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What is the future of AI? Google and the EU have very different ideas

While Google and other tech giants are rolling out new AI products at speed, the European Union is working on a law to restrict them

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UK minister says EU is ‘weaponising science’ in Brexit deal row

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UK may go it alone in orbit after Brexit shutout from EU space plans

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by EyePress News/Shutterstock (12818720l) File image of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction. Germany is halting the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in light of Russia's incursion into Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday Feb 22, 2022. The undersea pipeline, meant to ferry natural gas directly from Russia to northern Germany, is owned by a subsidiary of Russia's state-owned Gazprom. Berlin has previously been reluctant to impose sanctions that would affect Nord Stream 2. But at a press conference Tuesday, Scholz said that the situation today is fundamentally different and therefore, in light of recent events, we must also reassess this situation ... also with regard to Nord Stream 2. Shortly after, the economy ministry announced it was halting the certification process Germany shelves Nord Stream 2 Pipeline - 22 Feb 2022

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Europe rethinks its energy strategy after Russia's attack on Ukraine

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EU votes to restrict AI use in law enforcement while UK rolls it out

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EU's carbon border tax will test appetite for global climate action

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European airlines have been lobbying against EU climate plans

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EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

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EU will limit the use of palm oil as car fuel but won’t stop it

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Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law

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Sweden commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2045 with new law

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Paris climate deal may come into force by the end of 2016

More than 55 countries have ratified the UN’s climate agreement, meeting the first of two thresholds needed for it to come into force

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Paris climate deal may come into force by the end of 2016