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FEBRUARY 9: Celebrating International Greek Language DayFebruary 9 has officially been declared as International Greek Language Day and is a day for Greeks and non-Greeks to celebrate the important role the Greek language has played in world culture.
Caesareans account for 6 out of 10 births in GreeceSix out of 10 births in Greece are by caesarean section, compared to 25% in Northern, Western and Eastern Europe, according to World Health Organization data published in 2021.Experts point to many reasons including the “easy birth” mentality of many mothers-to-be and in some cases doctors, and conditions within maternity hospitals.
Farewell radiators? Testing out electric infrared wallpaper
Google shares plunge after its new ChatGPT AI competitor gives wrong answer to questionGoogle’s new, much-trumpeted AI appears to have made an error in one of the very few questions the world has seen it answer, and may have helped wipe $100 million from the company’s value.The system appears to have claimed that Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope took the first image of an exoplanet – but that was wildly wrong. The first such image was actually taken in 2003, by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope.Google had used the question and false answer in a tweet that looked to demonstrate how the new system, named Bard, might be used in future.
Enough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years found floating in Pacific OceanNaval boat intercepted the haul, containing 81 bales of cocaine, thanks in part to intelligence from the ‘Five Eyes’ allianceEnough cocaine to supply New Zealand for 30 years has been found by police in bundles floating in the Pacific Ocean.New Zealand police commissioner Andrew Coster told reporters the haul - containing 81 bales of cocaine - weighed 3.2 tonnes and had a street value of around $316 million (£165m).
Major upgrade to Google Maps lets users fly like a drone through citiesGoogle has rolled out a major new upgrade to its hugely popular maps app that allows users to fly like a drone over cities.The Immersive View feature for Google Maps launched for London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Tokyo, with plans to make it available for other global cities.“Immersive View is an entirely new way to explore a place — letting you feel like you’re right there, even before you visit,” Chris Phillips, a general manager at Google, wrote in a blog post unveiling the update.
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