How the inventor of the bouncy castle saved lives
The pioneer tested life-saving inflatables by having his sons jump from the roof of the family home.
AI Drones from Ex-Google CEO Help Ukraine Down Russian Shaheds – Kyiv Post
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Beware the blizzard of lies: US advice on how to handle Farage’s Trump tactics
Pro-democracy campaigners suggest ‘pre-buttal’ is more powerful than factchecking in fighting falsehoods
Truth, the progressive California politician Hiram Johnson once said, is the first casualty of war. His oft-cited remark was supposedly made in 1918 in reference to the first world war, which had by then caused millions of human casualties.
More than a century later, truth is again caught in the crossfire, this time as a casualty of 21st-century culture wars.
Continue reading...Trump in Scotland: How’s his trip going and what’s on the agenda?
The US president will fit in a meeting with UK’s prime minister during four-day visit to Scotland to tour golf courses.
China calls for global AI cooperation days after Trump administration unveils low-regulation strategy
Chinese premier warns at global conference AI development must be weighed against security risks, urges ‘further consensus from the entire society’
Chinese premier Li Qiang has proposed establishing an organisation to foster global cooperation on artificial intelligence, calling on countries to coordinate on the development and security of the fast-evolving technology, days after the US unveiled plans to deregulate the industry.
Speaking at the annual World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Li called AI a new engine for growth, adding that governance is fragmented and emphasising the need for more coordination between countries to form a globally recognised framework for AI.
Continue reading...Woman allegedly stabs colleague with scissors in attack at InterContinental Sydney hotel
The 31-year-old was charged with attempted murder after alleged attack that left co-worker with upper body wounds
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A woman has been charged with attempted murder after she allegedly wielded scissors in a stabbing attack against her co-worker in a luxury hotel in central Sydney.
Emergency services were called to the InterContinental Sydney on Macquarie Street at 2.20am on Saturday after reports of an assault.
Continue reading...Amid starvation scenes in Gaza, Trump administration hardens tone on Hamas – washingtonpost.com
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- Hamas officials say Trump's accusation terror group doesn't want truce 'surprising' after progress in talks The Times of Israel
‘The sorest my legs have ever been’: hordes to descend on Hackney for litter-picking world cup
The public-spirited sport of spogomi is catching on across Britain, which boasts its world champion team
Armed with gloves, metal tongs and plastic rubbish sacks, hordes of determined litter-pickers will descend on Hackney Marshes in east London this weekend.
Spogomi, a Japanese litter-picking sport, has come to the UK. Invented in 2008, it was intended as a competition to encourage people to clean up public spaces. It is now played in schools across the country as people gamify collecting rubbish.
Continue reading...Dahiyeh families displaced by war now trapped by identity
These Shia families withstood Israel's attacks on Lebanon and are now struggling to find where they fit.
How do air conditioners work, and what is the effect on the environment?
As record heatwaves boost demand for cooling, air conditioning becomes vital - but with a steep environmental cost.
Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns
Israel faces increasing pressure from Western allies to lift restrictions into the flow of aid into Gaza.
UK blasts Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas
Hong Kong's national security police announces arrest warrants for 19 pro-democracy activists mostly living in Britain.
The Ukrainian Police Agency at the Center of Protests Against Zelensky – The Wall Street Journal
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- Why Anticorruption Watchdogs Are at the Heart of Ukraine’s Unrest The New York Times
- Ukraine's Zelenskyy undoes anti-corruption curbs but fear remains NBC News
- Ukraine anti-corruption chief says his agency faces 'dirty information campaign' Reuters
- Ukraine’s Zelenskyy introduces bill after anticorruption protests Al Jazeera
‘It’s time for us to be louder’: Germany’s Pride parades face up to rise in attacks
Christopher Street Day event organisers urge vigilance amid increase in abuse from rightwing extremists
The organisers of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin have urged participants to be vigilant amid a rise in attacks on LGBTQ+ events across Germany.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of the German capital this weekend for a loud and colourful celebration held in memory of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, Christopher Street being the location of the Stonewall Inn. But behind the party atmosphere there is a more sombre mood than usual as LGBTQ+ organisations warn that attacks have become more frequent.
Continue reading...Palestinian lives are “not seen as equivalent” to others
EU MP Lynn Boylan says the EU's inaction on Gaza shows it doesn't see Palestinian lives as equal to Ukrainian ones.
UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as "another example of transnational repression".
Death toll in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes hits 32, over 130 injured
Cambodia reports additional 12 deaths as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours.
Two teens jailed over machete murder of 14-year-old on London bus
Attack reignited concern around the ongoing problem of knife crime that has plagued the British capital for years.
Artist explores the toxic mining legacy of Zambia’s ‘black mountains’
A major exhibition about the dangerous lives of the boys and young men who scour slag heaps in search of copper.
Hong Kong police offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest of 19 overseas activists – AP News
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