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Stories for September 9th 2026
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 20:28 UTC
Anthropic researcher resigns, warning that AI “could kill us all” before the decade ends
Jacob Coxon, a model pretraining researcher at Anthropic, announced his resignation on Tuesday, accusing the company and OpenAI, where he also worked, of “not acting responsibly” and of “gambling with our lives” in the race to build artificial intelligence systems capable of improving themselves.
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 10:14 UTC
Argentina probes 60 people and companies over Falklands oil without disclosing new names
Argentina's government has raised to 60 the number of individuals and companies subject to administrative proceedings over oil activity in waters near the Falklands, after opening case files against 15 more parties whose identities it did not disclose.
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 09:33 UTC
Colombia's human rights ombudsman challenges De la Espriella over display of bodies
Colombia's human rights ombudsman has challenged President Abelardo de la Espriella over the release of footage showing him walking among the bodies of suspected FARC dissident fighters killed in a military operation, in the first public disagreement between the rights body and the government that took office on August 7.
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:59 UTC
Argentine industry contracted 5% in July from June, its steepest monthly drop this year
Argentina's manufacturing output fell 5% in July from June in seasonally adjusted terms, the sharpest monthly decline so far in 2026, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) reported on Tuesday.
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:51 UTC
Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July
Brent crude for November delivery rose above US$100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, in a session shaped by escalating attacks between the United States and Iran and by fears of further supply disruptions in the Middle East.
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 08:06 UTC
Argentina files criminal complaint against Navitas over Falklands; firm silent, shares slide
Argentina's government formally filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday against Israeli oil company Navitas Petroleum and four other firms over hydrocarbon exploration in waters near the Falklands, with the company yet to respond to the accusation and amid a slide in the share prices of those involved.
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Wednesday, September 9th 2026 - 06:32 UTC
Latin America falls back in PISA 2025 as Argentina posts its worst score since 2006
All 13 Latin American countries assessed in the PISA 2025 report, released Tuesday, scored below the OECD averages in the three subjects measured, in an edition marked by broad declines and by Argentina's worst performance since it began taking part in the test.
