Facing a flap over cats, Scotland's government denies it plans to ban felines
The Scottish government wants everyone to know it does not plan to ban cats
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Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk
The Australian government says the Chinese AI app is a threat to it and its assets.BBC News - 4h -
Greenland plans to ban foreign political funding over Trump-led election fears
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Jones hat-trick gives Scotland nervy win over Italy
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OPM denies federal government website shutdown reports: 'False rumors'
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Growing anger in Greece over deadly rail disaster prompts plan by opposition to challenge government
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Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
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What are the challenges facing the government's AI action plan?
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