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Ukrainian drone strike kills worker at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant

The incident has prompted a safety warning from the IAEA ...

Germans back tougher limits on migrant benefits – poll

Around 66% of respondents believe migrants should only receive full benefits after working for...

US seizure of Iranian vessel endangers patients – Iranian Red Crescent official

A recently seized vessel, Touska, was carrying raw materials for dialysis treatment, according to...

German party leader calls for compulsory military service

The head of Bavaria’s Christian Social Union, Markus Soder, has criticized Berlin’s plan to...

Amazon Cloud Outage Hits Major Websites, Streaming Apps

A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, Robinhood, a wide range of apps, and...

Artificial Intelligence Works to Outsmart Governments’ Internet Censorship

Two computer scientists at the University of Maryland have developed a new artificial intelligence system that evolves to detect and evade internet censorship in...

Physicists have coaxed ultracold atoms into an elusive form of quantum matter

Physicists have coaxed ultracold atoms into an elusive form of quantum matter https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Published December 07, 2021 at 09:35PM https://ift.tt/3j9aYmP

EU to propose reclassifying some gig workers as employees

The EU wants gig workers including ride-hailing drivers and food-delivery couriers to be reclassified as employees if their work fits certain criteria, according to...

A massive 8-year effort finds that much cancer research can’t be replicated

A massive 8-year effort finds that much cancer research can’t be replicated https://ift.tt/31DX9Gm Published December 07, 2021 at 06:30PM https://ift.tt/3j9aYmP

Rohingya Refugees Sue Facebook for $150 Billion Over Myanmar Violence

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, for $150 billion over allegations that the social media company did...

EU seeks new powers to fight misogyny and hate

The European Commission wants to amend one of the EU’s founding texts to more forcefully fight violence against women, LGBTQ+ and other minorities, according...

South African Tech Firm Creates App to Tackle Gender-Based Violence

In the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has been on the rise around the world, including in South Africa, where half...

UK urged to review lobbying rules after former privacy chief joins law firm

Campaigners are urging the U.K. government to review rules governing what regulators can do when they leave office. On Thursday, global law firm Baker McKenzie...

Light-colored feathers may help migrating birds stay cool on long flights

Light-colored feathers may help migrating birds stay cool on long flights https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Published December 06, 2021 at 09:30PM https://ift.tt/3j9aYmP

South African Tech Firm Creates App to Tackle Gender-Based Violence

In the shadows of the coronavirus pandemic, violence against women has been on the rise around the world, including in South Africa, where half...

Invasive grasses are taking over the American West’s sea of sagebrush

Invasive grasses are taking over the American West’s sea of sagebrush https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Published December 06, 2021 at 08:00PM https://ift.tt/3j9aYmP

Climate change could make Virginia’s Tangier Island uninhabitable by 2051

Climate change could make Virginia’s Tangier Island uninhabitable by 2051 https://ift.tt/3rNh7tg Published December 06, 2021 at 05:30PM https://ift.tt/3j9aYmP

‘Contrary to everything we believe in’: Irish data watchdog lobbied for business-friendly GDPR

The Irish Data Protection Commission lobbied to allow social networks to bypass user consent requirements within EU privacy rules, documents obtained by Max Schrems’...

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