Web archive - January 4, 2023

World

Global health officials skeptical over China's 'final Covid victory'

WHO seeks data as reports claim virus spreading fast after China policy U-turn

Film

'Romeo and Juliet' actors sue Paramount Pictures for child abuse over nude scene

Olivia Hussey was 15 and Leonard Whiting 16 when they starred in the Oscar-winning film

Spotlight

Marvel actor Jeremy Renner says he was 'messed up' after snow plow accident

Renner's publicist Sam Mast said the actor had undergone surgery and is making positive progress

Technology

Twitter to expand permitted political advertising

Twitter will also relax its advertising policy for "cause-based ads" in the United States

Technology

Microsoft aims for AI-powered version of Bing

Microsoft said in a blog post last year that it planned to integrate image-generation software from OpenAI into Bing

Technology

Groundbreaking AI tool gives real-time diagnosis during surgery

Researchers come up with a revolutionary system that uses AI to improve image quality and improves diagnosis accuracy

World

Putin signs decree to pay families of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war

$68,800 to be paid to families of deceased soldiers, $41,300 to be given to the injured

Pakistan

Fist fight creates panic onboard PIA flight

Two Afghan citizens got into a fist fight over seats

Pakistan

Govt yet to notify Mansoor Usman Awan as new AGP

Notification being delayed due to Awan’s prior engagements as private counsel, says official