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Flood death toll in Afghanistan rises to at least 50 people
Flooding caused by heavy rains over the past four days has claimed the lives of at least 50 people in Afghanistan, the country's National Disaster Management Authority reported on Tuesday. Another 36 people were injured in the floods, agency spokesman Janan Sayaq said. Officials previously reported 33 deaths nationwide. Sayaq added that the floods caused significant damage, including destroying agricultural land and homes. Afghanistan is reeling from the after-effects of decades of conflict and
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Stabbed Iran International journalist Pouria Zeraati 'feeling much better'
Iran International's Pouria Zeraati says he was approached by a man asking for change before he was stabbed.
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World’s No. 2 Citrus Exporter Challenges EU on Restrictions
(Bloomberg) -- South Africa has taken a preliminary step toward filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the European Union over its treatment of citrus purchases from the country. Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus I
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New Zealand PM Says Fiscal Restraint Key to Taming Prices, Stoking Growth
(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand needs to check government spending for it to successfully tame inflation, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said weeks before releasing his administration’s first fiscal blueprint.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Ver
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Singapore Charts New Path After Decades of Lee Family Rule
(Bloomberg) -- For most of Singapore’s history as an independent nation, there has been a Lee at the helm. That’s now coming to an end. Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus Iran — What All-Out War Could Look LikeLee Hsien Loong announced o
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Xi Rebuffs Scholz Pressure to Rein In Chinese Manufacturing
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping told the German chancellor that a surge in clean-technology exports from the Asian nation has helped the world tackle inflation, pushing back against European and US pressure to rein in the country’s powerhouse industries.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive
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Alfa Romeo changes name of first EV after row with Italian government
Alfa Romeo is changing the name of its first electric vehicle from "Milano" to "Junior", after legal threats from the Italian government over the company's decision to make the car in Poland. Alfa Romeo parent company Stellantis announced last week that the EV would be called Alfa Romeo Milano after the city where the Italian carmaker was founded in 1910. But the country's government then warned that to do so could be against the law, with Industry Minister Adolfo Urso adamant that "a car called
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'Go home': Overtourism sparks backlash in Spain
Anti-tourism movements are multiplying in Spain, the world's second most visited country, prompting authorities to try and reconcile the interests of locals and the lucrative sector.- 'Go home' - Similar anti-tourism movements have sprung up elsewhere in Spain and are active on social media.
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Israel launches 'diplomatic offensive' against Iran
Israel's foreign minister has launched what he called a "diplomatic offensive" against Iran following the major Iranian attack on Israel. "This morning I sent letters to 32 countries and spoke with dozens of foreign ministers and leading figures around the world," Israel Katz wrote on Tuesday on the X platform, formerly Twitter. He called for sanctions to be imposed on Iran's missile programme and for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to be declared a terrorist organization. Katz beli
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Qatar Airways and Latin America best in March for punctual flying
Travellers hoping to avoid airport delays are best to book with Qatar Airways or fly in Latin America. That's because Qatar Airways was the world's most "on-time" carrier in March, according to data published by Cirium, an aviation industry analytics business, which show Latin America as the region with the most timely arrivals and departures. Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines was listed second overall, but the rest of the top 5 was made up of Colombia’s Avianca, AeroMexico and Chile's LATAM Airl
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China is not a party to Ukraine war, Xi tells Scholz in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China is not involved in Russia's war against Ukraine during talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. China is neither a party nor a participant in the Ukraine crisis, according to a statement on Tuesday following the meeting between the two in Beijing. Instead, China has always "promoted peace talks in its own way," Xi said. Beijing would support an international peace conference "in due course," but Russia and Ukraine would have to accept it, the Chinese
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Pakistan's premier calls for closer cooperation with Saudi Arabia to enhance investment in Pakistan
Pakistan's prime minister called for closer cooperation between Saudi Arabia and his cash-strapped Islamic nation to enhance Saudi investment in his country, a government statement said Tuesday. Shehbaz Sharif made his remarks during a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan who arrived Monday in the capital, Islamabad, to discuss a range of issues, including how to help Pakistan overcome its economic crisis. The previous week, Sharif met with Crown Prince Mohamme
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Emmanuel Macron says Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony could be changed in case of terrorism threat
French President Emmanuel Macron has said authorities will have an alternative plan in case of a terrorism threat at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.
