OpenAI defends for-profit shift as critical to sustain humanitarian mission
Elon Musk may be the last obstacle to stop OpenAI’s for-profit shift…
UN official denies Israeli claim Yemen airport was military target
The top UN official for humanitarian aid in Yemen, who narrowly dodged an aerial bombing raid by Israel on Sanaa’s airport, denied Friday that the facility had any military purpose.Israel said that it was targeting “military infrastructure” in Thursday’s raids and that targets around the country were used by Huthis to “smuggle Iranian weapons” and…
CDC says bird flu virus likely mutated within a US patient
A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the nation’s first severe case of the illness, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week. Scientists believe the mutations may allow the virus to better bind to receptors in the upper airways of humans — something…
IPBES report highlights Indigenous & local knowledge as key to ‘transformative change’
Indigenous and local knowledge systems’ ability to nurture human-nature interconnection can play an important role in creating the type of transformative change needed to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, according to a new report published Dec. 16 by the U.N.’s biodiversity policy panel. Prepared by more than 100 experts from 42 countries working…
Ukraine Sends 500 Tonnes Of Wheat Flour To Syria
Ukraine on Friday responded to a call by the United Nations (UN) by sending 500 tonnes of wheat flour to Syria as humanitarian support to the middle-east country. The UN, through its World Food Programme (WFP), called on the international community to intervene in the ongoing efforts of the organisation to cater to the growing…
Falana urges Nigerian govt to compensate families of stampede victims
A human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), on Friday urged the Federal Government to compensate the families of those involved in the recent stampedes in parts of the country. He made the call in Akure during the Rotimi Akeredolu Leadership Lecture Series put together by the Ondo State government to honour the late former governor…
Shari’ah: Makinde needs briefing –MURIC
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, recently spoke against the Shari’ah. However, an Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has criticized the Governor for failing to receive proper briefing before opposing Shari’ah. According to a statement issued by the Executive Director of MURIC…
Compensate families of those who died in stampede — Falana to FG
Human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana has urged the Federal Government to compensate the families of those involved in the recent stampedes in parts of the country. Falana stated this on Friday in Akure during a programme organised by the Ondo State Government, tagged Akeredolu Leadership Lecture Series…