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San Francisco Officials Vote to Allow Police to Use 'Killer Robots'

Authorities in San Francisco approved the use of robots with potentially deadly capabilities by the city's police force after a heated board vote, local media and officials said. After an "impassioned debate" that resulted in an 8-3 vote, supervisors on Tuesday authorized police to use bomb disposal and reconnaissance robots, reported the San Francisco Chronicle. ...

11:04 Et November 30, 2022

Operation Desert Light: Europol take down massive cocaine 'super cartel'

A drug "super cartel" that controlled about a third of Europe's cocaine supply has been dismantled, police have announced. Dubbed Operation Desert Light, 49 people were arrested across ...

22:17 Et November 28, 2022

Belgium formally gives employees option of 4-day work week

Belgium began enforcing a new regulation Monday that enables employees to work four days a week instead of five. The regulation was enacted after the parties forming the ...

10:25 Et November 22, 2022

Spain's new sex abuse law sparks jail terms row

A row has erupted in Spain after it emerged a landmark law to toughen penalties for sex crimes is being used by lawyers to reduce clients' existing sentences. ...

18:15 Et November 17, 2022

New Zealand Mosque Shooter Files Appeal Against Life Sentence

White supremacist Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 people in Christchurch mosque terrorist attack in New Zealand in 2019, has filed an appeal against his life sentence in court, ...

15:00 Et November 8, 2022

At least 13 killed in Russian nightclub fire, officials say

At least 13 people died in an overnight fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, officials said on Saturday. Kostroma is a city of around ...

11:42 Et November 5, 2022

Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 133 in India

Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after a 143-year-old suspension bridge collapsed into a river Sunday in the western Indian state of Gujarat, sending hundreds plunging ...

18:30 Et October 31, 2022

Iranian officials say Tehran prison blaze killed 4 inmates

A towering blaze at a notorious prison housing political prisoners and anti-government activists in Iran’s capital killed four inmates, the country’s judiciary said Sunday, in dramatic scenes that ...

18:00 Et October 16, 2022

Netflix ends secrecy over viewing figures

Netflix has signed up to the TV ratings agency Barb, which means its audiences will be measured by an external, independent body for the first time. The move makes Barb the first industry-owned ratings service in the world that Netflix has joined. Previously, the streaming giant has only released snapshots of its viewing data, highlighting ...

18:10 Et October 12, 2022

Russia adds rapper Oxxxymiron to list of foreign agents

The Russian Justice Ministry added famous rapper Miron Fedorov, also known as Oxxxymiron, and author Dmitry Glukhovsky to the list of foreign agents, media reports said Friday. Profile.ru ...

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