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Greens welcome 'new momentum' for UK re-joining the EU

The European Greens has welcomed what they call the “new momentum” for Britain to rejoin the EU. This comes amid media reports that UK PM Andy Burnham has said it is "possible" a future Labour election manifesto could promise a new in-out referendum on the European Union. The

China buys time for its young scientists as US rations it

On September 19, Dou Xiankang, who heads the National Natural Science Foundation of China, described a grant that most young scientists anywhere would envy. Researchers under 35 will get 15 years of support. The money doubles after five years and doubles again after ten, and

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Sanders backs Pope Leo’s call to protect human art from AI

Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday backed Pope Lepo XIV’s call to prioritize art made by humans over that made by artificial intelligence (AI). “Pope Leo is right. Art is not some kind of superfluous luxury that can be eliminated from our lives. It is a crucial

Three years on, Israeli rescuer cannot escape October 7

Israeli rescuer Natan Kenig says it does not take much of a trigger for him to relive the October 7, 2023 attack: his eyes open or closed, at home or out with friends, he still sees the rockets, torched cars and lifeless bodies. "I saw atrocities. The most terrible things in