Nurse Lucy Letby, Britain's most prolific serial child killer in modern times, will spend the rest of her life behind bars, a judge ordered on Monday following her conviction for murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six. Families of victims, politicians outraged Letby refused to show up …
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The Spirits Library celebrating 4th anniversary, hosting Singaporean bars
MANILA, Philippines — One of the leading bars in the Philippines Poblacion's The Spirits Library in Makati is celebrating its fourth anniversary this August with several activities and special guests. On the last Saturday of the month, The Spirits Library will be throwing "Crazy Rich Libations" inspired by East Asian …
Read More »Why build when you can already come home to a masterfully crafted sustainable villa
for Arthaland MANILA, Philippines — Many people aspire to build their very own house. There is a sense of anticipation and excitement in being able to choose where to purchase your lot and how to design your own home. But it could instantly become a nightmare once you start construction. …
Read More »Affordable, safe and just as effective: Demystifying generic medicines and why they matter
for RHEA Generics MANILA, Philippines — Access to affordable healthcare remains a pressing problem in many countries. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), every Filipino spent nearly P10,000 a year on health-related goods and services in 2021, making healthcare one of the largest family expenditure items. In the Philippines, …
Read More »‘Yan ang isip bata!’ Empowering kids to create a better tomorrow in Tang Kidnovator Camp
for Tang MANILA, Philippines — In our society, "isip-bata" or "to think like a child" is often seen as negative. It connotes immaturity, unreliableness and inexperience. Unfortunately, most of us—adults and kids alike—have normalized and accepted this term. Because of this mindset, we have programmed ourselves into believing that kids …
Read More »This AI Company Releases Deepfakes Into the Wild. Can It Control Them?
Morgan Meaker Business Aug 9, 2023 7:00 AM This AI Company Releases Deepfakes Into the Wild. Can It Control Them? UK unicorn Synthesia offers clients a menu of digital avatars, from suited execs to Santa Claus. But it has struggled to stop them being used to spread misinformation. Illustration: traffic_analyzer/Getty …
Read More »Grimes Wants to Be Less Famous (and Replaced by AI)
By Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode Business Aug 9, 2023 7:00 AM Grimes Wants to Be Less Famous (and Replaced by AI) C, better known as Grimes, talks with us on Have a Nice Future about everything from AI-generated music and art to education and politics—and about the idea of …
Read More »Province didn’t do analysis of corrections system before deciding to build Fredericton-area jail, records show
In 40 pages of records turned over by the Department of Justice and Public Safety after an eight-month access-to-information battle, there’s no report assessing the business case for building a new Fredericton-region jail, including how much it might cost to operate, or any assessment of how much space the correctional …
Read More »Can the Trudeau government revive its old ‘middle class’ message?
The Trudeau government’s re-election hopes may depend to a large extent on whether they can recapture the promise of economic security implicit in the “middle class” message that brought the Liberals to power in 2015. Liberal cabinet meeting in P.E.I. to discuss housing, the economy and the plight of millennials …
Read More »Why the smell of vinegar shut down a Toronto library’s historical newspaper archive
The Toronto Reference Library is working to save rare pieces of its historic newspaper collection from 'vinegar syndrome' — a destructive and contagious chemical decay process that means the clock is ticking for anyone trying to preserve history stored on acetate film. Acetate-based film used from 1950s to 1990s decays …
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