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Shehbaz Sharif likely to become next Pak PM as coalition led by him set to cross simple majority mark

Islamabad, Feb 12 (PTI) Shehbaz Sharif, the younger brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif, is expected to become Pakistan’s new prime minister as the coalition of leading political parties led by them is set to comfortably cross the simple majority mark to form the next government after elections produced a split mandate. In a surprise move, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday night nominated Shehbaz as the prime ministerial candidate instead of the party supremo and three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif. Earlier, Shehbaz along with Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan

Millions of older people don’t get enough nutrients – how to spot it and what to do about it

Cork/Reading, Feb 14 (The Conversation) By 2050, approximately a quarter of the UK population is expected to be over the age of 65. With this in mind, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has put “healthy ageing” on its agenda. This means finding ways to maintain health, wellbeing and functional ability in order to have a good quality of life and enjoy the later years. Everyone ages at a different rate – but there are some things that can influence how well we age, such as by making changes to the types of activity we do and the foods we eat.

Protesting farmers clash with security forces 200km from New Delhi – TV

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Protesting farmers who were attempting to reach the capital New Delhi clashed with security forces for a second day on Wednesday, with drones being used to drop tear gas shells, television visuals showed. Hundreds of farmers, travelling on trucks and trolleys loaded with food, bedding and other supplies, began marching towards Delhi on Tuesday morning after talks between their unions and the government failed to yield a commitment regarding minimum prices for a range of crops. The protesters were stopped by security forces at the Shambhu border that divides Punjab and Haryana – the

OpenAI CEO cautions against the dangers of artificial intelligence arising from ‘societal misalignments’

Samuel Altman, OpenAI CEO

Dubai (UAE) Feb 13 (PTI): The CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Tuesday that the dangers that keep him awake at night regarding artificial intelligence are the “very subtle societal misalignments” that could make the systems wreak havoc. Sam Altman, speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai via a video call, reiterated his call for a body like the International Atomic Energy Agency to be created to oversee AI that’s likely advancing faster than the world expects. “There’s some things in there that are easy to imagine where things really go wrong. And I’m not that interested in the killer

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