Anthropic has documented the use of Claude to track Catholic and Tibetan Buddhist leaders, Christians in Taiwan, and the Falun Gong. A religious affairs intelligence unit that once employed many teams has been reduced to a single office, yet this is enough to produce thousands of investigations per month.
Today's news: US President Joe Biden does not and will not support the Israeli military occupation of the Gaza Strip; 13 young people have already been killed in collapses in school gyms in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang; For People's Unity Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin presents Patriarch Kirill with the Presidential Award for 2023; A 6.9 magnitude earthquake recorded off Indonesia, but there is no danger of a tsunami; An eruption created a new island in the Pacific one kilometre off the coast of Japan.
Heavy snow caused the collapse of the roof of the Yuecheng Fitness Gymnasium, in Jiamusi. Seven people were inside at the time, including children. Two were hospitalised. In July, a similar incident occurred in another school in the same province, killing at least 11 people.
Today's news: regional elections have begun in some Indian states, the first test for Modi and Gandhi's Congress ahead of the 2024 general elections. One of the last English-language, independent newspapers in China, 'The China Project', is closing due to lack of funds. Tokyo, worried by North Korea's military escalation, started security tests for citizens in the capital. After France and the UK, bugs have also invaded major centres in South Korea
The surge in demand is driving the rise in occupancy and room rates. Mid-range and top-tier hotels, which are among the most profitable, are experiencing further growth. The situation of the budget hotels, which suffered the highest losses during COVID-19, is also improving.
Today's news: Opium production in Afghanistan has dropped by 95% in the last year; An attacker - whose motives are still unknown - killed five people in Australia; Another journalist killed in the Philippines, the fourth since the beginning of Marcos' presidential term; Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia have developed a transport corridor that circumvents Kazakhstan's territory and international sanctions
The Archbishop of Beijing expected in a few days to return Chow's visit to the Chinese capital in April. Words to the diocese from the new cardinal after his journey to Rome for the Consistory and Synod: "Even in Hong Kong we are divided: let us take a few steps to reach out to those who are far from us, both in the physical and digital worlds."
Japan asks Israel for a "humanitarian truce" and will provide around $65 million in aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip
Today's news: In Nepal, the most violent earthquake since 2015 causes hundreds of deaths, but the toll could rise as whole areas are unreachable; In China and Mongolia, the effects of climate change are being felt: from 30 degrees to 0 in a few days; Scam allowing Russian businessmen and officials to circumvent Western sanctions uncovered.
To boost the birth rate, the Chinese president and the Communist Party are looking to women. The reasons for the plummeting birth rate are attributable to the one-child policy, the economic crisis China is going through, and a cultural change among the younger generations.
Today's news: Overnight clashes in Gaza, the US Secretary of State in Israel to mediate a humanitarian concerns; Zhou Shuzhuang, one of the founders of the 'Tiananmen Mothers' died yesterday in Beijing without ever getting answers or justice for her son killed in the massacre; Rebel groups wrest a strategic border area in Shan State from the Burmese army; At least 27 dead in a fire at a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in northern Iran; Elections in Pakistan postponed to 8 February; Abu Mazen's visit to Russia is 'on the agenda' but without a specific date; Pro-polygamy propaganda punished in Uzbekistan.
Young people celebrated this rare occurrence in China. Masks are an opportunity for satire and dissent, without crossing red lines. Security forces and police were deployed across the city, taking some young people into custody. Videos and photos showing people in disguise popped up all over social media, taking advantage of a rare opportunity to express discontent.
Today's news: Israel renews attacks on the Strip, the UN says it will not rule out Jabalia refugee camp attack being considered a 'war crime'; The Cambodian government establishes an authority for civil cases, separate from the ordinary courts; Beijing tightens regulations on bank capital to contain financial risks; Senior officials of an Indonesian pharmaceutical company convicted over a drug linked to the deaths of 200 children; Bhutan appoints an interim government ahead of parliamentary elections; Entire Russian settlements beyond the polar circle without heating,wood or coal as winter sets in.
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