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AI: EU holds crunch talks on landmark regulation

December 6, 2023 Lucy 0

The European Union is seeking a deal on rules to regulate artificial intelligence. Disagreements remain on issues such as biometric surveillance, but the bloc’s status as an AI regulation pioneer is at stake. Talks began […]

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German state: Citizenship applicants must support Israel

December 6, 2023 Lucy 0

The state of Saxony-Anhalt has said people who do not recognize Israel’s right to exist cannot become naturalized citizens. The eastern state’s interior minister said Germany’s other 15 states should take similar steps. The eastern German state […]

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Israel: PM Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes

December 4, 2023 Lucy 0

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. He denies any wrongdoing. The corruption trial against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed in Jerusalem on Monday after an emergency wartime suspension of proceedings expired last […]

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Russia lodges protest over Finland border closures

November 20, 2023 Lucy 0

The Finnish president has said it has become “impossible” to return asylum seekers who do not meet criteria for protection, while the prime minister has not ruled out further action at the border. Russia’s Foreign Ministry […]

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Germany: Top Protestant church official resigns

November 20, 2023 Lucy 0

Germany’s most senior Protestant theologian, Annette Kurschus, has resigned. However, she said as she quit that allegations of having covered up sexual abuse within the church were unfounded. Annette Kurschus, the head of Germany’s largest […]

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Germany: 20-hour rail strike leads to major disruption

November 16, 2023 Lucy 0

Germany’s rail system will be severely disrupted as the GDL train drivers union strikes, leading railway operator Deutsche Bahn to cut services. Germany’s GDL train drivers union began a nationwide 20-hour strike on Wednesday evening until Thursday. […]