Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans
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The curse of the household analogy regarding UK government spending
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Eighteen months after Maui wildfires destroyed over 2,000 homes, only three have been rebuilt
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Denmark became the world's first country to offer legal recognition of gay partnerships on 1 October 1989 – a day when "something shifted in human affairs"
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Donald Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining
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Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all
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Iceland is crowdsourcing ideas from the population on budget savings to ensure taxpayer money is well spent
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NASA moves swiftly to end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, ask US employees to “report” violations
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Sweden urges UK to join European mini-nuclear reactor pact – Britain would make ‘great partner’ for bulk order of reactors, says Ebba Busch
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Families of the more than 120 men killed when the Alexander L. Kielland oil rig capsized in 1980 were failed by official investigations in Norway, a new study has concluded
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Joy as Thailand's same-sex couples can at last get married
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National Institutes of Health ordered by US President Trump admin to enact 'immediate and indefinite' travel suspension
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With Finland's signing of Artemis Accords, NASA celebrates the 53rd nation committing to the safe and responsible exploration of space that benefits humanity
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US President Donald Trump’s gender order won’t affect existing passports — unless they’re renewed
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Riches thought to lie beneath Greenland have been coveted for more than a century – but how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference
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US President Donald Trump to issue executive orders to end birthright citizenship, limit gender identity — incoming official
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Patrick Radden Keefe: Author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain talks about journalism career, upcoming TV series, and covering Donald Trump as a journalist
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How long? Not long! - Martin Luther King
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Lambda Legal condemns anti-LGBTQ+ US executive orders, vows legal action: “We’ll see you in court”
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Joint venture between Germany's Uniper and Blykalla has started work on a test reactor in Sweden – latest sign nation's nuclear renaissance is gathering pace
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Finnish state should invest in a new nuclear power plant, according to Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Kai Mykkänen – electricity needs are expected to double over the next decade
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European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents
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Andøya Spaceport is centrepiece in the Technology Safeguards Agreement signed by US and Norwegian authorities
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TikTok is coming back online after US President-elect Donald Trump pledged to restore it
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TikTok makes app unavailable for US users ahead of ban
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Donald Trump says he'll 'likely' give TikTok a ninety-day extension to avoid US ban
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US Supreme Court unanimously backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
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US President Joe Biden won't enforce TikTok ban
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Gunman shot dead nine years after opening fire on diner over ‘Pizzagate’ conspiracy
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New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill
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Supreme Court seems ready to back Texas law limiting access to pornography
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Texas sues Allstate Insurance over its collection of driver data
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The US government stopped enforcing Robinson-Patman and destroyed independent grocery stores
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California fire facts
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US introduces additional export restrictions on AI-chips
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In 2023 the Danish city of Aarhus launched a three-year trial project to curb the number of disposable coffee cups – more than 700,000 were returned last year
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Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction – drop in decibels is welcome side-effect of goal to keep city-managed construction projects free from toxic emissions
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TikTok says it plans to shut down site for US unless Supreme Court strikes down law forcing it to sell
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What robotaxis brought San Francisco
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Russia carves out commercial surveillance success
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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US based The Heritage Foundation plans to ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors
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These two cities used to be the same - London, ON vs Utrecht and difference between their infrastructural development
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Massachusetts bill could fully legalize kei cars and override RMV ban
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Squabble grows as US government holds back 2024 funding from world anti-doping watchdog WADA
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UK users: Lobsters needs your help with the Online Safety Act
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Subsidies and incentives have helped Norway become the trailblazer for electric vehicles. What can others learn?
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New California law prohibits using AI as basis to deny insurance claims
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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Denmark has dropped the Three Crowns, a symbol of the Kalmar Union since the 14th century, from its own coat of arms
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