN chief 'deeply regrets' US visa refusal to Abbas for annual meeting

Firefighters are battling a major blaze on a hill overlooking Ecuador's capital Quito

Helicopters battle wildfire threatening Ecuador's capital

A bicycle taxi travels down a street in Havana during a widespread power outage

'Total disconnection'

Cuba hit with seventh major blackout of the year

Former Democratic president Joe Biden test-drives a GMC Hummer EV during a tour of a Detroit plant in 2021. General Motors has softened its support for electric vehicles under President Donald Trump

Shifting goalposts, lapsing targets

Hushing and hedging: US companies retreat on climate

An Auchan supermarket in Moscow. The French retailer is a major player in Russia with around 240 stores

'Unfriendly countries'

Russia seizes assets of Nestle, French firms over West's Ukraine support

South Africa substitute loose forward Cameron Hanekom carries the ball during a 43-28 victory over New Zealand in Baltimore on September 12

Defending champions

Springboks to face Fiji before 2027 Rugby World Cup

Thirty-seven suspected illegal gold miners die in custody in central Nigerian city of Minna

Paramilitary civil defence group

Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: survivors

California Governor Gavin Newsom, widely seen as a possible Democratic presidential contender in 2028, issued his AI 'kill switch' order after US President Donald Trump said warnings over the technology are a hoax

Possible presidential candidate

California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'

Belgium's Zizou Bergs fought back to see off Austria's Lukas Neumayer 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the Davis Cup in Vienna

Czechs level Davis Cup tie against USA as South Korea eye Finals

If Volkswagen were to cut 100,000 positions, it would be the biggest restructuring in the history of the global auto industry

As market situation worsens

Crisis-wracked Volkswagen warns of 10-bn-euro hit to profits

No frontrunner emerged from the first two rounds of informal 'straw polls' with eight candidates now vying to follow Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

Former vice president

Costa Rica's Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat

No frontrunner emerged from the first two rounds of informal 'straw polls' with eight candidates now vying to follow Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

'Muddled picture'

UN holds third informal poll for new chief

Australia opener Travis Head hit three sixes and 15 fours in his 112 against Zimbabwe in Harare

Head leads run spree as Australia win Zimbabwe ODI series

Europäesch Jonker ënner 13 Joer solle keng sozial Medie méi dierfe benotzen.

Social media regulation

EU proposes unified social media rules for children, as countries push ahead with national bans

The meeting was attended by several candidates for next year's presidential elections

'We are not intimidated'

Macron warns of Russian 'hybrid' threat after meeting presidential hopefuls

Warren Buffett, shown here in 2013, stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway but will remain on the board

Billionaire investor

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman

Shakira is fresh from playing at the World Cup's opening ceremony and halftime show

'Shakira stadium'

Shakira to cap off world tour with Madrid 12-gig run

An exterior view of Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi. Dozens of Afghans studying to be doctors in Pakistan hope a court hearing will overturn an order by the country's medical board for them to be expelled from colleges and universities and sent home

Relations between countries plummeted

Pakistan court blocks expulsion of Afghan medical college students

Hoda Kiwan bakes flatbread in the mainly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria, but was one of many residents to complain that blocks on the road to government-controlled capital have left essential supplies like flour and oil in short supply

'Constant anxiety'

Isolated Syrian-Druze city blames Damascus for shortages

It is Russia's first parliamentary election since Moscow launched its Ukraine war in 2022

'Emotionally important to Putin'

Russians vote as Ukraine war drags on for fifth year

Members of the Nagoya Omotenashi Bushotai traditional samurai performance group welcome the Costa Serena cruise ship following its arrival in Nagoya to house athletes at the Asian Games

Calls 'to prevent a recurrence'

South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony

Spain's Luis de la Fuente celebrates winning the World Cup in July

Announced Friday

Spain coach De la Fuente offers 'full support' to people of Ceuta

Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus

Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria

AI 'will get out of control if we don't intervene', Enany told AFP

Khaled el-Enany

UNESCO can be 'moderator' in AI debate: chief to AFP

Senegalese pharmaceutical Teranga Pharma launched Drepaf for treatment of sickle cell disease

Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs

East Japan Railway is testing robot bins in a section of Shinjuku Station, among the world's busiest transport hubs

Over 2.7 million passengers a day

Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins

Anthropic said its Claude chatbot leads more than a quarter of its research and development work

Adding to concerns

Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves

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