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Nearly half of Danes see US as threat and 78% oppose Greenland sale, poll shows | Denmark newsthirst.

Almost half of Danish people now consider the US to be a considerable threat to their country and the overwhelming majority oppose Greenland leaving to become part of the US, new polling has found. The research by YouGov, shared exclusively with the Guardian, comes after weeks of tension between Denmark, Greenland and the US over…

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Australian music festival Groovin the Moo cancelled for second year in a row | Australia news newsthirst.

Regional music festival Groovin the Moo has cancelled for the second year in a row, just a week after Splendour in the Grass cancelled its 2025 edition, also for the second year running. “Groovin the Moo won’t be happening in 2025, while we work on finding the most sustainable model for Australia’s most loved regional…

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Bibby Stockholm barge towed away, 18 months after arriving in Dorset | Bibby Stockholm newsthirst.

Eighteen months after it arrived at Portland Port in Dorset, the empty asylum seeker barge Bibby Stockholm has been towed away from its mooring. The barge, which only ever provided accommodation for about 400 single male asylum seekers a night at maximum occupancy, has cost the taxpayer at least £34.8m, according to the National Audit…

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Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests | Plastics newsthirst.

A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those from full-term births. The levels were much higher than previously detected in blood, suggesting the tiny plastic particles were accumulating in the placenta. But the higher average levels found in the shorter pregnancies were a…

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US Authors Guild to certify books from ‘human intellect’ rather than AI | Books newsthirst.

The US body representing writers, the Authors Guild, has launched an online portal for members to confirm that their work “emanated from the human intellect” and not from artificial intelligence. The initiative, called Human Authored, will allow authors to log on to the portal and register their book. They will then be able to use…

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Panama will not discuss control of canal during Rubio visit, president says | Panama newsthirst.

Panama’s president, José Raúl Mulino, has ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend. Mulino’s comments during a weekly press conference come after Donald Trump threatened to…

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