San Francisco (AFP) – Open AI CEO Sam Altman denied on Tuesday allegations from his sister Annie Altman, who has filed a complaint accusing him of childhood sexual abuse.
OpenAI chief Sam Altman denies sister's sexual abuse accusations
Bangladesh orders banks to assist UK minister graft probe
Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh money laundering investigators have ordered the country’s big banks to hand over details of transactions relating to British anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq in an ongoing graft probe, officers told AFP.
Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money
Berlin (AFP) – As snowflakes gently settled on his balcony solar panels on a cold winter’s day, Berliner Jens Sax checked his smartphone to see how much electricity they were generating.
Theekshana hat
Hamilton (New Zealand) (AFP) – Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a hat-trick Wednesday as New Zealand posted a competitive 255-9 in a rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton.
Vietnam to reward traffic offender snitches
Hanoi (AFP) – Vietnam is to pay residents who snitch on traffic offenders up to five million dong ($200) as the Southeast Asian country strives to bring rule-breaking drivers into line on its notoriously chaotic roads.
Young's buzzer
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Trae Young’s sensational buzzer-beating three-pointer lifted the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-121 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday as Boston beat Denver in a battle of the last two NBA champions.
Grief and nostalgia in India's 'Jimmy Carter village'
New Delhi (AFP) – In a quiet village tucked in the shadow of India’s capital, the late US president Jimmy Carter’s name is etched for posterity.
Venezuela's 'colectivos' ready to pounce as opposition plans protest
Caracas (AFP) – Venezuela’s “colectivos,” groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of Nicolas Maduro’s pariah regime, are poised to pounce on opposition protests called for the eve of the president’s swearing-in ceremony.
