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Malaysian Indians: A Diminishing Voice in a Changing Nation World’s first AI model to earn perfect score at maths Olympiad comes from China’s RedNote
For the first time, an artificial intelligence model has achieved a perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) – and it was developed by…
Samantha Johnson
Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine shows the impotence of nuclear weapons
Why haven’t Ukraine’s drone and missile attacks on Russia triggered Moscow’s use of tactical nuclear weapons, as it has threatened? When Russia is attacked time…
Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?
An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to host a top…
India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?
India’s student-led “cockroach” protests, which began as anger over alleged entrance exam leaks, are now becoming a broader test of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
How the Government’s Obligation to Keep Foreign Workers Safe Collided With Its Efforts to Keep Farms Afloat
The post How the Government’s Obligation to Keep Foreign Workers Safe Collided With Its Efforts to Keep Farms Afloat appeared first on ProPublica. …
Congo’s Ebola outbreak kills nearly 1,000 people, warning of worse to come
At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data published overnight into Wednesday, a grim toll in what…