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Why China is pushing back on US warnings over rapid AI development

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T06:00:09+00:00

Beijing believes slowdown calls aim to lock in US advantage, and is pursuing a different balance between safety and paceAbout two years ago, education entrepreneur Boris But had what he calls a “penny-drop moment” – that, like countless others in China, his company needed to embrace AI before it was made obsolete by it.His clients, well-off parents looking to send their children to study overseas, had begun arriving in his office reeling off information and opinions gleaned not from rival firms, but from chatbots. Continue reading...

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Thousands of pregnant women in England are reporting domestic abuse. Midwives are struggling to cope

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T06:00:09+00:00

Exclusive: Analysis ‘lays bare’ something midwives already know from their day-to-day workAbout 20,000 disclosures of domestic abuse are estimated to be made to maternity services in England every year, analysis has found.The figures are likely to be an underestimate of the true scale of disclosures, according to experts, highlighting the role maternity professionals play in identifying abuse. Continue reading...

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Farage says he wants to ‘hijack’ Trump’s ICE czar to help secure UK border

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T06:00:08+00:00

Reform leader also tells US event Europe should have ‘more sensible view’ of president’s administrationNigel Farage has said he wants to “hijack” Donald Trump’s hardline ICE adviser and bring him to the UK “to secure our borders”.Speaking at an event in the US, the Reform UK leader also called for Europe to take a “more sensible view” of the US president’s administration rather than seeing it as “villainous”. Continue reading...

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Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T06:00:08+00:00

Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025Chiltern Railways has become the latest train operator to enter public ownership as the government closes in on its ambition to renationalise all major passenger rail services.The operator, which runs commuter rail services on the Chiltern mainline between London Marylebone and Birmingham, on Sunday became the sixth to be nationalised under Labour, with the remaining four to follow by the end of 2027. Continue reading...

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‘Flip the table and rise up’: Lib Dems’ president in combative mood as party gathers in Brighton

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T06:00:07+00:00

Josh Babarinde wants to target big tech and crypto billionaires while giving power and cash back to the publicStanding outside Toynbee Hall in the East End of London, Josh Babarinde doesn’t exactly look like a rabble-rouser. But despite the well-cut suit and disarmingly large smile, the president of the Liberal Democrats is, apparently, up for a fight.“There are big modern giants that are getting in the way of people’s ability to thrive, and it is the job of Liberal Democrats to address that,” says the 33-year-old. “How are we going to do that? Well, first of all, we’ve got to flip the table o

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Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships – as it happened

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:48:47+00:00

This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member.Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says:Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple o

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Journalists locked out of the White House after Trump ban

Fonte: Al Jazeera - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:43:01+00:00

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied White House access after Donald Trump banned the three outlets.

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Rapists could face life sentences and barristers prevented from ‘putting victims on trial’ under Victorian Labor reforms

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:26:48+00:00

Premier Ben Carroll says if re-elected Labor will legislate a new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRapists could face life sentences and lawyers would be prevented from asking humiliating questions of victim-survivors under a suite of Victorian Labor pre-election commitments designed to reduce violence against women.Premier Ben Carroll on Sunday announced an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in wh

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Rapists could face life in prison and barristers be prevented from ‘putting victims on trial’ under Victorian Labor reforms

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:26:48+00:00

Premier Ben Carroll says if re-elected Labor will legislate a new form of manslaughter and increase maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRapists could face life sentences and lawyers would be prevented from asking humiliating questions of victim-survivors under a suite of Victorian Labor pre-election commitments designed to reduce violence against women.The premier, Ben Carroll, on Sunday announced an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases

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Australia news live: Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships; Chalmers says Australia’s 40-year outlook ‘confronting’

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:18:42+00:00

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member.Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says:Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple of we

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One child dead and two children and woman in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:05:02+00:00

Crime scene established at Waratah Road, Valley Heights as NSW police say they ‘are not looking for any other people at this time’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA child has died in a stabbing attack in the Blue Mountains, with two other children and a woman in hospital in critical condition, New South Wales police say.In a statement on Sunday afternoon, police said emergency services responded to reports of three children and a woman with stab wounds in a vehicle on Waratah Road, Valley Heights. Continue reading.

