Fri 24 October 2025: Following Australia’s ban on children under 16 from using social media platforms, more countries work on similar bills to restrict the access of young people to social media without parental consent, as the support for banning children from such apps has recently been on the rise, according to reports. Italy, Spain, […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: In recent years, several websites selling ultra-low-cost goods have appeared on the French market. Shein, Temu and AliExpress, to name but a few, are shaking up the online retail landscape. According to a study conducted by BPCE Digital & Payments, the number of payment cards recording at least one monthly transaction on a […]
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Fri 24 October 2025: Sweden announced that it will begin stockpiling food and agricultural supplies for the first time since the Cold War, citing what officials describe as a growing threat from Russia. The Swedish Board of Agriculture stated on Tuesday that it will create emergency reserves of grain and other key supplies to ensure […]
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Thu 23 October 2025: The weight-loss drug semaglutide reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes, regardless of the amount of weight lost, according to a new study. The study, published this week in The Lancet, said that drugs such as semaglutide may provide health benefits beyond weight reduction, including lowering cardiovascular risks, and should […]
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Thu 23 October 2025: A joint investigation by Norway’s NRK and 21 other public media outlets revealed that AI language models like ChatGPT, Copilot, Perplexity, and Gemini generated notable factual or sourcing inaccuracies in nearly 50% of their news-related answers. According to a report published on Wednesday by NRK Beta, 45% of all answers contained […]
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Thu 23 October 2025: The United States is mulling over a proposal to leave Gaza’s territory divided while rebuilding Israel-control areas only and figuring out how to disarm Hamas, a news report says. “The US and Israel are considering a plan that would divide Gaza into separate zones controlled by Israel and Hamas, with reconstruction […]
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Sigismonda Drinking The Poison (1897). Joseph Edward Southall/Birmingham Museums Trust Wed 22 October 2025: Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural environments. But it is also a growing problem in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) – in particular, for large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude. In fact, a joint study by […]
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Wed 22 October 2025: The Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has condemned the behaviour of Israeli settlers towards Christians in the West Bank, describing the situation as “absolutely unacceptable.” According to Vatican News, Parolin made the remarks during a press conference in Rome, held on the sidelines of a meeting about […]
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Wed 22 October 2025: Amazon is set to dramatically expand its automation efforts, potentially eliminating the need to hire more than 500,000 workers in the US in the coming years, according to a Tuesday report by The New York Times. Citing internal company documents and interviews, the newspaper revealed that Amazon’s robotics division plans to […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Wed 22 October 2025: Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and international collaborators have discovered rare remnants of “proto Earth,” the planet’s ancient precursor that existed 4.5 billion years ago. They offer a glimpse into the material that predated the massive impact that shaped our modern world. The […]
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