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Tesla boss leads 116 experts calling for UN ban on killer robots

23 August 2017

Robotics and AI specialists warn that autonomous drones, tanks and guns will become the "third revolution in warfare" after gunpowder and nuclear weapons
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Aid shipments aren't enough to stop Yemen's cholera epidemic

5 July 2017

More than 1500 people have now died in Yemen’s cholera epidemic. Two years of civil war have placed huge strain on the country’s hospitals and infrastructure

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