Author: Euronews

Both sets of votes are expected to shake up each country’s political direction, but as usual, there’s plenty of disinformation making the rounds, particularly targeting individual politicians. ADVERTISEMENTAs the UK readies itself for the general election on Thursday and France gears up for the second round of its snap legislative elections three days later, social media is awash with false claims trying to discredit figures from across the political spectrum.This post on X says that the UK’s former home secretary, Suella Braverman, used £25,000 (around €29,500) in expenses to pay for her parents’ electricity bills rather than her own.It’s based…

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Updated: 02/07/2024 – 11:11 GMT+2 In Barbados, the hurricane damaged homes and littered streets with debris. Warnings were issued for Barbados, Grenada, Tobago, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This is the most powerful hurricane to hit the region since Hurricane Ivan 20 years ago. In Barbados, the hurricane damaged homes and littered streets with debris. Warnings were issued for Barbados, Grenada, Tobago, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. This is the most powerful hurricane to hit the region since Hurricane Ivan 20 years ago. Source link

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The United Nations General Assembly adopted a Chinese resolution with US support to close the widening AI gap between rich and poor countries ADVERTISEMENTThe United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Chinese resolution with US support that urges rich countries to close the artificial intelligence (AI) gap with poorer, developing countries. The Chinese-sponsored resolution asks the international community to create a “fair, open, inclusive and non-discriminatory business environment,” for AI’s design and development.It also aims to promote international cooperation, including sharing knowledge and transferring technology to developing countries.It is the second UN resolution approved on the topic.A separate US-sponsored resolution…

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