Central banks lean into era of big data
Machine learning applications that use big data are increasingly helping central banks to conduct research and make decisions, according to a new BIS paper.
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Media group accuses Saudis in 35 reporter cases
Reporters Without Borders filed a criminal complaint against the Saudi crown prince over Jamal Khashoggi's murder and the detention of 34 other journalists.
U.N. experts urge probe of Navalny poisoning
Two U.N. human rights experts called for an international and independent investigation into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
U.S. intel implicates Saudi heir in Khashoggi hit
Saudi Arabia's crown prince "approved" the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a declassified U.S. intelligence report concluded.
Analysis finds climate pledges 'fall far short'
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U.S. seeks to rejoin Human Rights Council
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IAEA to get 'less access' to Iran nuclear sites
The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog agency and Iranian top officials announced Tehran will give international inspectors reduced access to nuclear sites.
Biden reasserts primacy of trans-Atlantic ties
U.S. President Biden reconnected with NATO and the G-7 and told the Munich Security Conference "democratic progress is under assault" around the world.
U.S. welcomed back to Paris climate treaty
French President Emmanuel Macron led a chorus of world leaders and advocates in celebrating the United States' official return to the 2015 Paris Agreement.
U.N. panel documents decade of war crimes
Syria's combatants have taken advantage of the international community's disastrous failures, the chair of a panel of U.N. investigators said.
WHO adds vaccines for emergency use
WHO listed two of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccines for emergency use, only the second instance of approvals granted since the pandemic began.
Resuscitating the League of Nations' legacy
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China and U.S. spar over WHO probe
Chinese diplomats pushed back against U.S. skepticism about whether Beijing fully cooperated with WHO scientists investigating the pandemic's origins.
Human Rights Council 'deplores' Myanmar coup
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WWF says deep sea mining risks too high
Allowing mining companies to tap deep sea deposits beneath international waters poses too many underwater risks, a global environmental group reported.
WHO team focuses on virus from animals
The initial spread of the coronavirus among people most likely originated from an animal and not from a Chinese lab, WHO-led scientists told journalists.