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Russian Crude Shipments Surge to the Highest in Almost a Year
(Bloomberg) -- Russia’s seaborne crude exports soared to an 11-month high in the second week of April with flows from all major ports near peak levels.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus Iran — What All-Out War Could Look LikeLast week’s
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Germany's Scholz meets China's Xi in Beijing for talks
On the final day of a three-day trip to China, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has met with President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss economic cooperation and geopolitical flashpoints. In a brief statement before their meeting, Scholz addressed the Ukraine war, climate protection and trade ties. Scholz said he would emphasize to Xi, who has friendly relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, that Moscow's war against Ukraine negatively impacts not only Europe, but the world. The West accuse
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Germany's avocado imports more than quintuple over past decade
The number of avocados imported into Germany last year amounted to 157,800 tons, marking a quintupling in volume over the past decade, figures released on Tuesday showed. The value of the imports rose from €68.3 million in 2013 to €484 million ($513 million) in 2023, the Federal Statistical Office said. Because avocados need a warm climate to grow, they often travel thousands of kilometres before they end up in consumers' shopping baskets in German supermarkets. The most important country of ori
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Nissan says it will make next-generation EV batteries by early 2029
Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029, the company said Tuesday during a media tour of an unfinished pilot plant. Japan's legacy automakers have fallen behind newer rivals like America's Tesla and China's BYD in the emerging all-electric auto sector.
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Germany's far-right AfD admonishes Bavarian MPs for Russia trip
The federal leadership of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has issued a warning to three of its members in Bavaria's regional parliament for travelling to Russia for the presidential election in March. The three members of the Bavarian parliament - Ulrich Singer, Andreas Jurca and Elena Roon - said they had travelled to Russia as election observers at the invitation of the Russian government. Jurca explained that the aim was to assess the organization and conduct of the election
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EU Goes on China Trade Offensive After Getting ‘Played’
(Bloomberg) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is unleashing a barrage of trade restrictions against China as she seeks to follow through on a pledge to make the EU a more relevant political player on the global stage. Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Lo
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Germany's Scholz and China's President Xi call for closer cooperation
At the start of his meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for close cooperation between the two countries. "Together we can breathe more stability and security into the world," said Xi, according to an official translation. "As long as we stick to the principles of mutual respect, seeking common ground despite differences and learning from each other, bilateral relations can continue to develop stably." Xi said that a "new era of turbulence and upheaval"
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Australia Is Planning Its First National Environmental Agency
(Bloomberg) -- Australia plans to set up an independent regulator to hold business to account over environmental breaches. Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus Iran — What All-Out War Could Look LikeThe Environment Protection Agency will a
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Chinese city Zhengzhou tells state-owned company to buy second-hand homes to reduce new housing inventories
China's central city of Zhengzhou has asked residents to sell their second-hand homes to a local state-owned company and buy new ones instead, in a bid to reduce new-home inventories and boost the local property sector. Local state state-owned company Zhengzhou Urban Development Group Co. will buy 500 second-hand homes from April 20 to June 30, according to a notice released by the Zhengzhou Real Estate Association on Monday. Most of China's small and medium-sized cities have suffered frail pr
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What will happen to protesters who were arrested in the Bay Area?
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza took over several highways in the Bay Area on Monday. The protests come five months after protesters blocked off the Bay Bridge. Eighty people were charged for those protests, 78 of whom made a deal with prosecutors to do five hours of community service […]
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Chinese economy beats growth expectations in first quarter
China's economy expanded far more than expected in the first quarter of 2024, data showed Tuesday, but disappointing retail and industrial figures suggested leaders face severe headwinds to hit their annual growth target.Reflecting those difficulties, last month also saw a fall in property prices in China's major cities, data showed.
