Poland plays an increasingly important role in the European Space Agency (ESA) and cooperates with it more and more actively, said NASA chief Bill Nelson during his visit to Poland. He also referred to possible plans to send Sławosz Uznański into space as part of the NASA mission. Nelson also revealed NASA's immediate plans for the International Space Station and missions to the Moon and Mars.more

Europe is not waiting to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), we are preparing laws to be approved by the end of the year, said the EU Commissioner for the internal market, Thierry Breton, quoted by the daily "Le Figaro".more

Religious pluralism is on the rise in Germany and as many as 34 per cent see this as a threat. Since the Middle Ages, religious diversity in Germany has not been as high as it is today; only half of the people living here are Christian, writes the Welt, citing a survey by the Bertelsmann Foundation.more

Boeing has once again delayed the first manned launch of its Starliner spacecraft after discovering problems with the capsule. It was last scheduled for July 21 to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.more

Actiris, a publicly funded employment agency in Brussels, asks artists looking for work if they would be willing to act in pornographic films. The far-left Workers' Party of Belgium (PTB-PVDA) expressed indignation at the situation and demands the immediate withdrawal of such offers.more

"Russia's attack on Ukraine is a failure. Together with our allies, we did what we promised in advance, i.e. we supported Ukraine, and it defended itself. Currently, Russia is militarily, economically and geopolitically weaker than before the attack," said the head of American diplomacy, Antony Blinken. He added that "many people believed that the Russian army was the second in the world."more

In France, three associations representing the descendants of slaves demand recognition of the so-called intergenerational harm from the slave trade. They want to appeal the judgment of the court, which did not award them compensation.more

Hundreds of experts - including those behind AI at Google and ChatGPT - have signed a statement warning that artificial intelligence could lead to the destruction of humanity. Such risks should be taken as seriously as the threat of nuclear war, they say in a joint statement.more

Cigarettes sold in Canada will have compulsory print about the harms of smoking, to be found on every cigarette in a packet, the Canadian health ministry announced on Wednesday. This is a world first.more

In this way, the state's cultural institutions want to help save the cultural heritage that was damaged during May's catastrophic flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region. However, opinions are divided.more