US lawmakers grill tech CEOs over youth safety
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the chief executives of TikTok, X, Discord and Snap were grilled by US lawmakers on Wednesday over the dangers that children and teens face on social media platforms.
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EU to shield farmers threatened by Ukraine imports
With farmers venting their anger across Europe, the European Union said Wednesday it would create "safeguards" to stop cheap Ukrainian imports from flooding the market and ease highly contested rules on leaving land unused.
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UN court rejects most of Ukraine's 'terror' case against Russia
The United Nations' top court on Wednesday mostly rejected Ukraine's claims that Russia was financing "terrorism" in eastern Ukraine, saying only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches.
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Kosovo delays enforcing ban on Serbian currency
Kosovo said Wednesday that it will not immediately enforce a ban on the use of the Serbian dinar there after an outcry from Western governments.
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Humans reached icy northern Europe in time of Neanderthals
Pioneering groups of humans braved icy conditions to settle in northern Europe more than 45,000 years ago, a "huge surprise" that means they could have lived there alongside Neanderthals, scientists said Wednesday.
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'Guten Tag babes': Adele announces Munich concerts
Pop superstar Adele on Wednesday announced four open-air concerts in Munich in August, her first shows in mainland Europe since 2016.
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Return of hungry sea otters protects key coastal ecosystem: study
Back from the brink of extinction, sea otters in central California have started restoring the degraded landscape of a key estuary -- thanks to their insatiable appetite for crabs, according to a study published on Wednesday.
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Biogen pulls controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm
A controversial Alzheimer's drug that was trumpeted as the first to ever treat the cognitive decline associated with the devastating brain disorder has been pulled from the market, its maker Biogen announced Wednesday.
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Scotland's Jones relishing return of Six Nations Championship
Scotland centre Huw Jones aims to carry on from where he left off when the 2024 Six Nations Championship gets underway this weekend.
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UK opposition Labour courts business before election
With a UK general election looming, the country's main opposition Labour party is starting to persuade business and financial sector leaders that it can be trusted to grow the economy.
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