TELEGRAM CHIEF SAYS CHARGING HIM FOR CRIMES COMMITTED BY 3RD PARTIES IS ‘MISGUIDED APPROACH’

Sat 07 September 2024: Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov released a statement Thursday, his first since his arrest last month in France. Durov called the actions of the French authorities “surprising,” insisting that “using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed by third parties on the platform he manages […]

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BOEING’S STARLINER RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER EXTENDED MISSION, CREW REMAINS ON ISS

Sat 07 September 2024: NASA announced that Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner spacecraft landed at New Mexico’s White Sands Space Harbor at 0400GMT Saturday. The spacecraft was undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 2204GMT Friday for its return to Earth. The capsule was scheduled for a deorbit burn at 0317GMT Saturday, with a targeted landing […]

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EU, US, UK SIGN 1ST-EVER GLOBAL TREATY ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Fri 06 September 2024: 3 EU, US, UK sign 1st-ever global treaty on Artificial Intelligence The EU, US and the UK are among the countries that signed the first-ever international legally binding treaty addressing risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Council of Europe said Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports. The Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence […]

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MASSIVE BLAZE ENGULFS 20% OF BRASÍLIA’S NATIONAL FOREST, SPARKED BY SUSPECTED ARSONISTS

Fri 06 September 2024: A destructive wildfire has ravaged about 20% of the National Forest of Brasília, blanketing Brazil’s capital with grey-white smoke. Officials suspect the fire was started by arsonists. This forest, spanning over 5,600 hectares, is a critical conservation area, supplying over 70% of the city’s freshwater.  Firefighters Battle to Contain Blaze Amid […]

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RUSSIA’S FAVOURITE TO WIN US ELECTION WAS BIDEN, NOW IT’S HARRIS: PUTIN

Thu 05 September 2024: Russia previously wanted Joe Biden to win the U.S. presidential election but now it supports Kamala Harris over Donald Trump, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. Putin had said earlier this year, before Biden withdrew from the race, that he preferred him over Trump because Biden was a more predictable “old school” politician. Ready for talks Russian […]

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UKRAINE FM KULEBA STEPS DOWN JOINING A WAVE OF RESIGNATIONS

Wed 04 September 2024: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has handed in his letter of resignation to the country’s parliament, its speaker said on Wednesday. Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk in a statement on Facebook shared a photo of the resignation letter, saying it will be considered during an upcoming plenary session. Neither Stefanchuk […]

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UKRAINE SAYS 47 KILLED, OVER 200 INJURED IN RUSSIAN MISSILE ATTACK IN POLTAVA

Tue 03 September 2024: Ukraine said on Tuesday that 47 people were killed and over 200 injured in a Russian missile attack in the city of Poltava. “There have already been 47 deaths and 206 injuries reported. Russia is taking away the most valuable thing from us: our lives. We will never forget this,” Ukraine’s […]

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SWEDEN URGES ZERO SCREEN TIME FOR TODDLERS AND STRICT LIMITS FOR OLDER CHILDREN

Tue 03 September 2024: Sweden’s Public Health Agency has issued new guidelines urging parents to keep children under the age of two away from all digital media and television. For kids aged two to five, the agency recommends limiting screen time to a maximum of one hour per day, while children aged six to 12 […]

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