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40 Million Windows 10 Users Upgrade Amidst Looming Security Concerns

In the past month, 40 million Windows 10 users upgraded to Windows 11 due to Microsoft's messaging about the October end-of-support date, although around 500 million users remain vulnerable.

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Reduced Inequality
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Marianne Faithfull, Singer and Icon, Dies at 78

Singer Marianne Faithfull died at 78; her life encompassed early success, struggles with addiction, and a remarkable comeback spanning decades, leaving a lasting impact on music and popular culture.

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Good Health and Well-being
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Increased Military Presence at US-Mexico Border

President Trump is deploying additional troops to the US-Mexico border, expanding the military's role beyond its previous support capacity. Marines recently added concertina wire to an existing border wall in San Diego, illustrating a more direct involvement in border enforcement.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Serbia's Surveillance Scandal: PM Resigns Amidst Protests

Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević resigned amid a political crisis, following revelations that the Serbian government used Swiss-supplied IMSI-catchers to illegally surveil activists and journalists, prompting large-scale protests.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Labour Faces Significant Seat Losses to Reform UK in New Mega-Poll

A new mega-poll by Focaldata, surveying nearly 18,000 voters, indicates Labour could lose up to 76 seats to Reform UK in a hypothetical election, primarily due to dissatisfaction with Labour's policy delivery among "moderate, interventionist" voters; this highlights a broader fragmentation of the Br...

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DeepSeek's Low-Cost AI Chatbot Disrupts Trillion-Dollar Tech Sector

DeepSeek, a two-year-old Chinese AI startup with a few hundred employees, created a low-cost AI chatbot that can answer questions, solve problems, and reason, causing a trillion-dollar drop in the value of major tech companies.

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Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Trump Imposes Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China

President Trump issued an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods, a move economists warn will increase costs for American consumers, potentially leading to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.

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Reduced Inequality
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US Urges Ukraine to Hold Elections Amidst War

The US is urging Ukraine to hold elections by the end of the year, contingent on a truce with Russia, despite concerns from President Zelenskyy about the risk of excluding Ukraine from US-Russia talks and the potential for undermining Ukraine's stability.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Taliban Ineligible for $4 Billion in Afghan Funds, Says U.S. Watchdog

SIGAR declared the Taliban ineligible for nearly $4 billion in Afghan funds held in Switzerland due to sanctions and lack of U.S. recognition, recommending potential return to U.S. control while the Afghan Economy Ministry rejects this and requests the full return of frozen reserves.

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No Poverty
zeit.de
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Rutte Urges Germany to Boost Defense Spending, Anticipating US Pressure

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called on Germany to significantly increase its defense spending and arms production, citing growing threats from Russia and China's expanding military capabilities, and anticipating pressure from US President Trump to increase European spending in the US defense in...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
dailymail.co.uk
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Seven Jailed for 76 Years in Cryptocurrency Kidnap Case

Seven men received a collective 76-year prison sentence for kidnapping, torturing, and attempting to steal over £100,000 in cryptocurrency from a vulnerable victim in Greater Manchester; police investigation involved phone analysis, DNA evidence, and the recovery of multiple weapons from the crime s...

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Child Abuse in Santería Practices in Spain

In Spain, the rise of Santería has resulted in cases of child abuse, where children as young as newborns are subjected to rituals involving animal sacrifice and potentially harmful substances, often within the context of family separations and new partners introducing these practices. This issue hig...

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