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Inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog say they haven’t seen any signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, an agency official has said after Greenpeace raised concerns about Moscow building power lines near the facility.The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest such facility in Europe, has been a focus of concern for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the war in Ukraine amid fears of a potential nuclear catastrophe.The plant has been held by Russia since the early days of the war following Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, although it isn’t producing power.The city of…

Just two weeks before the meeting with Altman, Kyle told an AI industry conference in California that the U.K. would be “an agile, proactive partner” to tech firms, and invited them to train and deploy their technology in the country. But Kyle admitted “regret” last week over the U.K. government’s messaging around AI and copyright. The U.K. government described proposals to require copyright holders to “opt out” of AI model training as its “preferred option,” causing uproar among artists and creative sector groups. OpenAI, meanwhile, has argued an “opt out” model doesn’t go far enough to encourage AI investment in…

Chinese students studying in the US are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some of them would have their visas revoked.The US will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields” and “those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party,” according to the announcement.China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India.In the 2023-2024 school year, more than 270,000 international students were from China, making up roughly a quarter of all foreign students in the US.Rubio’s announcement was a…

Kažimír, who has repeatedly failed to show up in court for the trial, has not commented but is expected to hold a press conference later, the newspaper SME reported. He is expected to appeal. The news is a fresh blow to the image of the European Central Bank (ECB), which has been plagued by the financial improprieties of its Governing Council members over the years. Last year, Edward Scicluna, governor of the Central Bank of Malta, was forced to step down over allegations that he acquiesced to a corrupt hospital privatization deal while finance minister. Kažimír’s conviction also represents another…

By AP Published on 29/05/2025 – 16:48 GMT+2The US economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the government said on Thursday in a slight upgrade of its initial estimate.First-quarter growth was brought down by a surge in imports as companies in the United States hurried to bring in foreign goods before the president imposed massive import taxes.The January-March drop in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — reversed a 2.4% gain in the fourth quarter of 2024.Imports grew…

Mass tourism is once again testing the limits of Europe’s most visited places – and islands are among the hardest hit. With limited land and fragile infrastructure, record visitor numbers have driven up housing costs and stretched local services beyond breaking point. In recent years, protests have erupted across archipelagos as residents call on local governments to start putting them first. A new analysis from BookRetreats.com has delved into which islands are most overloaded and which have been quietly modelling a more sustainable approach. Overtourism is particularly damaging in small regions”Tourism has transformed many of Europe’s islands, but the pace…

Published on 29/05/2025 – 16:18 GMT+2It’s been nearly five months since we lost visionary director David Lynch, and now his memorabilia are up for auction.Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) have announced the David Lynch Collection, which includes more than 450 items like Lynch’s vinyl collection, books, scripts, paintings, instruments and treasured movie collectables. Even some of his woodshop tools and accessories.“Julien’s and TCM are honored to represent and offer to the public for the first time this incredible collection of one of the greatest and most revered filmmakers of all time, David Lynch,” Catherine Williamson, the managing director…

The research found there is still confusion about financial products. Two-thirds of people do not understand what a credit card APR is and more than half are unaware that BNPL regulation is underway. However, Brits are clear on their priorities for financial products, with 44 percent wanting a product that charges no interest at all.   With the average household credit card debt sitting at £2,534* compared with £51 for the average active Clearpay customer, you can understand why Brits are gradually changing the way they pay.    More options mean more people can access exactly what they need. As money expert…

Travellers heading to or through Switzerland this summer may find themselves unexpectedly grounded.The country’s national airline, Swiss, has confirmed it will cancel around 1,400 flights from now through October as it confronts an ongoing shortage of pilots.The cuts will affect multiple short-haul routes from Zurich and Geneva, including flights across Europe. Some long-haul services, such as those to Shanghai and Chicago, will also operate less frequently.And some routes, including its summer service to Hurghada in Egypt, have been suspended entirely.What Swiss is doing to address the shortfallSwiss says it ‘deeply regrets’ the situation and has introduced a range of short-term…

“First of all, I have invited the Google management and important industry representatives to the chancellery for talks in order to examine the alternatives such as voluntary commitments,” said Weimer, who is a member of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right party. “At the same time, we are preparing a draft law.” The bill would be drafted along the lines of a similar levy already in place in Austria, Weimer said. Earlier this month, the Commission floated a similar proposal to raise the funds needed to repay its €350 billion post-Covid debt, which Germany had opposed back then. The shift appears to…