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JAKARTA – Indonesia and the United States signed a trade pact on Feb 19, finalising a 19 per cent tariff on most Indonesian exports to the US, as well as a pledge by the South-east Asian country to purchase about US$33 billion (S$42 billion) worth of American goods. Indonesian textile exports – up to a volume to be decided – are…
Jackson, Mississippi preparing to go without water periodically for up to 10 years
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Israeli artillery strikes Lebanon after rocket launch
Israel’s military says it responded with artillery fire after a rocket was launched from southern Lebanon. A statement said the rocket “exploded adjacent to the Blue Line in Israeli territory”, referring to the UN-demarcated frontier between the states. Lebanon’s state news agency reported that more than 15 Israeli shells had hit the outskirts of the…
Elon Musk and more than 1,000 people sign an open letter calling for a pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4
Elon Musk and 1,125 people, including AI experts, have signed an open letter calling for a six-month pause on advanced AI development. The letter, issued by the non-profit Future of Life Institute, called for AI labs to pause training any tech more powerful than OpenAI’s GPT-4, which launched earlier this month. The letter also called…
Russia turns to Kazakhstan as it desperately tries to avoid a conscription that could infuriate the population
As Ukraine’s punishing counteroffensive continues to take its toll on Russian forces, and desperate not to rouse a finnicky nation with another conscription, Russia has turned to Kazakhstan in search of soldiers, Reuters reported on Aug. 3. Russia has launched an advertising campaign in its neighbor to the south to offer recruits a one-time payment…
