Drug control on the internet: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

Drug control on the internet: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) study recommends responding with the same methods, running counter-narcotics campaigns offering advice that can be trusted on popular online platforms.  “We can see that drug trafficking is not just carried out on the dark web. Legitimate e-commerce platforms are being exploited by criminals too,” said Jallal Toufiq, INCB President. …

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New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good

New UN Advisory Body aims to harness AI for the common good

The members of the AI Advisory Body – launched on Thursday by Secretary-General António Guterres – will examine the risks, opportunities and international governance of these technologies. Mr. Guterres pointed to the extraordinary advance in the capabilities and use of AI over the past year, including through chatbots, voice cloning, image generators and video apps. …

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UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia

UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia

The UN Human Rights Council also “strongly urged” Russian authorities to comply with all the State’s obligations under international human rights law. It also called for upholding fundamental freedoms, including those of thought, opinion and expression, and peaceful assembly, “in particular by removing restrictions on diversity in ideas, criticism and dissent as well as associated…

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In India, mother's daughter's body was kept in a suitcase and entered into the police station

In India, mother’s daughter’s body was kept in a suitcase and entered into the police station

Photo courtesy of Indian Media After the daughter killed her mother in Bengaluru, India, the body was kept in a suitcase and reached the police. According to Indian media, the 35-year-old woman entered the police station with a suitcase containing her mother’s body, after which the woman handed herself over to the police. According to…

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Two hours after the wedding, the gay billionaire's body was found in his apartment

Two hours after the wedding, the gay billionaire’s body was found in his apartment

Police arrested the youth’s partner; Photo: File Taipei: The body of an 18-year-old student in Taiwan was found on the balcony of her apartment two hours before she married a 26-year-old boy in court. According to the international news agency, the 18-year-old student had inherited around two billion rupees. Immediately after that, young Lai went…

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