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Australia investigating Flydubai co-pilot's links to country · Sunday 4th October at 06:19
State police and the country's security agency are looking into the co-pilot, who attempted to take control of a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel.

Rare tornado whips through small Australian town · Sunday 4th October at 04:15
The twister was caught on camera in Ulladulla, New South Wales, damaging property and downing trees.

Debris found from plane that went missing off US coast · Sunday 4th October at 03:49
The aircraft lost communication with flight controllers after significantly dropping in altitude, according to flight data.

'Anger in the streets': Tens of thousands protest in Spain over housing crisis · Sunday 4th October at 03:42
More than 50 protests took place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.

Cornell president says university 'must do better' after frat house rape allegations · Sunday 4th October at 00:11
Michael Kotlikoff described the allegations of a woman who says she was drugged and gang raped as "deeply disturbing".

Why pastors may not be seen - or heard - preaching on Ghana's buses for much longer · Saturday 3rd October at 23:37
Ghana is a predominantly Christian country where preaching on public transport is widespread.

Why Canada is preparing for a (long shot) US invasion · Saturday 3rd October at 23:30
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the military is running scenarios in the unlikely case the US invades Canada.

Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution · Saturday 3rd October at 17:48
Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.

Russia hits second major bridge in Ukraine's capital Kyiv · Saturday 3rd October at 16:16
The strike on the Pivnichnyi (Northern) Bridge comes after repeat attacks on another major bridge in Ukraine's capital.

Why has Brazil accused the US of election interference? · Saturday 3rd October at 13:52
The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.

Why has Brazil accused the US of election interference? · Saturday 3rd October at 13:52
The Latin American country will vote for its next president, as Lula da Silva and Bolsonaro clash over sovereignty, security and ties with Washington.

Will Spain's housing crisis lead to a snap election? · Saturday 3rd October at 12:26
The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe is in Madrid, where a series of marches have been scheduled, after Spain's Congress rejected measures aimed at tackling the country's housing crisis.

UK-Iranian dual national bailed after RAF Fairford incident arrest · Saturday 3rd October at 10:58
The 25-year-old man was arrested in the London borough of Westminster on Thursday.

Kim wins Asian Games gold to secure military exemption · Saturday 3rd October at 08:51
Golfer Tom Kim wins gold at the Asian Games to secure an exemption from mandatory service in South Korea's military.

Joker persona helps Cong 'feel the fear' in opponents · Saturday 3rd October at 07:07
Wang Cong dismisses critics who say she is not deserving of facing Natalia Silva for the flyweight world title at UFC 332 on Saturday.

G7 to release millions of barrels of oil and diesel after Trump threat · Saturday 3rd October at 04:38
The co-ordinated release is aimed at heading off further price spikes and avoiding a ban on US diesel exports.

EV drivers love their cars, but some passengers feel sick - this could be why · Saturday 3rd October at 02:36
Research shows there are several reasons people might experience motion sickness in electric vehicles.

Cornell frat house rape accuser 'under siege' online, says lawyer · Saturday 3rd October at 02:23
A lawyer for Jane Doe says she is "not doing well" amid attempts to uncover her identity.

Tech Now · Saturday 3rd October at 01:00
Alasdair Keane heads to the Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco.

Could El Niño mean there are no Atlantic hurricanes this year? · Friday 2nd October at 23:37
For the first time in three decades there has not been a single Atlantic hurricane in September, normally the most active month.

Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting · Friday 2nd October at 23:16
The step at the Munich festival comes after thousands of voyeuristic videos emerged on social media.

US road rage killer's sentence quashed because AI video of victim was shown in court · Friday 2nd October at 23:06
The Arizona appeals court ruled that airing an AI message from the dead victim "crossed that line".

The vanishing world of India's street magicians · Friday 2nd October at 22:59
India's street performers are struggling to survive as audiences shrink and public spaces become harder to access.

Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France · Friday 2nd October at 21:13
About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.

Hawaii's iconic 550-year-old Hōlei Sea Arch collapses · Friday 2nd October at 21:00
The lava rock formation protruding from the rocky cliffs of Volcanoes National Park crumbled some time last weekend.

Newly released video shows Luigi Mangione’s arrest · Friday 2nd October at 20:37
The bodycam footage also shows a police officer finding a gun in Mangione's backpack, days after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

How widely used is the death penalty in the US? · Friday 2nd October at 19:56
The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

Ethiopia and Eritrea cut diplomatic ties as northern conflict escalates · Friday 2nd October at 16:08
The diplomatic fallout comes as Ethiopian forces battle rebel fighters across its northern region.

