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Is the EU ready to fight underwater threats? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Underwater sabotage and threats are challenging Europe's security. In June, the Commission proposed €325 billion for five defence projects, including one on maritime and seabed surveillance. But what is the EU’s strategy to ramp up maritme defence? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.

Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years
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Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years

Pair are offspring of two beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in DecemberWild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years.The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature reserve near Fakenham in December. Continue reading...

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Can the EU fight underwater threats? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot

Underwater sabotage and hybrid threats are challenging Europe's security. In June, the Commission proposed €325 billion for five defence projects, including one on maritime and seabed surveillance. But what is the EU’s strategy to ramp up maritme defence? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot.

Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East

Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East

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Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his has father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approvalThe father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln ⁠aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor ⁠said.The border ​patrol arrested Luis Manuel Aviles Roa, or...

Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears

Guests joked Alan Jones and alleged victim looked ‘like a great couple’ at luncheon, court hears

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Radio host’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial enters fourth week, with shock jock Jason Morrison telling court complainant C appeared ‘stuck’ beside JonesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFellow shock jock Jason Morrison has told the Alan Jones trial that guests at a luncheon hosted by the 2GB breakfast presen...

New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

New Zealand to consider banning children under 16 from social media

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Prime minister Christopher Luxon’s party to introduce bill seeking the ban, citing harm to a generation of childrenNew Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon has said his party will introduce a bill in parliament that ⁠seeks to ban children ⁠under ​16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10% of a platform’s global revenue for non-compliance.The bill would ⁠require social media platf...

Hong Kong urged to adopt trait-based dog tiers, DNA checks after attacks

Hong Kong urged to adopt trait-based dog tiers, DNA checks after attacks

SCMP

Hong Kong should introduce a tiered risk framework and carry out DNA testing and physical checks to identify dogs with aggressive traits, a veterinarian and a lawmaker have said after a woman and two pets were mauled within a week. Monday’s calls for policy change came after the woman, 33, was found dead in Ping Yeung Tsuen last week. Hours before her body was discovered, she had been attacked at ...

Hong Kong urged to adopt trait-based dog tiers, DNA checks after fatal attacks

Hong Kong urged to adopt trait-based dog tiers, DNA checks after fatal attacks

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Hong Kong should introduce a tiered risk framework and carry out DNA testing and physical assessments to identify dogs with aggressive breed traits, a veterinary surgeon and a lawmaker have said following three fatal canine attacks within a week. The calls made on Monday come after the latest fatal mauling at a pet training centre, where a 33-year-old woman was attacked by a dog suspected of being...

New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s backed by big fines

New Zealand plans social media ban for under-16s backed by big fines

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New ⁠Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday his party would introduce a bill in parliament that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, proposing fines of up to 10 per cent of a ‌platform’s global revenue for non-compliance. The bill would require social media platforms to take reasonable steps to verify users’ ages, including by using existing account information,...

John Lee urges start-ups to seize opportunities through ‘golden gateway’ of Hong Kong

John Lee urges start-ups to seize opportunities through ‘golden gateway’ of Hong Kong

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Hong Kong’s leader has called on scientists, leading enterprises and investment institutions from around the world to seize opportunities in the city, describing it as a “golden gateway” for overseas companies to enter the mainland Chinese market and mainland unicorn firms to expand globally. Speaking at the first Global Unicorn Summit on Monday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made a familiar pi...

Thai teen rocker Nene Royal talks America’s Got Talent and dreaming big

Thai teen rocker Nene Royal talks America’s Got Talent and dreaming big

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A twist of fate put a guitar in Nene Royal’s hands. Aged seven, she wanted to join the computer science club at her school in Phuket, Thailand, but it was already full. “The only place left was in the music club, and the teacher handed me a guitar,” she told This Week in Asia. “The moment I started playing, something clicked.” Now just 16, the self-taught rocker has a shot at global stardom on the...