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Swiss government to pay $56,000 to each victim of Crans-Montana bar fire

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ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Switzerland ⁠said on Wednesday it would make a one-off ⁠payment of 50,000 Swiss francs ($56,000) to severely injured survivors ‌and bereaved families of the New […]

Germany seeks to enlist AI, modernise security bodies in fight against organised crime

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BERLIN, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Germany plans ⁠to modernise its main security authorities and enlist AI in its fight against ⁠organised crime, as it cracks down on financial offences, money […]

OpenAI’s ban of Canada school shooter’s account raises scrutiny of other online activity

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OTTAWA, Feb 25 (Reuters) – OpenAI’s admission ⁠it banned the ChatGPT account of mass shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar months before the 18-year-old killed eight people and herself is drawing more […]

France tasks Versailles director with overhauling Louvre after heist

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PARIS, Feb 25 (Reuters) – France ⁠on Wednesday appointed Christophe Leribault as the new head of the ⁠Louvre, bringing in the director of the Palace of Versailles ‌to turn around […]

Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied in Brazil run-off, poll shows

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SAO PAULO, Feb 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads ⁠all first-round scenarios for October’s election but has seen ‌his advantage over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in […]

Thailand edges closer to new government as poll body certifies most election results

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BANGKOK, Feb 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Thailand’s election commission on Wednesday certified ⁠nearly 400 parliamentary seats won in this ‌month’s general election, moving a step closer to the formation of a […]

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party widens its lead ahead of Orban’s Fidesz

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BUDAPEST, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Hungary’s centre-right opposition ⁠Tisza party has widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz in February, a ⁠highly regarded poll showed on Wednesday, ahead […]

Mexico’s lower house approves bill cutting workweek to 40 hours by 2030

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MEXICO ⁠CITY, Feb ⁠25 (Reuters) – Mexico’s ‌Congress approved a bill late ​on Tuesday ⁠to gradually ⁠reduce the workweek ⁠from ‌48 ⁠to 40 hours, despite ​significant ‌resistance from ⁠unions.  Read […]

Swiss to vote on right-wing plan to slash state broadcaster’s funding

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ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Switzerland votes next month ⁠on a proposal to slash funding for its state broadcaster SRG, a step supporters say will save Swiss households money, but […]

South Korea and the US to conduct Freedom Shield military drills in March

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SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States ⁠will conduct major joint military drills known as Freedom Shield ‌from March 9 to 19, military officials from the […]

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