Pope Leo XIV has warned that digital technology risks replacing genuine human interaction.
Pope Leo XIV warns on pressures facing modern families
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Leaders meet in Dublin amid search for lead EU negotiator for peace talks with Russia - Europe live
Ukraine and Russia have agreed to expand next round of negotiations to include European countries European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insisted it is “self-explanatory” that Europe should be included in the peace talks on Ukraine “to safeguard our interests, but also to support Ukraine.” “We will come forward as a commission with a proposal for the financing of the Ukrainian needs in 2027, and with the 22nd sanctions package before the next European Council,” she said. Continue reading...
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Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage affecting Teams and Outlook
Tech company ‘seeing positive results’ with efforts and says no indication problem was caused by cyber-attack Microsoft outage – live updates Tell us: have you been affected by the Microsoft outage? Microsoft is scrambling to fix an outage of some of its systems that has caused huge disruption to users, organisations and businesses across the globe. The tech company said it was “seeing positive results” in its efforts to improve capacity to enable more users to get back on its systems, after a global outage affected millions of users for more than 12 hours on Thursday and Friday. Continue reading...
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Who gets to tell the world’s news?
A look back at the Global South's early efforts to challenge Western dominance of international news.
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Nvidia’s Huang, Lutnick summoned to testify to US Senate
Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
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Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe
Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week Storm Charles has brought destructive weather to the Iberian peninusla this week, particularly in Portugal and the far south of Spain. Heavy rain and strong south-westerly winds arrived first in the Portuguese island of Madeira, before the system headed towards the mainland on 11 November. A wind gust of 84.5mph (136 km/h) was recorded at Funchal airport, alongside rainfall totals reaching 355mm in 12 hours. Lisbon saw 183 flights cancelled on Wednesday, around a third of its normal daily traffic, while Madrid Barajas airport had 155 cancellations. After causing widespread flooding in Spain and Portugal, the system moved on a north-easterly track through southern France and then towards northern Italy. This resulted in significant flooding in parts of Cannes, some of which caused r
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Washington residents hold vigil after deadly shooting
Residents gathered in Washington, DC, to mourn victims of a shooting that left one person dead and four others wounded.