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ChatGPT bot passes US law school exam

ChatGPT bot passes US law school exam

A chatbot powered by reams of data from the internet has passed exams at a US law school after writing essays on topics ranging from constitutional law to taxation and torts.

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EU grapples with asylum reform as migrant entries surge

EU grapples with asylum reform as migrant entries surge

Eight years after facing a refugee crisis in 2015, the European Union is still struggling with how to reform its asylum system -- just as migrant entries are once again rising.

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Pritzker Prize-winning Indian architect Doshi dies at 95

Pritzker Prize-winning Indian architect Doshi dies at 95

Pioneering modernist architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, India's only winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize and a staunch advocate of low-cost housing for the poor, has died at the age of 95.

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India's 'King Khan' faces right-wing ire on return to big screen

India's 'King Khan' faces right-wing ire on return to big screen

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan returned to the silver screen Wednesday for the first time in four years with a big-budget action movie that has sparked ire from Hindu right-wingers.

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Djokovic crushes Rublev to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Djokovic crushes Rublev to reach Australian Open semi-finals

Novak Djokovic delivered a masterclass Wednesday to race into the Australian Open semi-finals and edge closer to a 22nd Grand Slam title with a straight-sets thrashing of Andrey Rublev.

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Spain detains suspect over Ukraine embassy, PM letter bombs

Spain detains suspect over Ukraine embassy, PM letter bombs

Spanish police arrested a suspect Wednesday in the letter bombing campaign that targeted the prime minister and the Ukrainian embassy, authorities said.

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Two dead, nine missing after ship sinks between Japan, S. Korea

Two dead, nine missing after ship sinks between Japan, S. Korea

Two crew were confirmed dead and nine others were missing Wednesday after their cargo ship sank in rough waters between Japan and South Korea, Japanese authorities said.

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Tanzania's Tundu Lissu: jailed, shot and exiled, but unbowed

Tanzania's Tundu Lissu: jailed, shot and exiled, but unbowed

Tanzanian opposition stalwart Tundu Lissu has been arrested countless times, pumped full of bullets in an assassination attempt and lived largely in exile for more than five years.

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Student Shelton relishes more 'new experiences' after Melbourne run

Student Shelton relishes more 'new experiences' after Melbourne run

Ben Shelton now wants to test himself in tournaments across the world after his first time outside the US ended in the Australian Open quarter-finals Wednesday -- as long as he can keep up his studies.

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Germany greenlights long-awaited Leopard tanks for Ukraine

Germany greenlights long-awaited Leopard tanks for Ukraine

Berlin on Wednesday approved the delivery of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to help Ukraine repel Russia's invasion, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies.

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