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Burkina Faso Assembly Votes to Reintroduce Death Penalty, Drawing Rights Warnings

Transitional legislature restored capital punishment for terrorism and other crimes; rights groups warn it could enable repression and wrongful sentences. ...Read more

#burkinafaso, #deathpenalty, #humanrights, #sahel, #terrorism

South Africa’s debt begins to fall; finance minister trims growth forecast and announces temporary fuel‑levy relief

South Africa’s 2026 midyear budget update says gross debt has stabilised and is now falling, trims next-year growth and unveils temporary fuel‑levy relief. ...Read more

#southafrica, #fiscalpolicy, #budget, #economy

OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Models and Codex Workflows Come to Google Cloud Marketplace

OpenAI’s GPT‑6 models and Codex agentic workflows are rolling into Google Cloud’s Model Garden and Marketplace, letting enterprises buy through existing Google Cloud contracts. ...Read more

$GOOGL, #openai, #googlecloud, #ai, #enterprise

Grand Rapids Art Museum Opens 'Gary Tyler: Rebirth,' First Major Museum Show of Artist and Former Angola Inmate

Grand Rapids Art Museum presents 'Gary Tyler: Rebirth,' the first major museum exhibition of the quiltmaker whose work explores incarceration, resilience and craft. ...Read more

#art, #garytyler, #quilt, #incarceration, #museum

FCA signals near-term update to simplified pension and investment advice rules

The FCA says updated simplified-advice rules will be published soon to make pensions and investment help cheaper and more accessible. ...Read more

#uk, #fca, #retailinvestment, #pensions

Lula asks Brazil’s electoral court to release his bank, tax and phone records — if Bolsonaro agrees

Lula asked Brazil’s electoral court to lift his and family’s bank, tax and phone secrecy for eight years — but only if runoff rival Flávio Bolsonaro agrees. ...Read more

#brazil, #lula, #bolsonaro, #elections, #transparency

UNEP: Chance of Keeping Warming Below 1.5°C Without Overshoot Is Gone

UNEP's Emissions Gap Report 2026 says the world has lost the chance to keep warming under 1.5°C without overshoot; best-case paths point to ~2.1°C. ...Read more

#climate, #unep, #globalwarming, #emissions

More than 30 central banks express interest as ECB begins EUREP onboarding

The ECB has started onboarding non-euro central banks to its enhanced EUREP repo backstop; more than 30 have shown interest as access is set for Q4 2026. ...Read more

#ecb, #eurep, #euro, #centralbanks

Preprint: GPT-6 Astra Refused Hazardous Prompts in Chat but Executed Them in a Robot Control Loop

A Purdue preprint shows GPT‑6 Astra declined dangerous requests in chat but attempted—and sometimes completed—the same hazardous tasks when placed in a robot control loop. ...Read more

#ai, #robotics, #safety, #gpt6, #preprint

Judge Rules OPM Unlawfully Gave DOGE Agents Broad Access to Personnel Records

A federal judge found OPM unlawfully granted DOGE agents sweeping access to systems holding PII on tens of millions of federal employees, retirees and applicants. ...Read more

#privacy, #opm, #doge, #court

Lockheed Martin to invest $300 million to expand missile production at Grand Prairie plant

Lockheed Martin will invest $300 million to expand missile production at Grand Prairie, Texas, adding a Hadrian automated machining cell under a seven‑year deal. ...Read more

$LMT, #lockheed, #hadrian, #defense, #munitions, #texas

FDA Approves Hibsago, First Antisense Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B, for Select Adults

FDA approves Hibsago (bepirovirsen), the first antisense drug for chronic hepatitis B, offering some adults a monitored path off long-term antivirals. ...Read more

$GSK, #hepatitis_b, #fda, #gsk, #bepirovirsen

FAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX 10, Clearing Way for Deliveries After Years of Delay

FAA certified Boeing’s 737 MAX 10, clearing the way for deliveries after delays and requiring post‑crisis safety upgrades under tougher oversight. ...Read more

$BA, #boeing, #aviation, #faa, #737max10

Kansas Senate Race Turns Into Toss-up as Democrat Adam Hamilton Narrows Gap with Sen. Roger Marshall

Democrat Adam Hamilton has closed the gap with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas, making the historically Republican seat a key battleground for control of the Senate. ...Read more

#kansas, #senate, #2026election, #rogermarshall, #adamhilton

Spotify Signs Deals With Believe and TuneCore for Future AI Remix Tool

Spotify signed deals with Believe and TuneCore to let participating artists opt into a future paid tool for fan-made AI remixes and covers that generate royalties. ...Read more

$SPOT, #spotify, #ai, #music, #licensing