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ИИ-компании испугались нейросетей

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:03:20+00:00

Еще недавно руководители крупнейших ИИ-компаний взахлеб рассказывали, с какой невероятной скоростью их модели становятся все умнее. Теперь они наперебой уверяют, что эту скорость нужно немного сбавить. Глава Anthropic Дарио Амодеи опубликовал целое эссе с призывом к конкурентам притормозить развитие искусственного интеллекта. Его поддержали Сэм Альтман из OpenAI, основатель Tesla Илон Маск и глава Google DeepMind Демис Хассабис. А вот Марк Цукерберг и Дональд Трамп оказались против.

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Главное о третьем дне голосования

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:00:14+00:00

В России продолжается голосование на выборах депутатов Государственной думы. Жители 39 регионов страны также выбирают представителей в местные законодательные собрания, а в восьми субъектах проходят прямые выборы глав регионов. Избирательный процесс завершится сегодня в 20:00 мск.

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Are global stock markets heading for a crash?

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:00:07+00:00

Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarmAt the height of the summer, the mood was optimistic in the world’s financial capitals. Powered by the AI revolution, the US stock market had rallied to a fresh all-time high, as investors bet the multitrillion-dollar investment spree would overshadow the hit from the Iran war.Now the warning lights are flashing red. As the fighting in the Middle East intensifies without clear sign of a resolution, financial markets have been thrown into renewed turmoil. A slowdown looms in the AI arms race,

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« Benyamin Nétanyahou a littéralement sabordé la diplomatie israélienne »

Fonte: Le Monde - International · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T05:00:01+00:00

Le ministère des affaires étrangères, longtemps à la pointe du rayonnement de l’Etat hébreu, a été systématiquement dégradé par le premier ministre actuel, estime l’historien Jean-Pierre Filiu, dans sa chronique.

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Australia news live: Australia’s 40-year outlook ‘confronting’, Chalmers says; Melbourne finishes second-last at world tram driving championships

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T04:58:04+00:00

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member.Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says:Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple of we

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Что известно о ночной атаке беспилотников на Московскую область

Fonte: Vedomosti – All Articles · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T04:55:47+00:00

В ночь на 20 сентября Московская область подверглась масштабной атаке беспилотных летательных аппаратов. Наиболее серьезные последствия зафиксированы в Раменском и Орехово-Зуевском округах, а также в Котельниках. Есть погибшие и пострадавшие среди мирного населения.

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Australia news live: One child dead, two children and woman in critical condition after Blue Mountains stabbing

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T04:51:59+00:00

Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister has been asked if Australia has any plans to join the EU, after the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, welcomed the offer of Canada becoming the EU’s first associate member.Anthony Albanese says “we’re a long way from Europe, of course”, but after it is pointed out that Canada is too, he says:Our relations, of course, are also in areas that Canada doesn’t have. So Asean, for example, and the centrality of Asean in our region is important. The Pacific Island Forum, where I was just a couple of we

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Дрони атакували Москву та область: там спалахнули пожежі на складах та НПЗ

Fonte: UNIAN (General) · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T04:28:59+00:00

колаж УНІАН, скріншотиУ ныч на 20 вересня безпілотники масовано атакували Москву та Московську область. Внаслідок чого спалахнули масштабні пожежа на території логістичного технопарку "Соф'їно" та на нафтопереробному...

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More Australians to live into their 90s as life expectancy forecast to rise over coming decades

Fonte: The Guardian - World · Pubblicato: 2026-09-20T04:11:57+00:00

Treasury’s latest intergenerational report projects life expectancy at birth will reach 89 for women and 86 for men by 2066Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian households will shrink but more people can expect to live well into their 90s, according to the latest update to forecasts of the country’s long-term future.Treasury’s latest intergenerational report, to be published in full on Monday, will project the impact of government policies 40 years into the future. Continue reading...

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