Author: Alberta Cole

Twitter ban lifted in Turkey
February 9, 2023 No Responses

Twitter ban lifted in Turkey

The social network Twitter was restricted on Wednesday in Turkey, two days after devastating earthquakes killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria, announced internet monitoring organisation Netblocks. “Confirmed: Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted...
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Royal Mail unveiled the first stamps featuring King Charles
February 8, 2023 No Responses

Royal Mail unveiled the first stamps featuring King Charles

The British Royal Mail revealed today the new King Charles III stamps, that will go on general sale from 4 April 2023. The image of HM The King is featured on first and second class stamps, in an adapted version...
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Google is launching Bard to rival ChatGPT
February 7, 2023 No Responses

Google is launching Bard to rival ChatGPT

ChatGPT, the conversational language model developed by OpenAI, reached 100m users becoming the fastest growing consumer app in history. The app is based on the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) architecture and is trained on a large corpus of text data....
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The Venice Carnival began this weekend
February 6, 2023 No Responses

The Venice Carnival began this weekend

The Venice Carnival, considered one of the oldest and most famous carnivals in the world, kicked off in weekend attracting thousands of visitors from around the globe. The two-weeks festival dates back to the 11th century, and is famous for...
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EU bans Russian diesel starting today
February 5, 2023 No Responses

EU bans Russian diesel starting today

As of today, the European Union is imposing a ban on Russian refined oil products like diesel fuel, following previous sanctions imposed on the import of coal and on crude oil coming from Russia. “We expect to ensure sufficient alternative...
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500,000 free plane tickets to Hong Kong
February 4, 2023 No Responses

500,000 free plane tickets to Hong Kong

In order to attract visitors to the city, Hong Kong is giving away 500,000 free air tickets and is welcoming people from around the world to come and experience the city’s hospitality in person. The tickets worth about €250 million,...
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British monarchy will no longer appear on Australian banknotes
February 3, 2023 No Responses

British monarchy will no longer appear on Australian banknotes

The Reserve Bank of Australia „has decided to update the $5 banknote to feature a new design that honours the culture and history of the First Australians,” instead of the British monarchs. Currently the Australian 5$ banknote features a portrait...
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