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00:00The Social Democrats narrowly beat out the far-right AFD in regional elections in Brandenburg.

00:11French locals are frustrated over the appointment of a centre-right government despite the success

00:15of the left in recent elections.

00:20A blueprint to tackle issues like climate change and security was approved by the United

00:25Nations General Assembly.

00:35German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrat party narrowly won an election in the eastern

00:39German state of Brandenburg.

00:41Three weeks after the far-right Alternative for Germany made gains in two other East German

00:45states, the SPD came out on top.

00:48Results published by the state electoral administration say the SPD won 30.9% while the AFD came second

00:54with 29.2%.

00:57It's an important victory for me, it's an important victory for my party and it's an

01:03important victory for the state of Brandenburg because it's one of the biggest goals for

01:13us in the beginning of our campaign was to provide stability.

01:22The SPD's victory brought a reprieve to Scholz, whose three-party governing coalition has

01:26fared poorly in elections so far this year.

01:30Scholz has expressed his desire to be his party's candidate for Chancellor in next year's

01:34federal election, with this weekend's vote also being watched for what it might signal

01:39about his political future.

01:46At a farmer's market in southern France, locals expressed their frustrations over the recent

01:50appointment of the new French government.

01:53A left-wing coalition won the most seats in June-July elections, but the government announced

01:58over the weekend is dominated by centrists and conservatives.

02:05Others are cautious, saying that it is too early to pass judgement on the work of the

02:24new government.

02:36France's new government was announced two months after elections that produced a hung

02:39parliament and deepened political divisions as the country grapples with financial and

02:44diplomatic challenges.

03:14Weeping miners stood alongside mine cars that brought up the bodies of their colleagues,

03:18all covered in coal dust.

03:21The Iranian Red Crescent Society is working on rescuing those still trapped below the

03:25surface.

03:27Authorities blamed the blast on a leak of methane gas.

03:31Such gases are common in mining, though modern safety measures call for ventilation and other

03:36measures to protect workers.

03:38It wasn't immediately clear what safety measures were in place at the mine in Tabas.

03:48The United Nations General Assembly approved a blueprint to bring the world's increasingly

03:52divided nations together to tackle 21st century challenges.

03:58Those issues range from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflict

04:02and increasing inequality and poverty.

04:08The so-called Pact for the Future challenges the leaders of the 193 member nations of the

04:12UN to turn promises into real actions that make a difference in the world.

04:19Its goal is to encourage international peace and security, foster inclusive societies and

04:24ensure technology is for the common good of mankind.

04:28The pact was adopted at the opening of the two-day Summit for the Future called by UN

04:32Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

04:36International delegations in attendance at the summit included German Chancellor Olaf

04:40Schultz and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala.

04:49Work is in full swing in Greece's capital region Attica to make it flood-proof for the

04:54winter.

04:56Local crews are cleaning streams that could threaten many areas.

05:03For the governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, here on a visit to get an impression of the

05:08progress being made, this is essential work.

05:12However, it is beset with problems.

05:15We are fighting the battle of self-interest.

05:18We are highlighting issues that should have been resolved.

05:21There should be regular clean-up operations.

05:24We are trying to sort all this out, to put it in order.

05:29Our biggest problem is the problem of disintegration.

05:35There are streams that we clean, there are streams that the ministry cleans, there are

05:39streams that the municipality cleans.

05:41You realize that all this creates a lot of problems and a lot of diseases.

05:50According to the Attica region, so far, cleaning of 19 streams has been completed in more than

05:5610 kilometers, while by the end of October it is estimated that cleaning of 19 more streams

06:02will have been completed, and so in total more than 30 kilometers will have been cleaned.

06:07Delays of important projects in local government due to bureaucracy or lack of resources are

06:13common, but Nikos Hardalias has submitted a detailed proposal which can be implemented

06:19step by step.

06:22Part of the proposal on how to implement these projects is still in progress, so that we

06:28don't lose a lot of precious time.

06:32Some important steps have been taken, but we need a comprehensive review of the legal

06:38tools that are given to us, and especially the financial tools, because projects without

06:42money do not exist.

06:44Governments easily send us the appropriations, but they also have to pay the necessary taxes.

06:49Without money we cannot carry out projects.

06:52The region had previously suffered severe damage from massive wildfires which reached

06:57the northern suburbs of Athens earlier this month.

07:06A biodiversity initiative launched by nature and environmental protection groups in Switzerland

07:11did not succeed in a referendum held on Sunday.

07:15Over 60% of voters rejected the idea, which aimed to increase green spaces untouched by

07:21human development.

07:23Switzerland is renowned for its pristine lakes and majestic alpine peaks, but its plant and

07:28animal life is under great threat.

07:31The initiative called for public funding to encourage farmers to set aside lands and waterways

07:36to help wild landscape develop.

07:39It also would have prohibited the construction of new railway lines through protected dry

07:43meadows.

07:46Proponents pointed to threats to Switzerland's bees, frogs, birds and other wildlife, as

07:51well as dwindling natural resources.

07:54The federal government and many rural voters opposed the plan, arguing it was too expensive.

08:00630 million euros is already spent on biodiversity protection each year.

08:07Another proposal on pension reforms was also rejected in Sunday's referendums.

08:13The plan would have required employers and workers to raise their contributions into

08:17compulsory occupational funds, an idea widely opposed by unions.

08:23Referendums take place four times a year in Switzerland, far more often than any other

08:28European country.

08:31Prisoners in Finland have been participating in AI annotation training as part of a rehabilitation

08:38programme.

08:42The aim is to reduce repeat offending by equipping inmates with modern skills.

08:47So this current AI labelling, data labelling project started in 2022, so it's been running

08:58for about two years.

09:01And it's currently done in three prisons, and one of them is a women's prison and then

09:08there are two men's prisons.

09:11And this is done in collaboration with a software company.

09:16Human input, such as data labelling, helps AI system development.

09:22And with the Finnish language only spoken by five million people, hiring native speakers

09:27can be costly in a high-wage economy like Finland.

09:31Our software tries to interpret text material and different details about construction products.

09:41So then we need to teach the language models to understand Finnish language and to understand

09:48construction context.

09:51But experts stress such programmes are limited in scope and should focus on rehabilitation.

09:58It's good to give the prisoners something to do, to have structure in the day, to help

10:04them for the adjusted eventual release back to the civilian life, so that you would have

10:12slightly more likelihood of not committing more crimes when you are released in the civilian life.

10:25And data work in general is seen as really helpful in this.

10:30The Finnish authorities say other Nordic and European countries have also now sought consultation

10:36on digital rehabilitation projects in prisons.

10:40Vibrant leopards leap out of frames and large taxidermied lionesses pounce onto zebras.

10:48A menagerie of still-life animals and self-portraits are on show at a new exhibition of Antonio

10:54Ligabue's beguiling works in Bologna.

10:57A hundred pieces by the visionary artist are on display, including some never before seen

11:02by the public.

11:03They are real rustles of colour.

11:06It's his soul that is expressed through this great ability to structure an image through

11:17the use of colour.

11:18And he does it with violence, ardour and passion, putting all his soul into it.

11:25Ligabue's life was anything but a blank canvas, as the isolated artist only enjoyed relative

11:31success at the end of his career.

11:33But his vivid vision of the human kingdom and himself continues to capture European

11:38hearts.

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