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Twelve people injured as Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin

Twelve people injured as Qatar Airways plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin

Twelve people have been injured, including eight taken to hospital, as a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin hit turbulence, airport authorities say. Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled before 1pm on Sunday (10pm AEST). The airport said upon landing the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire and rescue department, "due to six passengers and six crew … reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey". Twelve people have been injured, including eight taken to hospital, as a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin hit turbulence, airport authorities say. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File) The airport said al...
Slovak prime minister has had another operation, remains in serious condition

Slovak prime minister has had another operation, remains in serious condition

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has undergone another operation two days after being shot multiple times and remains in serious condition, officials said on Friday. Fico, 59, was attacked as he was greeting supporters after a government meeting in the former coal mining town of Handlova. A suspected assailant has been arrested. FILE - Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for the V4 meeting in Prague, Czech Republic,in April. (AP) Miriam Lapunikova, director of the University F. D. Roosevelt hospital in Banska Bystrica, where Fico was taken by helicopter after he was shot, said Fico underwent a CT scan and is currently awake and stable in an intensive care unit. She described his condition as “very serious.” She said the surgery removed dead tiss...
Former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales to face court over World Cup kiss

Former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales to face court over World Cup kiss

Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national soccer player Jennifer Hermoso, after a High Court judge in Madrid accepted the case, the court said. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged actions following the kiss, which occurred after Spain's World Cup victory last year. Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison term of one year and 18 months respectively for the offenses, or a total of two years and six months. Spain's Public Ministry has formally accused Rubiales, the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso "without consent or acceptance." Rubiales has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has said he was gi...
Hungarian leader says Donald Trump will end the war in Ukraine by not giving ‘a penny’

Hungarian leader says Donald Trump will end the war in Ukraine by not giving ‘a penny’

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said Donald Trump would effectively end the war in Ukraine by cutting off funding to Kyiv, should the former United States president return to power in November. "He (Trump) has a very clear vision," Orban said in an interview to Hungarian broadcaster M1 broadcast on Sunday. "He says the following: first, he will not give a single penny for the Russo-Ukrainian war. That's why the war will end, because it's obvious that Ukraine cannot stand on its own two feet." Then-US. president Donald Trump welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to the White House in Washington, in May, 2019. The pair have long opposed providing Wesern military aid to Ukraine. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (AP) Orban's comments came after Tr...
Europe reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules

Europe reaches a deal on the world’s first comprehensive AI rules

European Union negotiators clinched a deal today on the world's first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of technology used in popular generative AI services like ChatGPT that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. Negotiators from the European Parliament and the bloc's 27 member countries overcame big differences on controversial points including generative AI and police use of facial recognition surveillance to sign a tentative political agreement for the Artificial Intelligence Act. "Deal!" tweeted European Commissioner Thierry Breton, just before midnight. "The EU becomes the very first continent to set clear rules for the use of AI." The OpenAI logo is displayed on a c...
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