By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican on Tuesday called for governments to keep a close eye on the development of artificial intelligence, warning the technology contained “the shadow of evil” in its ability to spread misinformation. “AI generated fake media can gradually undermine the foundations of society,” said a new text on …
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HAMBURG (Reuters) – Germany’s agriculture minister will seek financial aid for farmers hit by the impact of a case of foot-and-mouth disease on a farm in east Germany, the ministry said. The country announced its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Jan. 10 in a herd of water buffalo near Berlin …
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) boosting its military presence in the Arctic, following renewed interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in controlling Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. This month, Trump said Greenland is vital to U.S. security and Denmark must give up control of the …
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(Reuters) – Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell has stepped down from his post after receiving personal abuse from the supporters, the Scottish Premiership club announced on Monday. Fifth-placed Motherwell have gone four games without a win and have one victory in nine matches. The club said 40-year-old Kettlewell, who had been in the role for two …
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By Barbara Erling and Kuba Stezycki OSWIECIM, Poland (Reuters) – Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism on Monday, as they marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp by Soviet troops in one of the last such gatherings of those who experienced its horrors. The ceremony at …
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(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the rigours of nearly three years of war did not allow for changes in mobilisation rules because if soldiers left for home en masse, Russian President Vladimir Putin “will kill us all”. Zelenskiy told Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was released this month after being …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the United States to consider additional exemptions to a 90-day pause on its foreign assistance to “ensure continued delivery of critical development and humanitarian activities.” Just hours after taking office a week ago, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s order to pause spending from the country’s climate and infrastructure laws is a chance for Europe to attract clean tech investments, Poland’s deputy climate minister told Reuters. Trump last week ordered a pause on funds from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment …
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By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS (Reuters) -Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media network X and a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, poses a threat to democracies, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Monday. “Elon Musk is creating a threat to democracies,” Bayrou said in a local TV interview. “Money should not …
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other services provided by U.N. agency UNRWA as an Israeli ban on the organisation takes effect on Thursday. Israel’s government ordered UNRWA to vacate its East Jerusalem compound and cease operations under a law passed …
