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The EU's AI Act has largely been associated with strict obligations for high-risk systems and big tech companies. From this month, that changes, as sweeping new transparency rules widen the net far beyond corporations to catch individual creators, freelancers and everyday users, too.
Officials have attributed the growing unrest to acute overcrowding. Sri Lanka's prisons hold about four times their intended capacity.
The latest Global Rescue Traveller Sentiment and Safety Survey showed that more than two thirds of experienced travellers are seeking out once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
Sydney Towle’s family revealed the 26-year-old influencer has died after entering hospice care. Her death comes after a three-year-long battle with a rare bile duct cancer.
Moscow could use recovered Ukrainian drone parts to stage an attack on Baltic infrastructure in a bid to undermine NATO support for Kyiv, Lithuania’s defence minister said.
While Arctic security and US claims over Greenland dominate international headlines, Icelanders are set to decide their European future on far more familiar grounds such as fish and farming. The 29 August referendum is less about geopolitics than sovereignty and identity.
The European People’s Party is set to bank on a third mandate for the Maltese leader, who is popular among MEPs. This is a concern for the S&D group, which claims to be entitled to the presidency according to an informal agreement among centrist political forces.
This year's blockbuster Michael Jackson biopic, which hit $1 billion at the box office, is officially getting a sequel, with production starting later in 2026 or early 2027.
Berlin officials and LGBTQ community members unveil a rainbow bench and plant a maple tree in Tiergarten to honour victims of the CSD attack.
The sun last set at the geographic South Pole on 23 March and will not rise until 21 September.
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has condemned Minsk’s designation of Euronews as “extremist” media, calling it an attack on both press freedom and the broadcaster’s audience in Belarus.
The world's largest spirits maker has scrapped its medium-term growth target as new CEO Dave Lewis moves to reset performance after years of stagnant sales.
A Japanese designer has developed a technology that generates tiny amounts of electricity from everyday materials such as soil, water, food and construction waste.
The number of EU citizens who can afford a week off varies across the bloc, with the rising costs of accommodation, transport, and food cited as reasons for holiday poverty.
All of the tented suites at Sandringham Private Game Reserve in South Africa have private pools from which you can enjoy views of the wildlife by the Timbavati River.
Rubber ducks race down Chicago River in the annual Ducky Derby, raising funds for Special Olympics Illinois and its athletes.
The Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), splitting the Koreas since their 1950-53 war ended with an armistice, is one of the most heavily mined places on Earth.
The Refugee Council of Australia, a nonprofit umbrella organisation representing asylum-seekers, said refugees usually must live in Australia on a valid visa for four years before they can apply for citizenship.
On International Beer Day, this age-old drink increasingly asserts itself as a complex, diverse universe, with over 160 styles and sensory richness that goes far beyond casual drinking.
The black pine jewel beetle is drawn to forest fires. This seeming paradox actually aids woodland recovery and inspires new early wildfire detection tech.
The black pine jewel beetle flies deliberately towards forest fires. What sounds paradoxical at first helps the ecosystem recover and inspires new technologies for early fire detection.
Poland has been forced to reduce output on its coal-fired power plants following critically low water levels in the Vistula River.
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From Estonia and Malta to Greece and Italy, a host of new island hotels are opening across Europe.
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation, one for every seven inhabitants.
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation, one for every seven inhabitants.
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation, one for every seven inhabitants.
Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership in the region, with around 10 million firearms estimated to be in circulation, one for every seven inhabitants.
Some reports said police officers had shot and killed the suspect, while others said he had died by suicide.
Sleep quality matters more to teenagers' grades and social lives than diet or exercise, new research shows.
