Economy

Trump’s declaration US will ‘take over’ Gaza Strip sparks global condemnation – live

Trump’s Gaza plan ‘unacceptable’, says Turkish foreign minister Turkey’s top diplomat on Wednesday criticised Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians in other countries. “This is an unacceptable issue,” Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, told the official news agency Anadolu in broadcast comments. He said relocating…

Economy

Google owner drops promise not to use AI for weapons

The Google owner, Alphabet, has dropped its pledge not to use artificial intelligence for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools. The US technology company said on Tuesday, just before it reported lower than forecast earnings, that it had updated its ethical guidelines around AI, and they no longer refer to not pursuing technologies…

Economy

Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients

Flies buzzing between beds may be spreading drug-resistant bugs among patients in hospitals, according to new research. Researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) found that houseflies in Nigerian hospitals carry bacteria resistant to some key antibiotics, including those used only as a last resort. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), when pathogens such as…