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4am pubs to impose drunk driver curbs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 10/12/2023
» The National Alcohol Beverage Policy Committee has ordered pubs and restaurants opening until 4am from Dec 15 to open sobering-up areas and prevent drunk customers from driving.
Hardline ex-minister warns UK PM of poll wipeout over immigration
AFP, Published on 07/12/2023
» LONDON - Britain's hardline former interior minister Suella Braverman on Wednesday issued Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak an ultimatum to get tougher on immigration or face certain wipeout at the polls.
Cracks in Western support pose new challenge for Ukraine
AFP, Published on 06/12/2023
» PARIS - Ukraine faces growing diplomatic headwinds after its summer counter-offensive against Russia's forces faltered, with aid from vital backers in the United States and EU being increasingly called into question.
AI is causing concern again
Life, James Hein, Published on 06/12/2023
» There have been two big stories in the IT world over the past couple of weeks. The biggest one concerns OpenAI and its three-day boardroom drama. In a nutshell, the board voted Sam Altman and other members out of the company. The next day, Microsoft picked them up and anyone else who wanted to head over to a new division. That same day, 700-plus employees of OpenAI signed a letter saying they would go if a rogue board member did not quit and bring Sam Altman back. On the third day, Sam was back and three board members were gone.
Farewell to a legend
Life, John Clewley, Published on 05/12/2023
» News of the passing of frontman and singer of The Pogues, Shane MacGowan, on Nov 30 sent shockwaves of sadness around the world of Irish music. Tributes were published across media, from the Irish president to his former bandmates.
Churlish hubby, random kill with pestle, divorce jogger
News, Mae Moo, Published on 03/12/2023
» No way to end it
Penguins snatch 11 hours of sleep through seconds-long micronaps
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - In humans, nodding off for a few seconds is a clear sign of insufficient sleep -- and can be dangerous in some situations, such as when driving a car.
Global leaders unite at COP28
Oped, Published on 01/12/2023
» A farmer in the Niger whose fields have dried up due to the heat. A father in Palau who does not know whether his house will still be standing when his children are grown up -- or whether the rising sea levels will swallow up his village. Mayors in Spain, Germany or Lithuania who have to find a way to protect their towns and cities from a water shortage and ever more dangerous floods.
Hamas fighters free first wave of hostages in Gaza truce
AFP, Published on 25/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Masked Hamas gunmen freed a first wave of hostages Friday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, sparking rare scenes of celebration in a seven-week war that has killed thousands of people.