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The Mount Ruang volcano, in ther North Sulawesi province in Indonesia, erupted on Tuesday according to local authorities.  According to the Indonesian disaster mitigation agency, the volcano’s eruption column has reached 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) high, while adding that further “explosive eruptions” are possible.The Mount Ruang volcano is one of the most active in Indonesia Image: Chermanto Tjaombah/REUTERS Officials have shut down the nearest airport, Sam Ratulangi in Manado, 100 kilometers from the island of Ruang to shield flights from dangerous volcanic ash. The transport ministry said the airport would be closed until Wednesday afternoon. The Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard…

Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been sanctioned as a professional boxing match by Texas authorities.It means it will appear on their official record but will be shorter than most pro fights, taking place over eight two-minute rounds. The gloves will also be more padded at 14oz, rather than the 10oz normally used.There had been speculation over the rules of the fight, and whether it would just be an exhibition match, given the age gap between 57-year-old Tyson and Paul, 27.Some have also raised health concerns, with worries Tyson’s punching power could seriously injure his less experienced opponent. Training…

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) adds a new dimension to the problem of disinformation. Freely available and largely unregulated tools make it possible for anyone to generate false information and fake content in vast quantities. These include imitating the voices of real people and creating photos and videos that are indistinguishable from real ones. But there is also a positive side. Used smartly, GAI can provide a greater number of content consumers with trustworthy information, thereby counteracting disinformation. To understand the positives and negatives of GAI, it is first important to understand what AI is, and what is so special about…

04/30/2024April 30, 2024Duchess of Edinburgh becomes 1st British royal to visit Ukraine since start of warSophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has become the first member of the British Royal Family to visit Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion more than two years ago. Sophie, the wife of King Charles’ youngest brother Prince Edward, met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Zelenska on Monday and delivered a message to them on behalf of King Charles III. The Duchess made the surprise visit on behalf of Britain’s Foreign Office to show solidarity with those impacted by the war and as…

An army helicopter crashed in northern Colombia on Monday, killing all nine soldiers on board, the country’s armed forces said. The crash took place as the helicopter was taking supplies for soldiers to the municipality of Santa Rosa del Sur, a region that has recently experienced fighting between the National Liberation Army guerrilla group and the drug trafficking group known as the Gulf Clan, the Colombian military said in a statement. The military said that the MI-17 Russian-built chopper crashed around 1:50 p.m. (1850 GMT) local time. The army described the crash as an accident. “I regret the death of the nine passengers…

One of the winners of a $1.3bn (£1bn) Powerball jackpot has had cancer for eight years and wants to use the money to “find a good doctor”.Father-of-two Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, from Portland, Oregon, was announced as the winner of the massive jackpot – the fourth largest in the lottery’s history – on Monday. “I will be able to provide for my family and my health,” the 46-year-old said at a press conference.”How am I going to have time to spend all of this money? How long will I live?” Image: Pic: AP Mr Saephan, 46, entered the lottery with friend…

“They say everyone has something unique about them. Something that sets them apart. In my case it’s quite obvious what that thing is.” This is how the short film “Air Head” begins. The special thing about the protagonist is that instead of a head, a yellow balloon grows out of his neck. The film itself is also something special: It is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. Sora turns text prompts to video The video clips were generated using the as-yet-unreleased text-to-video generativeAI tool Sora. The technology comes from the company OpenAI, which is also behind the chatbot ChatGPT. Sora works very simply. You describe the…

Burkina Faso has suspended several more international news organizations for their coverage of a Human Rights Watch report that accuses the army of killing civilians in its battle against Islamist armed groups. The latest media to be suspended include DW, TV5 Monde and Le Monde, both French media, as well as UK outlet, The Guardian. The move follows the temporary suspension of the BBC and US broadcaster Voice of America last week. “We are not really surprised about the latest escalation because it follows a pattern of repression and hostility against the media generally, and in particular foreign media,” said Muheed Saeed,…

Movie star Gerard Depardieu will be tried in October for alleged sexual assaults against two women in 2021, the Paris prosecutor said Monday. The announcement came after police questioned the 75-year-old for much of the day. His lawyer Christian Saint-Palais told reporters that the actor had been released without charge. The public prosecutor said in a statement the actor would face trial over the assaults allegedly committed in September 2021 on the set of the film “The Green Shutters.” Depardieu has consistently denied any wrongdoing. Cinema mainstay, no stranger to controversy Depardieu has faced several sexual misconduct allegations in recent years and…

The Duchess of Edinburgh has become the first member of the Royal Family to visit Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.Sophie’s trip was to “demonstrate solidarity with the women, men and children impacted by the war”, said Buckingham Palace. The palace also said it was a continuation of her work to champion survivors of conflict-related sexual violence.The duchess, 59, met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the first lady Olena Zelenska. Image: Sophie visited a memorial in Bucha Image: The duchess met an Orthodox priest in Bucha Sophie, who is a full-time working member of the Royal Family,…