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US safety probe into Waymo self-driving vehicles finds more incidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles. Earlier this month, the U.S. auto safety regulator opened an investigation after 22 reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated traffic safety laws, or demonstrating other "unexpected behavior." In a letter to Waymo released Friday, NHTSA said it has learned of 9 additio
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Celebrations as new biopiracy treaty agreed at UN
Representatives of Indigenous peoples celebrated Friday at the United Nations following the agreement of a treaty against the pillaging of their traditional knowledge and genetic resources, like those from medicinal plants.The treaty text says patent applicants will be required to disclose where the genetic resources used in an invention came from, and the Indigenous people who provided the associated traditional knowledge.
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Top UN court starts ruling on bid to order Israel to halt campaign in Gaza
The president of the top United Nations court Friday began reading the ruling on a plea by South Africa to order a halt to the Israeli military offensive in Gaza, with Pretoria accusing Israel of "genocide".In a highly-charged ruling in January, the court ordered Israel to do everything in its power to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza but stopped short of ordering a halt in the fighting.
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Four dead in restaurant collapse on Spanish holiday island
Spanish fire crews picked through the wreckage of a beachfront restaurant on the holiday island of Mallorca on Friday, searching for clues after it partially collapsed, killing four people and injuring 16.Of the 16 people who were injured, eight remain in hospital, all of them Dutch nationals, Palma de Mallorca mayor Antonio Jimenez told reporters after observing a minute of silence for the victims.
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Taiwan's Kinmen Island lives life 'as usual' despite Chinese drills
After a night at sea, fishers unloaded their haul on a port in Kinmen on Friday, saying there was "no real impact" from war games that Chinese forces were running around self-ruled Taiwan. "There is no real impact (from the drills), it makes no difference to the people," he said, as port workers stuffed dozens of small sharks into boxes destined for markets.
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Ukraine says has 'stopped' Russia in Kharkiv, now pushing back
Ukrainian forces have "stopped" Russia from advancing further into the northeastern Kharkiv region and are now counter-attacking, but Moscow is intensifying its assault on other parts of the front, Ukraine's army said Friday."The Ukrainian Defence Forces have stopped Russian troops in the Kharkiv sector...
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I Spent 20 Days In A Raft With A Silent Stranger. I Never Expected The Twist Ending To Our Trip.
"Entire days would pass without me being able to come up with a single interesting conversation topic. Doug’s reticence certainly wasn’t helping."
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