I've seen nearly 500 executions - but never one like Christa Pike's · Friday 2nd October at 14:01
Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived.

School protests send shivers down French government's spine · Friday 2nd October at 12:43
A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.

'I was not going to let others die' - pilot of Flydubai flight describes cockpit attack by co-pilot · Friday 2nd October at 09:08
Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.

OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information' · Friday 2nd October at 08:20
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

OpenAI fires workers for 'mishandling sensitive information' · Friday 2nd October at 08:20
The former employees were investigated for sharing data with an outside AI evaluation group.

Japan's first mayor to take maternity leave lands on TIME100 Next list · Friday 2nd October at 05:53
Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

Australia says platforms like Steam and Roblox have 'significant' child safety gaps · Friday 2nd October at 04:21
Fortnite and Minecraft also told to 'lift their game' by online safety regulator.

Seoul warns 'further action' if Ukraine does not apologise over prisoner-of-war row · Friday 2nd October at 03:09
President Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of "attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula".

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife's baby in 'horrific' robbery · Thursday 1st October at 23:45
The man was beaten with hammers until he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency.

Spain and China are cosying up - to the anger of many in the EU · Thursday 1st October at 23:42
Amid global tumult, the two countries' alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.

The wealthy Cuban Americans ready and waiting for Havana to fall · Thursday 1st October at 23:00
Cuban exiles in Florida are increasingly hopeful that regime change in Cuba is now on the horizon.

Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials · Thursday 1st October at 20:30
Lawyers for Good's family say US officials created "an unprecedented environment for state sponsored violence" in Minneapolis.

Netanyahu says Flydubai attacker had 'Islamist radical indoctrination' · Thursday 1st October at 19:59
Israel's prime minister says the pilot who tried to take over the Flydubai plane clearly intended to "down the plane".

Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad · Thursday 1st October at 19:38
The Russian leader insists Moscow is "not threatening anyone" and is merely responding to statements by Western leaders.

Algeria introduces death penalty for arsonists after deadly wildfires · Thursday 1st October at 16:31
It is estimated more than 200 people have died in blazes in the north-east of the country over the summer.

Russian dissident Garry Kasparov says US warned him of danger to his life · Thursday 1st October at 14:05
"My family and I will not truly be safe as long as Putin is in power," says the former chess world champion.

Trump's AI rebrand causes 'unprecedented' demand for Slovenian website names · Thursday 1st October at 11:37
The president wants AI to be called super intelligence - or SI - the same initials used by Slovenian domains.

AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns · Thursday 1st October at 10:05
Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".

Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest · Wednesday 30th September at 23:10
Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.

The AI telling farmers when to harvest · Wednesday 30th September at 23:02
Will farmers want AI tools to help judge when to pick fruit, or is their own intuition enough?

Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey · Wednesday 30th September at 14:00
AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.

WhatsApp introduces optional parental controls for teenagers · Wednesday 30th September at 13:01
The social messaging app will let parents decide on privacy settings for their child's account.

OpenAI unveils AI assistant 'dots' while safety worries delay new model · Wednesday 30th September at 05:18
Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco during OpenAI’s annual event for tech developers.

Three takeaways from Trump's 'Super Intelligence' summit · Wednesday 30th September at 04:01
The meeting at the White House came as some tech bosses and experts have called for tighter rules around AI.

Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons · Tuesday 29th September at 23:15
Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.

The start-ups hoping to return battery making to the US · Tuesday 29th September at 23:06
Batteries based on sodium-ion technology could be made in the US with locally sourced materials.

Tech Life · Tuesday 29th September at 19:30
How a Chinese AI model was persuaded to ignore its rules and give dangerous advice.

Oura pulls $15bn stock market listing days after announcement · Tuesday 29th September at 17:17
The wearable technology company had been expected to list its shares in the US.

Tech Now · Saturday 26th September at 01:00
Ammie Sekhon explores tech used to identify and remove counterfeit products online.

Tech Life · Tuesday 22nd September at 20:00
China is competing with the United States and other nations to develop AI.

Tech Now · Saturday 19th September at 01:00
Adrienne Murray follows NASA scientists in Iceland researching a rare total solar eclipse.

Tech Life · Tuesday 15th September at 19:30
What should children learn in a world transformed by artificial intelligence?

Tech Now · Saturday 12th September at 01:00
Shiona McCallum meets mums and hospital staff trialling a new assisted birth innovation.

Tech Life · Tuesday 8th September at 20:00
Scammers demand money from Instagram users over fake copyright claims.

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