The US body representing writers, the Authors Guild, has launched an online portal for members to confirm that their work “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence. The initiative, called Human Authored, will allow authors to log on to the portal and register their book. They will then be able to use…
A woman accused of spying for Moscow told the Old Bailey she believed she was working for Interpol after a man showed her a fake ID and told her he could enrol her at “police school in Wembley”. On her first day of giving evidence, London-based Vanya Gaberova, a 30-year-old beautician, said she did not…
Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, has ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend. Mulino’s comments during a weekly press conference come after Donald Trump threatened to…
A newborn baby may not be able to eat doughnuts but one has been supplied with a year’s worth of the treats after being born in the parking lot of a Krispy Kreme outlet in Alabama. Sha’Nya Bennett, 23, gave birth to her new son, Dallas, on Krispy Kreme property in Dothan, Alabama, on 22…
A 100 metre-wide asteroid has triggered global planetary defence procedures for the first time after telescope observations revealed it has a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was spotted by an automated telescope in Chile on 27 December last year but has since risen to the top of impact risk lists…
Female players in Spain have hit out at plans to take the women’s Supercopa to Saudi Arabia. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has been in negotiations with the Saudis to extend their agreement to play the men’s Supercopa semi-finals and final away from Spain until at least 2034 and include the women’s competition too. However,…
A group of First Nations in Canada is turning to the courts in the hope of securing billions of dollars in compensation, after accusing the government of failing to engage in “meaningful negotiations” for money owed under a 175-year-old treaty. “The governments’ refusal to come to grips with their treaty obligations has continued 175 years…
After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two. The 71-year-old faces another grueling day of questioning from a more health-minded crowd, with Republican chair Bill Cassidy – a physician who…
Shell has given its investors a multibillion-dollar windfall despite reporting weaker-than-expected profits of $23.7bn (£19bn) for last year as global oil and gas prices tumbled. Shareholders of Europe’s biggest oil company are in line for a 4% dividend increase alongside share buybacks of $3.5bn for the last three months of the year. This marks the…
Papua New Guinea is mourning the death of Sir Julius Chan, affectionately known across the country as Sir J – the last “founding father” of the country and its second ever prime minister. The Chan family released a statement on Thursday afternoon announcing the death of Sir Julius at the age of 85. “Our father…
