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00:0024 people have been released in the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and Western

00:07countries since the Cold War.

00:11More records broken in swimming while an Australian judge gets removed for embracing a compatriot.

00:22Women have been freed in the largest Russia-U.S. prisoner exchange since the Cold War.

00:34The European Parliament, elected in June, is the first ever to have less women as MEPs.

00:40But how does it affect the people who lead the different committees and how are women represented there?

00:47According to the European Women's Lobby, even the committees are mostly made up of men.

00:53Portfolios that matter, like what we call hard portfolios, where you have money, where you have power,

00:58like foreign affairs, for instance, budget, economy, usually go to men in terms of, like, you know,

01:03heading the committees, just like the proportion of members in these committees also is highly male-dominated.

01:10So that's unfortunately still a reality in terms of, like, having women chairs, vice-chairs, etc.

01:18This difference is not directly linked to the rise of the far right seen in these elections,

01:24but some experts believe that women elected for those parties do not necessarily defend women's rights.

01:32What is a bit concerning, though, is that the far right parties or groups in the European Parliament

01:40do have quite a substantial representation of women for some of them,

01:44but then it's also groups that are not known to support women's rights.

01:49They're quite hostile to women's rights.

01:51So it's also a new challenge for us in that sense that we are going to have to identify who is going to support us,

01:57who is going to champion women's rights.

02:00The EU has, over the past five years, passed some important legislation.

02:05It includes the first law to prevent violence against women.

02:09Analysts and experts, however, are asking for more.

02:13Something we want to see is also having dedicated budgets to women's rights,

02:19maybe having conditionalities when it comes to, you know, like,

02:22tenders and the attribution of budgeting to women's rights and gender equalities.

02:27The European Women's Lobby says it is aiming for parity in the College of Commissioners,

02:32something that the president, Ursula von der Leyen, is also pushing for.

02:42Another historic day in swimming at the Paris Olympics.

02:47Canada's Summer McIntosh swam the women's 200m butterfly in 2'03.03

02:55to set the fastest time at the Summer Games.

03:00Team US Katie Ledecky won silver in the 200m freestyle relay

03:06to become the most decorated woman in the sport's history.

03:11More joy for the Americans in gymnastics, as Simone Biles

03:15edged Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for her second Olympic all-around title at Paris 2024.

03:23In tennis, Spain's Alcaraz, Serbia's Djokovic, Italy's Musetti

03:28and Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassi reached the men's singles semifinals,

03:34while in women's basketball, Germany, France and the US moved to the quarterfinals.

03:41In surfing, an Australian judge was removed after a picture emerged on social media

03:48of him embracing a compatriot contestant along the shore's edge in Tahiti.

04:04In swimming, the women's women's team won silver in the men's 200m freestyle relay

04:10to become the most decorated woman in the sport's history.

04:16In tennis, Spain's Alcaraz, Serbia's Djokovic, Italy's Musetti

04:21and Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassi reached the men's singles semifinals,

04:27while in women's basketball, Germany, France and the US moved to the quarterfinals.

04:34In tennis, Spain's Alcaraz, Serbia's Djokovic, Italy's Musetti

04:39and Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassi reached the men's singles semifinals,

04:45while in women's basketball, Germany, France and the US moved to the quarterfinals.

04:52In tennis, Spain's Alcaraz, Serbia's Djokovic, Italy's Musetti

04:57and Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassi reached the men's singles semifinals,

05:03while in women's basketball, Germany, France and the US moved to the quarterfinals.

05:14First of all, social housing projects were built,

05:18where the most vulnerable families who had very poor housing conditions

05:22built a building and moved into that building.

05:34There were six people living in this house,

05:37who were moved to the newly built building through the social housing program

05:42implemented by the Municipality of Brno.

05:47I am very happy that this family was the most satisfied with the accommodation.

06:04We have a place to sleep, we are on a rubber bed, like in Sardinia.

06:09I only have one, that's him. I am 17 years old.

06:13Here we have a kitchen, we have a bathroom, we have a place to take a bath and that's it.

06:18We didn't have a place there, we had to live in a tent.

06:22So, it's really great here.

06:25This August marks the entry into force of the AI Act,

06:29the EU framework law to regulate artificial intelligence,

06:33and the first legislation in the world to do that with mandatory rules.

