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BusinessOct 8Amazon overhauls aging devices lineup with higher priced Alexa tablet, dumping the budget FireThe company said the Alexa tablet's improved speed and performance, artificial intelligence features, and upgraded design warrant a higher price tag.CNBC
PoliticsOct 8Live Updates: Students Rally in France for Second Day of Mass Protests in a WeekJust over 150 high schools were closed, and France’s education minister invited three major student groups to meet with him on Thursday afternoon.NYT World
PoliticsOct 8Díaz shortens deadlines and gives experts until All Saints' Day long weekend to set the SMI increase and approve it before November 29thThe Vice President will then convene social agents, and the Council of Ministers can approve the update before the elections.El Mundo
BusinessOct 8French AI startup Sesterce unveils €10 billion Finland data center projectThe project, to be built in the town of Jamsa on the site of a former paper mill, 'will develop supercomputing and computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence,' Sesterce said in a statement.Le Monde [en]
PoliticsOct 8South Korea Recalls Envoy From Ukraine in Dispute Over North Korean POWsPresident Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine revealed last month that two POWs defected to South Korea. South Korea accused him of breaking a confidentiality agreement.NYT World
PoliticsOct 8France student protests: What measures is the government taking?French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the young people, and promised the government would present a plan to respond to the crisis at the end of October. But what measures could the French government introduce and will it be enough to calm the protests? France 24’s Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look.France 24 [en]
Sci & TechOct 8Q&A: Will open models be Europe's AI trump card?This article discusses whether open models could provide Europe with a strategic advantage in the field of Artificial Intelligence.Politico Europe
Sci & TechOct 8Q&A: Will open models be Europe’s advantage?This article explores whether open models could serve as a strategic advantage for Europe.Politico Europe
WorldOct 8Boston Ballet returns to Paris and builds lasting legacyIn this edition of Entre Nous we speak to Mikko Nissinen, the artistic director of the Boston Ballet, which is performing this week at the historic Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. He tells us what it means to come back to Paris and what the French audience can expect from works by Alexander Ekman and Akram Khan.France 24 [en]
MilitaryOct 8Trump's retreat: From the Persian Gulf to Great Britain, US forces are pulling backA war that aimed to demonstrate the reach of US power has now achieved the exact opposite. It is a lesson about unintended consequences.Clarín
PoliticsOct 8French teens keep up school blockades despite prime minister's pledge to actFrench teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched through cities on Thursday after the government promised to address their grievances about teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings. Reporting from Paris, France 24's Jamie Smith-Maillet says protesters he has spoken to see the government measures as lacking detail and have vowed to continue demonstrations until concrete action is taken.France 24 [en]
BusinessOct 8Rich neighborhood, poor neighborhood: the per capita income gap between La Moraleja and Torreblanca exceeds 220,000 eurosLa estadística del IRPF por códigos postales, publicada por la Agencia Tributaria, muestra que solo 13 barrios registran ingresos medios superiores a los 100.000 euros anualesEl País
ConflictOct 8Russia’s strike on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk killed 33 people aboard two passenger buses. Photos from the aftermath.Meduza [en]
PoliticsOct 8UK imposes new sanctions on Russia’s oil, shadow fleet, war supply chainsOn Thursday, the United Kingdom announced a new package of sanctions against Russia targeting its shadow fleet, oil companies, financial networks and suppliers of goods to the military industry.Ukrinform [en]
PoliticsOct 8South Korea to recall Ukraine envoy in diplomatic row over POWsSouth Korea recalls envoy from Kyiv amid diplomatic tensions over alleged transfer of North Korean soldiers to Seoul.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 8Why North Korea is at the heart of South Korea’s strange rift with UkraineThe unusual public confrontation between Ukraine and South Korea has raised questions about how relations between two nations facing the consequences of growing Russian-North Korean military cooperation deteriorated so sharply. Shweta Sharma reportsThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 8Fury over French minister's comments on UK rejoining EU - Daily ExpressFury over French minister's comments on UK rejoining EU Daily Express 'Come all the way' back to EU, French finance minister tells UK BBC Could the UK really rejoin the EU? The Guardian Attack of the Europhiles The Critic Magazine If the government decides to rejoin EU, Britons say there should be a referendum YouGovgoogle · united kingdom
PoliticsOct 8French minister teases UK about reversing Brexit – 'come back any time!'Furious backlash as Britain urged to 'go all the way' and rejoin the EUexpresscouk · united kingdom
DisasterOct 8Man 'rescued from deep mud' in North Staffordshire woodsFirefighters and paramedics were called to the scenestokesentinel · united kingdom
PoliticsOct 8Opposition say new election law is wrong, unconstitutionalChange to system born out of fear of losing says PD's SchleinANSA [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 8Ukraine strikes Yandex data center housing two of the company’s supercomputersMeduza [en]
PoliticsOct 8Italy overhauls electoral system after fiercely contested debatePrime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is to stay in power.BBC World
MilitaryOct 8UK’s Burnham ‘open’ to Germany joining GCAP fighter jet programmeGCAP pact between the UK, Italy and Japan to build a new fighter jet welcomed Canada as an ‘observer' in JulyAl Jazeera [en]
ConflictOct 8President Zelensky, UK Foreign Secretary honor victims of Russian missile strike in PrylukyPresident Volodymyr Zelensky visited Pryluky in the Chernihiv region, where a Russian missile struck a five-story residential building yesterday. UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband also visited Pryluky with the President.Ukrinform [en]