Five people seriously wounded in shootout linked to drug trafficking in France
Hundreds of people were involved in the drug-related violence in the western French city of Poitiers, with teenagers among those injured. Read More
Over 400 survivors and witnesses accuse late former Harrods owner Al-Fayed of sexual misconduct
The billionaire Egyptian businessman was the owner of a string of hotels, including Harrods in London and the Ritz in Paris, before he died in August last year. Read More
Microsoft to create hundreds of new engineering jobs in Dublin
Microsoft said that the new roles at its Dublin office will focus on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI). Read More
EU accepts ‘best-and-final offer’ bid for satellite mega-constellation project
The EU accepted an offer from a consortium of European satellite network operators to build a sovereign Internet mega-constellation. Read More
Humans or AI? Study shows which tasks benefit most from using artificial intelligence
With the rise of AI, a new study from MIT researchers looked into which tasks could benefit most from human-AI collaboration and which are best handled independently. Read More
World Vegan Day: Which diet does the most to cut your carbon footprint?
Keto, paleo, vegan: Our diets have a wide variety of climate impacts, with one almost four times more polluting than veganism. Read More
OpenAI launches ChatGPT-powered search engine, putting it in competition with Google
The search engine could put the AI company in competition with Google. Read More
Enlargement health check: Which EU hopefuls are fittest?
A recent “checkup” on EU candidate countries reveals how well the nine hopefuls align with the bloc’s health standards. Read More
EU countries clash with WHO over trans rights and access to healthcare
Nearly half of European Union countries consider ‘transsexualism’ a psychiatric diagnosis required for trans people to access specific healthcare, which goes against the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Read More
Markets recap: Stocks decline amid uncertainty ahead of the US Election
Market sentiment soured amid uncertainties surrounding next week’s US election, exerting pressure on stock markets. The euro strengthened due to rising inflation, while the US dollar weakened ahead of the…