Albania unveils AI-generated 'minister'
• Sep 19, 2025, 10:57 AM
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An AI-generated government “minister” made its debut with an address in the Albanian parliament on Thursday (September 18), with Prime Minister Edi Rama presenting the bot as a symbol of his government’s push for transparency and innovation. Opposition lawmakers banged their hands on their tables, pushing the speaker to cut short the debate on the government program.
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Soft power: Russia revives the Intervision song contest, Cold War rival to Eurovision
• 6:26 AM
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Russia on Saturday hosts Intervision, an international song contest that was a regular fixture in Soviet states in the 1960s and ’70s. The revival follows Russia’s exclusion from Eurovision since its full-scale 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Poland scrambles aircraft in response to Russian strikes on western Ukraine
• 5:24 AM
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Polish and allied aircraft were deployed early on Saturday to ensure the safety of the country's airspace after Russia launched strikes on western Ukraine, the Polish military said. The military said shortly after 0500 GMT that the air defence operation
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Trump raises fee for skilled worker visas by $100,000, despite tech sector warnings
• 2:41 AM
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US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the fee for H-1B visas for skilled workers to rise by $100,000 annually despite opposition from the US tech sector, which says it needs skilled foreign workers to fill jobs vacancies. The US approved about 400,
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