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Henry Kissinger’s Last Crusade: Stopping Dangerous AI
He became intrigued after being persuaded by Eric Schmidt, who was then the executive chairman of Google, to attend a lecture on the topic while at the Bilderberg conference in…
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Activism
COP26 has been a ‘failure’ and ‘greenwashing festival’, Greta Thunberg…
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has branded the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow a “failure” during a mass protest in the Scottish city demanding quicker action from leaders to address…
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Analysis
Outside theatre: why it mustn’t stop after the pandemic
Despite audiences being inscrutable in masks, I’ve seen two packed shows and begun to believe that theatres are finally recovering after a dreadful year. Steve Waters The Conversation But the…
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Analysis
How poetry can help us understand the urgency of the…
My garden hedge was stuffed with sparrows who seemed to always be singing. Christina Thatcher The Conversation I expected to see and hear them in this poem too and, at…
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Analysis
Why the fate of our planet’s environment depends on the…
“The nation that destroys its soils destroys itself,” he wrote, highlighting what remains a fundamental truth: that the state of the Earth’s soil is a vital indicator of the planet’s…
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Analysis
Federal Government prevents medical community from assisting refugees
Watching the COVID-19 outbreak unfold in the Park hotel, Melbourne, it is hard not to feel disillusionment as a medical professional. Nilanthy Vigneswaran IA Over the last week, almost half…
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Arts & Culture
Booker Prize won by South African writer Damon Galgut for…
The 57-year-old, who has been shortlisted twice previously, won the 50,000-pound ($91,783) prize against a shortlist that included Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers (Bewilderment; The Overstory), and which was notably young —…
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Analysis
Voter ID is a bad idea. Here’s why
But it is still an unnecessary idea at an inappropriate time. Graeme Orr The Conversation Countries like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom (until now at least) do not…
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17-10-2021 – Διακρατικές Αμυντικές Συμφωνίες: Ελλάδας – Γαλλίας & Ελλάδας…
Η Agora Dialogue σε συνεργασία με το Κυπριακό Κέντρο Μελετών (ΚΥ.ΚΕ.Μ.) διοργανώνουν διαδικτυακή συζήτηση Διακρατικές Αμυντικές Συμφωνίες: Ελλάδας – Γαλλίας & Ελλάδας – ΗΠΑ Επισημάνεις & Προβληματισμοί – Μηνυματικές Αναφορές…
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Asia
Bulgaria sends troops to tackle migrant influx from Turkey
“Soldiers arrived at the Bulgarian-Turkish border since today to back up the border police,” Georgi Panayotov told the private bTV channel. Hurriyet The 350 troops deployed with 40 units of equipment,…
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Aggression
Bosnia is in danger of breaking up, warns top international…
The international community’s chief representative in Bosnia has warned that the country is in imminent danger of breaking apart, and there is a “very real” prospect of a return to conflict. Julian…
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Environment and Climate Change
COP26: David Attenborough says world is looking to leaders
In an impassioned speech which drew a standing ovation, he said the fate of future generations must give delegates the impetus “to rewrite our story”. BBC The 95-year-old warned that…