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AI increasingly becoming a threat to 'knowledge workers'
Humans are already working alongside robots in industries such as manufacturing, but knew technology developments are threatening 'knowledge workers' jobs too.
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Julian Dennison is back in Uproar, taking on the Springboks' 1981 tour of New Zealand
2 Dec 2023Dennison says he hopes his new movie "helps people to understand, encourages people to learn, to read about things, to talk about things." Video
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Philippine military on high alert after bombing called terrorism
6:18 pm todayPhilippine forces were on high alert on Sunday after a bomb killed four people and wounded several during a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in the south…
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Russian media report police have raided Moscow gay clubs
about 1 hour agoRussian media have reported that Moscow police have raided several gay clubs, a day after the Supreme Court moved to outlaw the 'LGBT movement.'
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Paris attack near Eiffel Tower leaves one dead and two injured
5:05 pm todayA man has died and two others have been injured in a knife and hammer attack on a street in central Paris.
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Muslim American leaders want a new 2024 president candidate
5:05 pm todayMuslim American leaders have vowed to mobilize their communities against President Joe Biden's reelection over his support of Israel's war in Gaza, but they have yet to settle on an alternative 2024…
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The seven types of people on Spotify Wrapped day
11:36 am todayIt doesn't matter who you are, whether you hate music or have never and will never use Spotify. Everyone fits the mould for at least one of these types on Wrapped day.
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'A night of horror' - 193 people killed in latest attacks on Gaza
11:36 am todayIsrael has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war.
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Tsunami alert lifted after 7.4 earthquake strikes Philippines
2:48 pm todayThe earthquake was at least magnitude 7.5 and struck Mindanao late on Saturday
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'Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza' - Israel/Hamas truce talks collapse
2 Dec 2023Renewed fighting in Gaza stretched into a second day on Saturday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas collapsed and mediators said Israeli bombardments were complicating attempts to again…
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Can technology solve the global climate crisis?
2 Dec 2023Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship can help lead the way to a climate-friendly world.
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The final frontier? How humans could live underwater in 'ocean stations'
2 Dec 2023In 2026, a crew of six fully-trained aquanauts will be deployed to a new oceanic habitat system - beginning what promises to be the era of humanity's continuous presence underwater.
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US court says Trump must face lawsuits over US Capitol attack
2 Dec 2023A US appeals court has ruled Donald Trump must face civil lawsuits over his role in the attack on the Capitol by his supporters,
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Shane MacGowan's wife hopes 'Fairytale of New York' will be Christmas number one
2 Dec 2023Victoria Mary Clarke compared the song's tumultuous love story with her own marriage to MacGowan.
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North Korea says interference in its satellites would be declaration of war - KCNA
2 Dec 2023According to North Korea, it successfully launched its first military spy satellite on 21 November.
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Protester self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in US
2 Dec 2023A protester with a Palestinian flag self-immolated on Friday outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.
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'To hell with this place': George Santos expelled from US House
2 Dec 2023He was the first to be kicked out without having fought for the Confederacy or being convicted of a crime.
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Clashes over fossil fuels, Gaza conflict cloud COP28 climate summit
2 Dec 2023UN Secretary General António Guterres urged world leaders at the COP28 climate summit on Friday to plan for a future without fossil fuels.
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Israel wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza - sources
2 Dec 2023Israel has informed Arab states it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks, sources say.
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Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails
1 Dec 2023Palestinians tell the BBC they were beaten and had dogs set on them while in Israeli detention.
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Israel resumes Gaza assault after rockets fired, heavy fighting reported
1 Dec 2023Heavy fighting has been reported in Gaza as Israel's military resumed combat operations against Hamas after accusing the Palestinian militant group of violating a temporary truce by firing towards…
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More than 100 countries sign up to new major energy pledge
5:19 pm todayMore than 100 countries at UN climate talks in Dubai have promised to treble world renewable energy use by 2030.
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Five years after murder, friend marks what would have been Grace Millane's 27th birthday
2 Dec 2023Hannah Burrell knew she would be in New Zealand for the fifth anniversary of her friend's death, and wanted to honour her.
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What is COP28 in Dubai and why is it important?
2 Dec 2023It is hoped COP28 will help keep alive the goal of limiting long-term global temperature rises to 1.5C. This was agreed by nearly 200 countries in Paris in 2015.
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What US agents knew before a Canadian Sikh activist was killed
1 Dec 2023An indictment in the US links a case to the murder of a Canadian citizen earlier this year and has prompted questions about what US agents knew in the days before his death.
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COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory
1 Dec 2023Wealthy nations at COP28 have adopted a new fund to help poor nations handle climate-related disasters.
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Gaza negotiators try to get Israel, Hamas to agree to extend truce again
1 Dec 2023Further negotiations came as a senior Israeli official reiterated plans to resume the war unless the Palestinian militant group agreed to release more hostages.
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Shane MacGowan, hard-drinking poet of The Pogues, dies at 65
1 Dec 2023The London-Irish punk who penned some of the 1980s' most haunting ballads before sinking into alcohol and drug addiction, has died.
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