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Greece, birthplace of democracy, seeks to put humanity ahead of AI in updated constitution
May 7, 2026 - World 
Greece is preparing sweeping constitutional reforms that would require artificial intelligence to serve human society and protect individual freedoms
China gives suspended death sentences to 2 former defense ministers accused of bribery
May 7, 2026 - World 
A Chinese military court has given suspended death sentences to former defense ministers Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe for bribery
Nigerian army says it rescued some children abducted from an orphanage last month
May 7, 2026 - World 
Seven children and two women abducted last month in Nigeria have been rescued by troops
Argentina races to find origins of cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, amid reports some passengers have returned to US
May 7, 2026 - World 
Argentina, where the MV Hondius cruise departed, consistently ranked by WHO as having highest incidence of hantavirus in regionOfficials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise ship, amid reports that a number of passengers have already returned to their home countries.Argentina, where the cruise to Antarctica departed, is consistently ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having the highest incidence of the rare, rodent-borne disease in Latin America. Investigators there are working to contact trace the source of contamination. Continue reading...
US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
May 7, 2026 - World 
The 16-page report was led by Trump-ally Sebastian Gorka, and places drug cartels in the Americas at the centre of counter-terrorism effortsThe Trump administration has accused Europe of being an “incubator” for terrorism fuelled by mass migration, in a new counter-terrorism strategy unveiled on Wednesday.The strategy also focuses on rooting out “violent left-wing extremists” including “radically pro-transgender” groups, as Trump’s conservative administration steps up its political attacks on opponents. Continue reading...
