'Human chess' of mixed martial arts has taken Winnipeg UFC referee around the world
With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297.
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Situation in Gaza 'probably worse even than we can see': Top UN humanitarian official
Griffiths explained that he "respectfully disagreed" with Israeli President Isaac Herzog's claim that the international community has not been sending the 400 trucks of humanitarian aid to Gaza Strip that Israel is able to screen every day.
The Mancunian Way: 'Not fit for human consumption'
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With no let-up for war-affected Ukrainians, UN launches humanitarian and refugee plans to respond in 2024
Author UNHCR and OCHA | 15 Jan 2024
Turning point for humanity? Artificial intelligence goes mainstream
High-stakes drama ensued, with the firing and re-hiring of Altman. But at the heart of that Silicon Valley soap opera lies the bigger question: will 2023 prove a tipping point for humanity? If so, for better or for worse? Will artificial intelligence save lives or destroy them? Ensure new livelihoods or make us all redundant?
Meet Juanita and Lola-Pearl, the human-cat amputee duo helping others through animal therapy
Each morning, Juanita Mengel removes the silicone liner of her prosthetic leg from under a heated blanket so that the metal parts of the artificial limb don't feel as cold on her skin when she straps the pieces together.
Two detained after French police ground aeroplane suspected of human trafficking
French police have arrested two people after grounding a flight carrying about 300 Indian citizens, including 13 unaccompanied minors, the authorities said.
New interactive map shows the terrible human cost of the 1940 Christmas Blitz in Manchester
They were the bloodiest 48 hours in the history of Manchester and are now slipping away from living memory. Just before Christmas in 1940, more than 750 civilians - many of them families with children - were killed in their homes during two nights of intense bombing by the Nazis.