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  2. Algeria: Threats to Resume Executions After 30 Years Severe Blow to Human Rights

    [AI London] Algeria's authorities must immediately abandon any plans to expand the scope of the death penalty or resume executions after more than three decades without carrying one out, said Amnesty International as the government examines amendments to the penal code that would broaden the use of

    AllAfricaUnited Kingdom

  3. Gaza apartment block collapses, killing eight

    GAZA CITY: Rescuers searched on Wednesday for dozens of people missing after an apartment block in Gaza collapsed, killing eight people including children, authorities in the war-torn enclave said. Gaza's civil defence agency said the six-storey building in the Tal al-Hawa area was home to people di

    Arab NewsPalestine

  7. The climate bill is due. Big Oil needs to pick up the tab

    A new report from the UN has concluded that world-changing levels of global heating are now guaranteed. If we do end fossil fuels in the coming years, we can still avert potentially civilization-ending levels of heating, but no matter what we do, dangerous global warming is here to stay. Given that 

    Asia Times

  8. ‘You are seeing a 15-year-old boy’: Samson on being dropped for Sooryavanshi

    Sanju Samson highlighted the importance of team objectives over individual rivalries and societal expectations. He mentioned that selections hinge on a player’s current form and the imperative to secure victories. Acknowledging external pressures, he noted that experience aids in navigating them. Sa

    Times of IndiaIndia

  13. What even is an AI kill switch?

    Amid renewed calls to slow frontier AI, experts are considering what an emergency stop would entail—and who would decide when to use it

    Scientific American

  15. Ferocious fight among Brazil’s supreme court erupts on eve of presidential election

    Scandal explodes as country’s election campaign peaks, with polls suggesting dead heat between candidates Brazil’s supreme court has been thrust into what experts consider the greatest crisis since the return of democracy in the 1980s, as two rival judges lock horns on the eve of the presidential el

    Guardian WorldAmerica

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