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Video shows women dancing in India metro, not Bangladesh
Footage of two women performing an intimate dance in a train carriage was filmed in India, contrary to social media posts falsely claiming the incident occurred in Bangladesh. Posts accused the pair of "promoting homosexuality" in the conservative Muslim-majority country. However, a Delhi metro official confirmed the stunt took place in the Indian capital. Police were reportedly investigating the women for allegedly breaking laws on "nuisance" and "obscene acts and songs".
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Modi Defends Scrapped Electoral Bonds Ahead of National Vote
(Bloomberg) -- As India heads into an election, follow Bloomberg India's channel on WhatsApp for how money and business intersect with politics and power. Sign up here.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus Iran — What All-Out War Could Look
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Philippines-China Tensions Hitting Peso, Central Bank Chief Says
(Bloomberg) -- Tensions between the Philippines and China over competing maritime claims have added to pressures on the peso that has slumped to a seven-month low, and “an escalation would be a big concern” for investors, according to the Southeast Asian nation’s central bank chief.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals
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AP PHOTOS: What's on the voters’ minds as India heads into a 6-week national election
Raj Sud, 94, has voted in almost every election held in independent India, bearing witness to the eventful journey of a diverse, and now the world’s most populous, democracy over the last 76 years. Nearly 970 million people are eligible to vote in India’s 6-week national election starting Friday, and the elderly homemaker has a clear favorite in the race. Most polls have predicted a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party for a third straight f
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China Tells Iran Cooperation Will Last After Attack on Israel
(Bloomberg) -- China’s top diplomat told Iran that the nations can work together across a range of areas in the future, signaling their ties remain solid following Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versu
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South Korean President Yoon ‘Humbly’ Accepts Election Loss
(Bloomberg) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to listen to people’s voices more closely and improve the lives of the needy in his first public comments since his conservative party suffered a stinging defeat in parliamentary elections last week.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Bagl
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Mexico’s Sheinbaum Plans to Spend Billions on Gas, Solar Plants
(Bloomberg) -- Mexico’s leading presidential candidate would spend around $13.6 billion to boost her country’s use of renewable energy while still adding gas-burning power plants, according to a plan she presented to business leaders. Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses
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UK MPs Reject Changes to Rwanda Bill and Send It Back to Lords
(Bloomberg) -- Members of Parliament rejected changes made by the House of Lords to Rishi Sunak’s controversial legislation to declare Rwanda a safe destination for deported asylum seekers, punting the bill back to the UK’s upper chamber.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Lo
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Protesters demand Georgia government withdraw proposed 'Russian law'
Critics say the bill mirrors similar legislation introduced by President Vladimir Putin in Russia.
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Israeli defence minister discusses next steps in Rafah
Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant discussed further action in Rafah on Monday evening with representatives of his ministry and the Israeli COGAT authority which oversees contacts with the Palestinians and aid. They focused on the evacuation of civilians from Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip and the expansion of food and medicine deliveries, according to the government press office. More than a million people have fled to Rafah from attacks throughout the densely populated strip and the
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Huge Saharan dust blob cooling eastern Atlantic
A huge plume of Saharan dust is now visible on satellite loops coming off of Africa into the eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean.
