Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam

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Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom

Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe.

Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort, Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to equipment.

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Terrifying moment woman intervenes in bush struggle between koala and python – New York Post

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  1. Terrifying moment woman intervenes in bush struggle between koala and python  New York Post
  2. Moment woman saves baby koala from python’s grip  Yahoo
  3. Woman rescues baby koala from grips of python in Brisbane  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  4. Dog walker’s confronting find in Aussie bush  News.com.au
  5. Woman Spots Python Strangling a Baby Koala and Saves the Day  Outdoors with Bear Grylls
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Don’t Believe Russia’s Propaganda About the Oleshky Evacuation – The Moscow Times

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  1. Don’t Believe Russia’s Propaganda About the Oleshky Evacuation  The Moscow Times
  2. How Melania Trump Became a Dark-Horse Diplomat on Ukraine  The New York Times
  3. Oleshky Ceasefire Demonstrates That Russia Has the Capability, but Not the Will, to End Civilian Suffering in Ukraine  Institute for the Study of War
  4. Ukraine says rare ceasefire was cover for Russian regrouping  Reuters
  5. Residents evacuated from Russia-occupied Oleshky arrive back in Ukraine amid temporary U.S.-brokered ceasefire  CBS News
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles Japanese coast near Tokyo – FOX Weather

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  1. Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles Japanese coast near Tokyo  FOX Weather
  2. Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off Tokyo, but no tsunami alert issued  The Japan Times
  3. Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Japan  Apa.az
  4. Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off Kanto coast, tsunami forecast issued for slight sea level changes  https://www.indiagazette.com/
  5. Japan's NERV: ‘At around 8:07 pm, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred offshore Ibaraki Prefecture. The est. maximum intensity is 3'  CGTN
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Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza, calling it ‘insult to his culture’ – Fox News

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  1. Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza, calling it 'insult to his culture'  Fox News
  2. Pineapple on pizza is an insult to our great Italian cuisine – and here’s why we secretly love it | Luca Cesari  The Guardian
  3. Even Italians must learn to live with pineapple on pizza  The Times
  4. 'An insult to his culture': Italian chef loses job after refusing to put pineapple on pizza  Euronews.com
  5. Pineapple on pizza is just the beginning – these are the other food crimes driving Italian chefs to despair  The Independent
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Islamist militants force Ebola patients to flee in deadly Congo raid – Reuters

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  1. Islamist militants force Ebola patients to flee in deadly Congo raid  Reuters
  2. Islamist Militant Attack Forces Patients to Flee Ebola Clinic in Congo  The New York Times
  3. Armed men kill at least 33 in village in Ebola-hit eastern DRC  Al Jazeera
  4. Death toll from ADF attack in DR Congo rises to 33  Anadolu Ajansı
  5. At Least 24 Civilians Killed In Rebel Attack In DR Congo  Genocide Watch
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Poised for breakout moment in Latin America, Pope Leo also faces test of health – The Washington Post

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  1. Poised for breakout moment in Latin America, Pope Leo also faces test of health  The Washington Post
  2. Pope Leo’s Latin America trip will take him above 11,000 feet, weeks after lung cancer surgery  CNN
  3. 12 Planes in 12 Days: Pope Begins Major Latin America Tour, Weeks After Surgery  The New York Times
  4. What to know about Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru  AP News
  5. The Pope Confronts One of His Toughest Political Challenges  The Atlantic
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Ukraine must be part of Europe’s security architecture, EU foreign policy chief says – Reuters

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  1. Ukraine must be part of Europe's security architecture, EU foreign policy chief says  Reuters
  2. ‘We Will Not Implement It’: Kallas Rejects US-Russia Security Deal Negotiated Without Europe  Kyiv Post
  3. Europe Insists Russia Ends War Before Concerns Are Addressed  Bloomberg.com
  4. EU Must Be Involved in Any Ukraine Peace Deal, Kallas Says  UNITED24 Media
  5. Europe rebuffs US drive for new ‘security architecture’ in Ukraine-Russia deal  The Straits Times
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Denmark’s top court to rule on ‘parallel societies’ after ‘non-western’ people evicted – The Guardian

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  1. Denmark’s top court to rule on ‘parallel societies’ after ‘non-western’ people evicted  The Guardian
  2. Why is Denmark separating ‘Western’ and ‘non-Western’ citizens?  Al Jazeera
  3. Denmark's 'hard ghettos' row reaches Supreme Court  France 24
  4. Denmark’s Supreme Court to consider whether ‘non-western’ classification falls under discrimination law  Mezha.net
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Iran official delivers secret Khamenei message to Putin in Moscow trip – Euronews.com

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  1. Iran official delivers secret Khamenei message to Putin in Moscow trip  Euronews.com
  2. Iran’s security chief meets Putin, delivers message from Khamenei  Al Jazeera
  3. Khamenei sent security chief to Moscow to seek S-400 air defenses – report  Iran International
  4. Report: Russia in Talks to Supply Iran With Advanced Air Defense Systems  Haaretz
  5. Iran's security chief discusses regional, bilateral affairs with Putin  Reuters
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