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More than half of world’s land poorly managed, threatening food security and biodiversity

MORE than half of the world’s land is now under poor or very poor management, threatening global food security and biodiversity as soil quality deteriorates despite the availability of proven…

  • 52.5% of assessed regions have poor or very poor land management
  • 95% of global food production at risk from degraded land
  • International cooperation needed to address land degradation

Health & Medicine

'Tiered emergency mechanism trial should be extended'

An education veteran on Thursday said the trial period of a mechanism that helps to identify primary four to six students with higher suicidal risks at an early stage, and offer timely support, should…

  • Extension of trial period urged for suicide prevention mechanism
  • Nine-month pilot identified 14 at-risk students, referred to specialists
  • Langton Cheung emphasizes need for one-year extension based on pilot's brevity

AI

Bill Gates Says Silence on AI Drove Him to Raise Alarm

Gates published a nearly 6,000-word essay warning that the world is entering a "turbulent" period of AI.

  • Bill Gates alarmed by AI silence, calls for public voice in decisions
  • Potential risks include cyberattacks, bioterrorism, psychological/social consequences
  • Proposed solutions: global agreement, taxing AI/robots, reserving human jobs
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