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Lebanese villagers try to stem illegal logging scourge
Lebanese villagers try to stem illegal logging scourge
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Braving the bitter cold, Lebanese villagers have been patrolling a mountainside in the country's north, trying to protect trees from loggers who roll in under the cover of darkness. Lebanon, whose flag bears a cedar tree, is known for its greenery, with forests covering 13 percent of the Middle Eastern country's territory, according to official data.

Most Asian markets rebound from losses after Wall St rally
Most Asian markets rebound from losses after Wall St rally
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Most Asian markets bounced from two days of losses on Wednesday as traders tracked a Wall Street surge fuelled by data pointing to slowing US inflation and hopes the Federal Reserve's rate hike drive is coming to an end. While they indicate the world's top economy is slowing, hope is building that the data will allow the central bank to wind down its rate hikes.

ChatGPT maker fields tool for spotting AI-written text
ChatGPT maker fields tool for spotting AI-written text
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Creators of a ChatGPT bot causing a stir for its ability to mimic human writing on Tuesday released a tool designed to detect when written works are authored by artificial intelligence. US-based OpenAI said in a blog post Tuesday that its detection tool has been trained "to distinguish between text written by a human and text written by AIs from a variety of providers."

Iraqi PM says banking reforms reveal fraudulent dollar transactions
Iraqi PM says banking reforms reveal fraudulent dollar transactions
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Iraq's premier said Tuesday that new banking regulations had revealed fraudulent dollar transactions made from his country, as the fresh controls coincide with a drop in the local currency's value. He said the new controls had been planned for two years, in accordance with an agreement between Iraq's central bank and US financial authorities, and deplored previous failures to put them in place.