AI’s move into modern warfare is raising concerns about the ethical and safety risks of allowing a computer to make wartime decisions
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Top Europe court chides Switzerland in landmark climate ruling
Top Europe court ruled in favour of a Swiss Elders group that complained Switzerland’s climate protection strategy was insufficient
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Parents of US school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
The judge admonished the parents for allowing “unfettered access” to guns and bullets to their son (17), who murdered 4 high school students
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Study lists world’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots
Study found 69 per cent of groundwater samples from around the world surpassed Canada’s minimum standard concentrations of “forever chemicals”
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‘I cried a little’: the awe and beauty of the solar eclipse
The day died and was reborn a few minutes later Monday in the southern United States. There were hugs, tears and gasping as people watched the Moon fully eclipse the Sun and briefly plunge the world into darkness. About 2,000 people flocked to Ingram in the southern US state of Texas, a small city in […]
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Hamas studies truce proposal six months into Gaza war
The latest proposal for ceasefire would see a six-week truce in Gaza, and hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, said a Hamas source
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Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends ‘human dignity’
Vatican denounces gender theory, while reaffirming opposition to abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy, and the criminalization of homosexuality
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Canada to boost military spending, but short of NATO target
Canada’s military budget of 1.38 per cent of GDP will increase to 1.76 per cent by 2030 — still falling short of NATO’s two per cent target
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Ukraine will lose war if US Congress withholds aid: Zelensky
Ukraine urgently calls for the US to start sending a proposed $60 billion aid package that has been blocked by Republicans in Congress
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Top Europe rights court to issue landmark climate verdicts
Top Europe rights court will rule on whether governments’ climate change policies are violating the European Convention on Human Rights