12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (197+ words) Chinese AI companies produce world-leading open-source AI models - whose underlying code is accessible for adaptation by users - while US developers have favoured closed-door approaches. The proposal, part of the Chinese leader's "initiative on open-source and inclusive AI", included a promise…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (602+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney calls Canada "the most European of non-European countries," and while formal EU membership may be tricky, he is pursuing unprecedented closeness with the bloc to reduce dependence on a hostile United States. Carney heads to Strasbourg,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (796+ words) SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he will consider disclosing more information on the distribution of salaries and performance bonuses among ministers beyond what is already shared, given the interest in this topic. But he also cautioned against turning ministerial…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1076+ words) SINGAPORE – There will be no immediate increase from $1.1 million to $1.8 million for an MR4 minister, and most at that entry-level grade are expected to be paid about $1.35 million by the end of the current term, Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (687+ words) Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran tightened its grip on the vital oil and gas shipping route…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (359+ words) The leader of the United Arab Emirates began a state visit to Germany on Thursday, during which deals worth billions of euros will be signed in sectors including energy and technology, Emirati diplomats said. Berlin rolled out the red carpet…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (614+ words) Britain has said it will have nothing more from Israeli settlement businesses like Psagot winery in the occupied West Bank. But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (674+ words) SINGAPORE – Setting up community kitchens that use rescued food to make nutritious meals, rolling out support for food rescue initiatives, and formalising the re-distribution of surplus hawker food, were among suggestions to tackle food waste raised by MPs on Sept…...