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A classic interview with the ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Tina Turner
IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair.
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1. Opium
A look at how biology changed the course of human history with an examination of the way the Briti…
Dublin spot named one of the 50 best vegan restaurants in the world
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Ireland at the centre of a probe into a new money laundering scheme by crime gangs
IRELAND IS AT the centre of an international money laundering operation in which global criminal gangs are buying millions of euro of legitimate products to mask stolen money.
Detective Chief Superintendent Pat Lordan, the head of the Garda National Ec…
What is the AI Act and what do the rules mean for the UK?
T he EU is a step closer to passing flagship rules that will govern the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT.
Under the proposals, AI systems will be regulated based on their potential to cause harm.…
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Another turning point in Ukraine should force us to rethink our own defence
I t is a truth universally acknowledged that while foreign and defence policies don’t win general elections — most party manifestos bury them in the weeds of the footnotes — they can easily lose them.…
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Premarket: World stocks in debt ceiling limbo after U.S. rating warning
Markets were stuck in U.S. debt ceiling limbo on Thursday, while Europe largely shrugged off news that its biggest economy, Germany, had sagged into recession and that all the wrangling in the United States could cost it an AAA credit rating.…
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ChatGPT creator OpenAI threatens to leave the EU over AI Act
OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants no business with the European Union if its laws are too overbearing.
At a conference in London yesterday (May 24), the founder and CEO of the company behind the vastly popular ChatGPT said OpenAI would leave the bloc if it is …
Polluting particles from car tyres how worried should we be?
In Switzerland, tyre abrasion is the largest source of microplastic in the environment (8,900 tonnes per year). Keystone
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Our vehicles shed tyre particles every time we drive, and they’re everywhere.…
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Russian gold shipments to the UAE, China and Turkey
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has become a key trade hub for Russian gold since Western sanctions over Ukraine cut Russia’s more traditional export routes, Russian customs records show.…
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The end of King Dollar? The forces at play in de-dollarisation
LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – Rivalry with China, fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine and wrangling once again in Washington over the U.S. debt ceiling have put the dollar’s status as the world’s dominant currency under fresh scru…