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Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists
The mayor of Colombia's capital on Monday announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask residents to change their showering habits. In a statement aired by local media, Bogotá's Mayor Carlos Fernando Galán said homes that use more than 22 cubic meters of water per month will have to pay additional fees. “We have start
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Chad’s Closed Election Pits Leader Against Own Prime Minister
(Bloomberg) -- Chad’s interim president Mahamat Deby, who seized power after his father’s death, is running for the top job against his prime minister, raising concerns that he has no real opposition.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus Ir
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Israeli general staff chief says there will be a response to Iran
There will be a response to the unprecedented Iranian missile and drone attack on Israel, according to Israeli Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi, who addressed the Nevatim airbase on Monday. "As we look ahead, we are considering our steps," he told the base that was involved in defending Israel against the attack that occurred late Saturday night. An attack involving so many rockets on Israeli territory would be followed by a response, Halevi said. Israel is weighing a response that is painful to Iran
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Iran may face new EU sanctions after attack on Israel
The EU could impose new sanctions on Iran after Tehran's direct attack on Israel, several diplomats said on Monday evening after talks between members' envoys. The issue is likely to be discussed this Tuesday during a video conference of foreign ministers called by the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell. It comes after Iran directly attacked Israel on Saturday, for the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic, in retaliation for the killing of high-ranking Iranian officers in Syria at th
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Iran publishes details on missiles and drones used in Israel attack
Iranian state media has published details about the weapons used in the unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend, including long-range missiles able to cover close to 2,000 kilometres - almost double the capacity needed to reach Israel. According to state news agency ISNA, Tehran deployed medium-range Emad and Kheibarshekan ballistic missiles in the attack. The modern version of the Kheibarshekan missile has a range of up to 1,800 kilometres. Emad missiles can carry a warhead of about 750 kil
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Ukraine's Zelensky calls for more support, points to help for Israel
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his call for active support from the West in the country's campaign to fend off the full-scale Russian invasion, pointing to Western assistance for Israel against Iran's attacks. It is now clear that not all of Ukraine's facilities can be protected from attacks, Zelensky wrote on Telegram on Monday after a meeting of the Stavka, the Ukrainian armed forces' high command. "But the intensity of the Russian attacks requires greater unity," he said. By d
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Iranian activist blasts those pushing war with Israel: ‘We want peace’
Elica Le Bon says that supporters of the Islamic Republic are using everyday Iranians as pawns to support their "fantasies" of war with Israel.
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Reflecting on Sudan's Civil War One Year Later
8.5 million people have been displaced since the start of Sudan's Civil War. UNHCR's Amel Marhoum on the harrowing first months of war—and her dreams of returning home.
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Prime minister not at Eid party boycotted by guests over Gaza
Some invitees stayed away in protest against the government's support of Israel.
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2025 Porsche Macan EV: What Do You Want To Know?
I’m about to drive the all-new and all-electric 2025 Porsche Macan 4 and Macan Turbo. The automaker is completely retooling its most popular vehicle for its second generation. Gone are the internal combustion engines and PDK gearboxes. In its place are powerful-as-hell electric motors. Before I drive these cars around the south of France on very little sleep, I want to know what you want to know about them.
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German Greens turn to TikTok for European elections
Germany's Greens plan to reach out to younger voters through TikTok in their campaign for the European Parliament elections in June. The party's top candidate Terry Reintke said the move was aimed at showing how important young and first-time voters were to the party, whose main focus has traditionally been on environmental issues. While there had been concerns over using the Chinese-owned social media platform for campaigning, the Greens did not want to "leave this space to the far-right," part
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‘Ghostly’ creature — named after Harry Potter villain — discovered underground. See it
The blind insect lives in the “depths of darkness” underneath the desert of Western Australia, researchers said.
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Iran practiced blowing up an Israeli F-35 base with ballistic missiles just weeks before attacking the real thing
At least one ballistic missile hit Israel's Nevatim Airbase during Iran's attack last weekend, but there was only minor damage to the facility.
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UK Starts Drafting AI Regulations for Most Powerful Models
(Bloomberg) -- The UK is starting to draft regulations to govern artificial intelligence, focusing on the most powerful language models which underpin OpenAI’s ChatGPT, people familiar with the matter said. Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Ve
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Poland Plans to Join Europe’s Iron Dome-Like Air Defense Plan
(Bloomberg) -- Poland plans to join a project to develop a European-wide air defense system to deter potential drone and missile attacks, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.Most Read from BloombergBeyond the Ivies: Surprise Winners in the List of Colleges With the Highest ROIIran’s Attack on Israel Sparks Race to Avert a Full-Blown WarApple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as Rivals RiseTesla Executive Baglino Leaves as Musk Loses Another Top DeputyIsrael Versus Iran — What All-Out War Could Lo
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