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The consequences from severe flooding in Kenya could last beyond the current heavy rains, with environmental damage raising the risks of contamination and disease. "Many water sources are polluted and the risk of epidemics spreading throughout the country is increasing," said Camilla Schynoll, emergency relief coordinator for the German aid agency Welthungerhilfe. "It's a race against time," said Schynoll. "The poorest and already vulnerable families in particular urgently need safe shelter and access to basic services such as clean water, food and health clinics." The floods are currently cau...
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Catholics typically baptise newborns with holy water. But according to one AI priest, Gatorade or other soft drinks will also do. The clerical chatbot, only the latest example of AI struggling to match the hype surrounding it, has now been defrocked from an online Catholic resource after it began giving confessions without permission. Also on dpa trends this week, we've reviewed Apple's latest version of its best-selling Beats headphones as well as Ryan Gosling as a very ignored stunt man in "The Fall Guy". Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: Wayward AI priest...
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Mexico has made so-called gender conversion therapies a criminal offence after many years of campaigning by activists. The Senate passed a law reform on Friday that provides for two to six years' imprisonment for carrying out practices aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of another person. Those who finance or enforce such treatments are also to be penalized, the Senate announced after the vote. The highest penalties are envisaged if minors are affected by the treatments. If the parents were involved, a judge would decide on the penalties. The term "conversion therapies...
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A senior cardiologist at Berlin's Charité hospital has been sentenced to four years in prison over the death of two patients. The 56-year-old physician was found guilty of two counts of manslaughter by a court in Berlin on Friday after determining that the doctor was responsible for killing the two patients with overdoses of the anaesthetic Propofol. The patients, a 73-year-old man who died in 2021 and a 73-year-old woman who died in 2022, were being treated at the hospital's cardiac intensive care unit. The doctor denied the allegations during the trial and disputed the amount of drugs claime...
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Around 40 years ago, Billy Idol released the album that shaped his career. Now the landmark 1980s record "Rebel Yell" is getting an an anniversary edition with tracks never been released before - in part because of Madonna. This week on dpa trends, we've spoken to Billy Idol, the Pet Shop Boys and Bon Jon Jovi about upcoming releases, and have also asked people in Venice how they feel about the city's new entry tax. Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: 'You saw it explode': Billy Idol recalls excitement of 'Rebel Yell' Words: 1113 Images: 3 A city becomes a mus...
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Several thousand people gathered on Saturday at the historic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to celebrate the first day of action for Germany's new legal cannabis law. Around 4,000 participants gathered to smoke the formerly illegal substance for a "Smoke-In," according to the Berlin police. Artists played music on a stage in front of the gate and there were rallies. The long-time juvenile court judge and cannabis activist Andreas Müller greeted the crowd with: "Dear no longer criminalized cannabis users." It was a great day, he said, adding that Germany had taken the right path with legalization a...
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Doctors in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) have called for a ban on cannabis at amusement fairs and shooting festivals. The North Rhine Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV) wants the state to follow Bavaria's example. The cabinet of the southern German state decided on Tuesday to completely ban smoking weed at public festivals and in beer gardens. The head of the KV, Frank Bergmann, spoke in favour of such a ban in NRW and told the Rheinische Post newspaper in remarks published on Friday that cannabis consumption often has a negative effect on the ...
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If you thought the Wild West was yesterday, then think again. Tesla's Cybertruck is a pick-up truck for today's space cowboys. With its dramatic sci-fi looks, the flat-bedder also outshines anything else on the road. We took one for a test drive. Also this week on dpa trends, we've spoken to Apple's senior management about a major policy change on the right to repair iPhones, and listened to the tracks made possible by AI on the final album from US rock band Blue Öyster Cult. Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: Tesla's brash Cybertruck is a blend of Wild West ...
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The European Parliament has voted for measures to combat antibiotic resistance and to end the use of mercury amalgam dental fillings. MEPs adopted their position on a comprehensive reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation in Brussels on Wednesday, the Parliament announced. The aim is to boost the development of new preparations. "This revision paves the way to addressing critical challenges such as medicines shortages and antimicrobial resistance," said Tiemo Wölken, a German MEP who is co-negotiating the project on behalf of the Parliament. Fellow German MEP Peter Liese described it as a scand...
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A woman in Germany has achieved an initial victory against the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca in the trial over suspected harm caused by its Covid-19 jab. The civil case is one of the first in Germany against a coronavirus vaccine manufacturer. A civil chamber of the Bamberg Higher Regional Court, in Bavaria, ordered the company to provide comprehensive information about a possible side effects of its Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria. The company must disclose all known side effects of the vaccine as well as on all other findings that may be relevant "insofar as they relate to thrombosis with t...
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