News24 | ‘It’s disgusting’: 26 dead in Russia strike on Ukraine as Trump expresses frustration with Putin
The death toll from Russia’s missile and drone strikes on Kyiv has risen to 26, including three children, Ukraine’s interior ministry said.
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Prominent historian cancels course at Columbia University over Trump deal
Rashid Khalidi, in open letter published by Guardian, accuses university of ‘capitulating’ with $200m settlementHistorian Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, has cancelled plans to teach thi…
Caribbean LGBTQ+ activists celebrate as court strikes down colonial-era laws
‘Stride in the right direction’ as Eastern Caribbean supreme court rules St Lucia’s laws on gay sex unconstitutionalActivists have hailed a historic judgment striking down colonial-era laws that criminalised gay sex in St Lucia as a step forward for LG…
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Increased Worker Pressure from AI
My latest depressing thought about AI is that with all the pressure to adopt AI and replace employees with automation, the lived experience of many/most remaining employees is likely to get far far worse.
I’m imagining a whole lot of overbearing mana…
Parents ‘abandoned son, 10, at Barcelona Airport after his passport had expired so they wouldn’t miss flight’
A COUPLE abandoned their 10-year-old son at Barcelona Airport after his passport had expired so they wouldn’t miss the flight, a worker at the terminal said.
The couple jetted off from <a aria-label="Barcelona‘s El Prat…
Never enough gold for legend french swimmer Léon Marchand
Léon Marchand won his sixth world title on Thursday in Singapore — his third in the 200-meter individual medley — just one day after setting a world record in the event.
Vitol bosses bank record $10.6bn through share buybacks
Energy crisis continues to pay out for executives
Thailand Sends Back 2 Cambodian Soldiers Ahead Of Key Border Ceasefire Talks
Thailand’s army sent home two Cambodian soldiers from a group of 20 on Friday, ahead of a key meeting in Malaysia next week where defence ministers and military commanders will hold talks aimed at maintaining a ceasefire along their disputed border.