Japan inflation 3.4% in April

PRICE INCREASE People walk down the street in Hiroshima, Japan on Thursday, May 18, 2023. The Japanese government reported an increase in consumer prices by 3.4 percent in April but still meeting market expectations. AFP PHOTO TOKYO: Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.4 percent on-year in April, in line with market …

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Murray leads Nuggets rally in Game 2 win

LOS ANGELES: Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter as a furious finale carried the Denver Nuggets to a 108-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday (Friday in Manila) and a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference final series. Two-time NBA Most …

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This Makati resto-pub boasts massive on-site brewery

In 2014, Alec, Raymond, and Noel Jr. Tempongko set out to create a place where people could treat themselves to a tall, refreshing glass of craft beer after a hard day’s work. The Tempongko brothers wanted it to be where expertly crafted beers were paired with a delectable menu of …

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Make time for museums

While literature, dance, music, books, films and electronic media all have their intrinsic roles in the enhancement and preservation of a nation’s culture, nothing beats museums in presenting physical — and therefore incontrovertible — evidence of the historical epochs that occurred in the distant and not-so-distant past. This utility of …

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Sounding the alarm on the rise of chatbots

AI systems have the capability to not only distort facts, but also to mislead and deceive. To underscore this potential for evil, one senator at the hearing, Richard Blumenthal, presented a recorded speech delivered by someone that sounded like him, but was actually a voice clone created by a ChatGPT. …

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