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UK 'guinea pig' for election security before landmark votes
The UK general election is being watched closely after stark warnings that rapid advancements in cyber-tech, particularly AI, and increasing friction between major nations threaten the integrity of 2024's landmark votes. It's something that we definitely didn't have in the last election," said Snell, calling the UK a "guinea pig" for 2024's votes.
Senegalese eye elegance for Eid at half the price
In a second-hand shop in the suburbs of Senegal's capital, Seynabou Sarr is inundated with orders days before West Africa's largest Muslim festival of Tabaski. - Second-hand success - Nabou launched her business online in 2018 before opening the shop in 2022.
Israel's 'economic war' chokes occupied West Bank
Palestinian teenagers bounced on trampolines and jumped through hoops inside a towering tent on the outskirts of Ramallah, the financial hub of the occupied West Bank. But the circus students weren't the only ones bending over backwards in the pavilion: the school's director faced financial hurdles to buy the tent from Europe and trampolines from Asia.
I.Coast relies on livestock from crisis-hit Sahel for Eid
At a muddy market in a city district in Ivory Coast, hundreds of animals are lined up to be sacrificed for this Sunday's Muslim festival of Eid.
US court allows sale of conspiracy theorist's assets but spares business
A US judge on Friday approved the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' personal assets, setting the stage for the repayment of a fraction of the nearly $1.5 billion in damages he owes families whose loved ones were killed in a school shooting.
G7 hammers China over Russia ties, 'harmful' trade
G7 leaders meeting in Italy Friday hardened their tone against China, warning Beijing to stop sending weapons components to Russia and play by the rules on trade, according to a draft summit statement.
China Premier Li backs 'dialogue, not confrontation' in New Zealand
Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Friday he supported "dialogue, not confrontation" during a visit to New Zealand where he stirred up hope of new trade avenues. "We both emphasised that countries should live in harmony, engage in dialogue, not confrontation, and have cooperation, not conflict," Li said.
France makes 700-mn-euro offer for Atos security units
Debt-laden tech group Atos said Friday the French state has made a 700-million-euro bid for its most sensitive businesses, including cybersecurity and supercomputers used for the country's nuclear deterrent. The company had said in late April that these businesses were valued between 700 million and one billion euros.
North Macedonia's beekeepers face climate change challenge
Every day, Magda Miloseska dons a white, protective suit and enters the domain of the honeybees in the backyard of her small weekend house in North Macedonia. "Now, we simply have to fight both the climate conditions and the diseases that have entered the beekeeping."
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