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Follow updates liveAlbanese says former prince Andrew has suffered ‘extraordinary fall’ but that won’t prompt another republic referendumGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment says Syria situation ‘distressing’ for children, but lays blame on parentsMurray Watt, the federal environment minister, also spoke to RN, saying the government understands the situation as “distressing” for the children in Syria.It’s a distressing situation that they’ve been placed in as a result of very bad decisions by their parents. We, of course, from a government perspective, you know, focus more than anything on the safety of Australians, and that explains the basis of our decisions that we’ve made about this group.I do have sympathy for those children, and our government has sympathy for those children. But the decision to put the children in these situations was made by their parents. That’s something that we can’t change. Continue reading...
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Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation
Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews‘Very dangerous’: a Mind mental health expert on Google’s AI summariesMind is launching a significant inquiry into artificial intelligence and mental health after a Guardian investigation exposed how Google’s AI Overviews gave people “very dangerous” medical advice.In a year-long commission, the mental health charity, which operates in England and Wales, will examine the risks and safeguards required as AI increasingly influences the lives of millions of people affected by mental health issues worldwide. Continue reading...
How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels
Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better healthAs a child, Marcel Mazur had to hold his breath in parts of Kraków thick with “so much smoke you could see and smell it”. Now, as an allergy specialist at Jagiellonian University Medical College who treats patients struggling to breathe, he knows all too well the damage those toxic gases do inside the human body.“It’s not that we have this feeling that nothing can be done. But it’s difficult,” Mazur said. Continue reading...
Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or 'bad things happen'
The US is surging forces to the Middle East amid negotiations with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.
An Antarctic Voyage
My colleague just spent two months on a research icebreaker. It changed his perspective on the world in ways he didn’t expect.
Ukrainian Women Tell Their Stories of Sexual Violence by Russian Soldiers
Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian troops during the four-year war in Ukraine.
By Day, Cortina D’Ampezzo Is an Olympic Hub. By Night, It’s a Party.
Cortina d’Ampezzo, a small Alpine town in northern Italy, is hosting much of the Winter Games. It’s also a home away from home for rich partygoers.
‘Al-Aqsa is a detonator’: six-decade agreement on prayer at Jerusalem holy site collapses
Israeli police raid compound, arrest staff and curb Muslims’ access as Ramadan begins A six-decade agreement governing Muslim and Jewish prayer at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site has “collapsed” under pressure from Jewish extremists backed by the Israeli government, experts have warned.A series of arrests of Muslim caretaker staff, bans on access for hundreds of Muslims, and escalating incursions by radical Jewish groups culminated this week in the arrest of the imam of al-Aqsa mosque and an Israeli police raid during evening prayers on the first night of Ramadan. Continue reading...
New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England
Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4mA new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has announced.The improvements to the investigation of illegal waste dumping – which costs the UK economy £1bn a year – come as the ringleader of a major waste crime gang was ordered to pay £1.4m after being convicted at Birmingham crown court. Continue reading...
China’s ‘King of Banned Films’ Wants to Change the Subject
Acclaimed overseas for defying censors, Lou Ye is more interested in reaching Chinese audiences, as he holds up a cinematic mirror to their lives in modern China.