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27th Mar 2023

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WHO says Europe should prepare for Zika virus

Europe should prepare for the arrival of the Zika virus as summer temperatures bring an increase in mosquito numbers, Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned at a conference in Paris on Monday. Zika causes microcephaly, a form of severe brain damage in newborns.

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Opinion

Biden's 'democracy summit' poses questions for EU identity

From the perspective of international relations, the EU is a rare bird indeed. Theoretically speaking it cannot even exist. The charter of the United Nations, which underlies the current system of global governance, distinguishes between states and organisations of states.

Opinion

EU's new critical raw materials act could be a recipe for conflict

Solar panels, wind-turbines, electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies require minerals including aluminium, cobalt and lithium — which are mined in some of the most conflict-riven nations on earth, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, and Kazakhstan.

Editorial

Okay, alright, AI might be useful after all

Large Language Models could give the powers trained data-journalists wield, to regular boring journalists like me — who don't know how to use Python. And that makes me tremendously excited, to be honest.

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