06:37According to the EU Commission,

06:39some practices will become illegal starting from February 2025.

06:43One of them, real-time facial recognition.

06:46Other AI systems that are determined as high-risk,

06:49like the AI-2, will be banned.

06:52Other AI systems that are determined as high-risk,

06:55like the ones used to detect migrants at the borders,

06:58will have strict regulations to follow.

07:01Companies and public services have up to two years to adjust,

07:05according to the EU Commission.

07:09This is the first legislation in the world

07:12that tackles risks created by the usage of AI,

07:17and at the same time, by doing this,

07:20tries to build more trust in the use of AI

07:24and create more opportunities for everyone

07:26to make the best use of AI in Europe

07:29so that people can have better working conditions,

07:33more occasions to learn and live in a better way,

07:37thanks to these technologies.

07:39The European Commission has said it is creating an office

07:42to supervise the law enforcement,

07:44while the EU member states will have to put in place

07:47national authorities for the application of the rules

07:50in their country.

07:52Celebrating the regulation,

07:54the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

07:57said the law will drive AI development,

08:00while supporting European small and medium enterprises.

08:04EU citizens will have some novelties to deal with.

08:09The labeling of AI-generated content

08:12so that people can know when a deep fake

08:15that shows someone saying and doing things

08:18he has never said and done

08:20is actually something that is fake.

08:23So, transparency.

08:25But also, for example,

08:28the prohibition of the use of AI for emotional recognition

08:32in workplaces and study places,

08:35and also the checks on certain use cases

08:42that are more sensitive,

08:44like, for example, the use by a doctor

08:47towards a patient of an AI system,

08:50that with this legislation will be checked

08:53on the data that has been used and on its security

08:56so that it can be used safely.

09:00If a company does not comply with the AI Act,

09:03it could face severe fines,

09:05up to 7% of their global annual turnover,

09:08according to the new rules.

09:19Welcome to Schengen,

09:20about an hour north of Tirana in Albania.

09:23As you can see, it's a bustling tourism destination.

09:26But a couple of years ago,

09:28it also became home to several hundred Afghan refugees

09:31after the Taliban took back power in Afghanistan.

09:34Today, many still remain and are calling it home.

09:37But it has made headlines for another kind of migrant recently.

09:40At the end of 2023,

09:42the Albanian government and the Italian government

09:44signed an agreement that would see migrants

09:47found by the Italian authorities processed in Albania.

09:53Between here, the port, and Jadra,

09:55there will be a capacity of 3,000 people.

09:57They will arrive here first,

09:59they will have their details taken,

10:00they'll then be transferred to Jadra.

10:02Both centers are closed.

10:04That means no one can go in and no one can go out.

10:07They will be guarded and secured internally

10:09by the Italian authorities,

10:11as they're technically Italian soil.

10:13Externally, the perimeter will be patrolled

10:15by Albanian authorities.

10:17When they are at the centers,

10:18they will be provided with healthcare, legal assistance,

10:21and of course, basic necessities, food and toiletries.

10:24Everything is funded by the Italian government.

10:29Today, I have been given exclusive information

10:32from a senior official,

10:34who has said that this center behind me

10:36will be ready to accept people as of the 15th of August,

10:39meaning the initial deadline of the 1st of August will be missed.

10:42So there will be a capacity of 1,000 people

10:45who will be welcomed.

10:46Meanwhile, work is continuing on Jadra.

10:49They confirmed to me that both centers

10:52will be fully operational at full capacity

10:54by the start of September.

10:57So as for what local people think about these two centers,

11:00it's true there have been protests in Tirana and Leja,

11:03and there are people who are against them.

11:05But I spend a lot of time in this area.

11:08I live locally here for half of the year,

11:10and I've spoken to a lot of local people.

11:12And honestly, they're not really that bothered about it.

11:15They understand the centers will be closed,

11:17and they're not particularly worried

11:19about any negative impact on tourism or the local economy.

11:22They've had experience with Afghans coming to live here

11:25who've integrated, who are now part of the community.

11:28They're not really that bothered.

11:30Also, they're not very keen to talk to the media

11:32for a wide range of reasons.

11:34But overall, people are not too concerned,

11:36and they're hopeful that perhaps investment

11:38from the Italian government might improve some infrastructure

11:41such as electric and roads in the local area.

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