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Canada-wide warrant issued for man in fatal Brampton shooting
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a man wanted in the shooting death of a 43-year-old man in Brampton earlier this month.
On Thursday, Peel police provided an update on their investigation into the May 11 shooting near Kennedy Road and Stafford Drive.
Police said officers found Toronto resident Dayne Gordon…
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Japan’s Princess Kako visits Corfu’s Old Town on official trip to Greece | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Japan's Princess Kako has visited the World Heritage site of the Old Town of Corfu as part of her official trip to Greece.
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino, arrived on the island of Corfu on Wednesday afternoon. The landscape of the Old Town shows the influence of Western…
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Germany stops requiring COVID-19 vaccination for members of military
The vaccine mandate had been in place since 2021.
ADVERTISEMENTGerman soldiers no longer have to prove that they are vaccinated against COVID-19. Members of Germany's armed forces, called the Bundeswehr, are required to be vaccinated against diseases such as measles, mumps and the flu. The COVID-19 vaccine was added to the list in…
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Australia to halve immigration, toughen English test – BBC News
By Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney11 December 2023Image source, Getty ImagesThe Australian government says it will halve the migration intake within two years in an attempt to fix the country's "broken" immigration system.It aims to slash the annual intake to 250,000 - roughly in line with pre-pandemic levels - by June 2025.Visa rules for…
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Chad Daybell found guilty of killing first wife and second wife’s 2 children | CNN
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Chad Daybell was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the deaths of his first wife and two children of his second wife in a case Idaho prosecutors claim was fueled by power, sex, money and apocalyptic spiritual beliefs. Daybell could…
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U.K. Parliament dissolves, and election campaign drama gets underway
LONDON — The British Parliament was dissolved on Thursday, which is less cinematic than it sounds. It does mean that all the lawmakers in the House of Commons have lost their seats and must now face the voters, some with dread. The election is July 4.So the race has begun, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party promising “security”…
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OpenAI Shuts Down Influence Networks Using Its Tools in Russia, China
OpenAI said it has cut off five covert influence operations in the past three months, including networks in Russia, China, Iran and Israel that accessed the ChatGPT-maker’s artificial intelligence products to try to manipulate public opinion or shape…
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Ukraine Warns of Deepening Russian Threat in the North
Top Ukrainian military officials have warned that Russia is building up troops near northeastern Ukraine, raising fears that a new offensive push could be imminent in a region that has become a pressure point on strained Ukrainian forces.Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraine’s commander in chief, said on Thursday that Moscow was redeploying troops…
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OpenAI finds Russian and Chinese groups used its tech for propaganda campaigns
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday that it caught groups from Russia, China, Iran and Israel using its technology to try to influence political discourse around the world, highlighting concerns that generative artificial intelligence is making it easier for state actors to run covert propaganda campaigns as the 2024 presidential…
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Turkey signals a new military intervention in Syria if Kurdish groups hold local elections
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey won't hesitate to act against Kurdish-led groups in northern Syria that Ankara accuses of links to outlawed Kurdish militants, if they proceed with plans to hold local elections in the…
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