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Bangladesh president orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday ordered the release of the jailed former prime minister and key opposition leader Khaleda Zia, just hours after Sheikh Hasina was ousted and the military took control of the government. A statement from the president's press team announced that a meeting led by Shahabuddin had made the decision.

OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he will leave and join rival Anthropic - CNBC

Google.com 

  1. OpenAI co-founder John Schulman says he will leave and join rival Anthropic  CNBC
  2. Trio of OpenAI Leaders Depart, Take Leave of Absence  The Information
  3. OpenAI co-founder Schulman leaves for Anthropic, Brockman takes extended leave  TechCrunch
  4. OpenAI co-founder leaves for AI rival Anthropic  Cointelegraph
  5. OpenAI Co-Founder Leaves for Amazon-Backed Rival Anthropic - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal

UN fires 9 staffers after probe suspects their involvement in Oct 7 attack

Business Standard 

The UN says it has fired nine staff members from its agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, after an internal investigation found they may have been involved in the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack against Israel. The UN secretary-general's office announced the move in a brief statement to journalists Monday. It did not elaborate on the UNRWA staffers' likely role in the attack. It said the nine included seven staffers who were fired previously over the claims. The UN's internal watchdog has been... Читать дальше...

Workers Struggles: The Americas

World Socialist Web Site 

Oil and biofuel workers in Argentina have walked out over income taxes imposed by the Milei administration while negotiations on a national contract for Costco drivers are set to start August 21.

Canelo Álvarez and Edgar Berlanga went face-to-face Monday at a press conference in New York

FloridaBoxing.com 

NEW YORK – August 5, 2024 – Pound-for-pound great and Mexican superstar Canelo Álvarez and undefeated Puerto Rican knockout artist Edgar Berlanga went face-to-face Monday at a press conference in New York to preview their upcoming showdown as Canelo Promotions presents a Mexican Independence Day weekend extravaganza headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event available on Prime Video taking place Saturday, Sept. 14 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The press conference also featured Cuban star and reigning... Читать дальше...

Britain to tap $1 bln of ‘dormant’ cash for social and green projects

Cyprus Mail 

Britain’s financial watchdog has announced that it has widened the range of “dormant” assets, or money in financial firms’ accounts to tap a potentially extra 880 million pounds ($1.12 billion) to fund social and environmental projects in a cash-strapped economy. The dormant cash refers to money in bank and building society accounts untouched for at […]