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‘Silent Cold War’: Why calls to slow AI have sparked new US–China frontier
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‘Signs of violence’: asylum seekers arriving in France injured after being deported from UK
French health service documents injuries including fractures and bruising after detention and return under ‘one in one out’ scheme Multiple injuries including bruising and fractures have been documented by a health service supporting people returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” scheme. The pilot scheme involves one asylum seeker who crosses the Channel in a small boat being returned to France in return for another in northern France being legally brought to the UK to claim asylum. The scheme is due to end on 1 October . Continue reading...
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Swedish centre-left opposition widens lead to three seats with 95% of votes counted – Europe live
The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister Jennifer Rankin in Brussels and Charlotte Higgins and Amy Hawkins in Kyiv Catching up with other news from across Europe, the head of Nato has said a Russian drone attack on a train close to Ukraine’s border with Poland would not deter Kyiv’s western backers. Continue reading...
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Can a party be leftist and Zionist?
No, it cannot. But the concept of leftist Zionism is being pushed to cover up its racist, colonial nature.
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Going to school under Israeli occupation
In al-Mughayyir, a village north-east of Ramallah, going to school means passing soldiers just to get to class.
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Flash flooding interrupts half-marathon, submerges cars
Parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were hit by flash flooding, leading to water rescues, stranded motorists and half-marathon runners battling the floodwaters.
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Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70%
Batteries now meet almost half of the grid’s dispatchable power needs during hours of highest demand Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s dependence on gas for power during the evening, when the grid is under the most pressure, has fallen by almost nearly 70% over the past year as batteries surged in, replacing the fossil fuel . Gas generation during the busy early evening, between 5pm and 8pm, fell by 67% in the year to August, as large-scale batteries continued to come online and half a million home batteries were installed under the government’s subsidy program, analysis by consultancy EnergyEdge found. Continue reading...