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French officials investigate if malicious act caused train derailment
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Anthropic boss Dario Amodei calls for AI development to slow down
Amodei's call comes amid growing concerns that AI models may become able to inflict serious damage worldwide.
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US court rejects Trump’s emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant open
The ruling says the Energy Department exceeded its authority by extending the plant’s operation.
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At least seven killed in fire at prison in northern Syria
Inmates rioted following protests in the city of Kobane over the killing of former Kurdish fighter, state media reports.
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Danish FA allege FIFA Legal Committee evaded questions on Infantino’s plan
FIFA Legal Committee accused of evading questions on controversial World Cup proposal put forward by Gianni Infantino.
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Death toll from Philippines ferry fire rises to 76, with more still missing
The deadly fire had begun in the ferry’s cargo hold, then tore through the ship within seconds The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan, on Saturday morning, as the country’s coast guard warned the death toll of 35 would grow. Tents were being set up to receive 30 bodies brought from the M/V June Aster, which ran aground near the tourist hotspot after a fire erupted on Wednesday evening and tore through the vessel “in seconds”. Continue reading...
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Burial of King Oyo takes place in Uganda as news anchor prepares for throne
Royal guards carry casket through streets of Fort Portal amid row over appointment of Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Uganda’s King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, long the world’s youngest monarch, has been buried among the tombs of his royal forebears as his Tooro kingdom looked to put a bitter succession battle behind it. Oyo’s appointed successor, the news anchor Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, cast nine coffee berries into the grave at the Karambi Royal Tombs, marking the formal handover of power in the western Ugandan kingdom. Continue reading...