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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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