Social Media: Experten übergeben Abschlussbericht zu Medienschutz an Prien

Die Vorsitzenden der Expertenkommission zum Schutz von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der digitalen Welt übergeben am Freitag ihren Abschlussbericht an Bildungs- und Familienministerin Karin Prien (CDU, 09.30 Uhr). Im Anschluss an die Übergabe findet nach einer Stellungnahme der Ministerin eine gemeinsame Diskussion mit den Vorsitzenden Nadine Schön und Olaf Köller statt. Ende Juni hatte die […]

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Bundestag: Haushaltswoche endet mit Debatten über Etats für Arbeit und Forschung

Zum Abschluss der Haushaltswoche im Bundestag debattieren die Abgeordneten am Freitag über die Etats von Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD, 09.00 Uhr) und Forschungsministerin Dorothee Bär (CSU, 10.45 Uhr). Den Abschluss der Beratungen über den Haushaltsentwurf der Bundesregierung bildet die sogenannte Schlussrunde zum Haushaltsgesetz 2027. Nach der 90-minütigen Aussprache werden sämtliche Einzelpläne zur weiteren Beratung an […]

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Putin in India for BRICS summit overshadowed by war

Russian President Vladimir Putin was in India on Friday for talks ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit dominated by conflict and economic challenges, with the leaders of China and Iran set to attend. Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as global trade turbulence and oil are expected on the agenda at the […]

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The Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted in national security trial

A Hong Kong court sentenced three pro-democracy activists on Friday who organised annual vigils to mark China’s deadly Tiananmen crackdown on charges of “incitement to subversion”. The closely watched national security case was seen as a bellwether for freedom of expression in the Chinese city. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74 […]

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It’s all coming back: Celine Dion fans gear up for Paris return

Fans of Canadian superstar Celine Dion are gearing up for an onstage comeback many feared might never happen, with just a day to go until her opening concert in Paris following a years-long battle with a rare neurological disorder. The 58-year-old will on Saturday perform her first full concert since revealing she was suffering from […]

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Fans celebrate Celine Dion’s Paris return with giant karaoke

Rhinestone-studded microphones in hand and decked out in glittery gowns, thousands of fans packed into a sweltering Paris theatre to belt out Celine Dion’s classics ahead of the superstar’s long-awaited return. Paris has come down with a serious case of Celine Dion fever ahead of the 58-year-old’s first full concert on Saturday since revealing she […]

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Philippine Coast Guard battles smoke in search for ferry fire missing

A deadly blaze that swept through a Philippine ferry happened “in seconds”, the coast guard said Friday, as rescuers battled heavy smoke in the search for dozens of missing people. The fire that tore through the M/V June Aster on Wednesday evening near the tourist hotspot of Coron, Palawan has killed at least five people, […]

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Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts

A revolution in forecasting natural disasters is underway, say researchers in Switzerland who are training AI models on vast troves of NASA climate data to produce potentially-lifesaving data at lightning speed. They are feeding the NASA file stash into one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers so artificial intelligence can speed up and expand vital […]

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Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy: blocked at home, feted in Europe

Independent Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy, whose first film won a top prize at the Venice Film Festival last year, told AFP that it had been blocked by censors and would not be shown in her home country.”Songs of Forgotten Trees” from Roy, just 28, picked up the best director prize in the secondary Horizons section […]

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