Israel is using an AI system to find targets in Gaza. Experts say it's just the start (www.npr.org)
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The Eurovision Song Contest kicked off with pop and protests (www.npr.org)
Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza....
Fire ravages 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire (npr.org)
A fire raged through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange as passersby rushed to help emergency services save priceless paintings and other valuables....
Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increases accident risk, IAEA head says (www.npr.org)
The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks "significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident."...
Ukraine's Kharkiv moves classrooms underground so kids survive Russian attacks (npr.org)
For 7-year-old Maksym Timchenko, school often feels like the safest place in his hometown, Ukraine's second-largest city....
The Paris Olympics medals will have pieces of the Eiffel Tower (www.npr.org)
PARIS — An Olympic medal inlaid with a piece of the Eiffel Tower. How's that for a monumental prize?...
Reversal: Guinness gives record to French man who made Eiffel Tower from matchsticks (www.npr.org)
Richard Plaud, a Frenchman who has dreamed of building the world's tallest matchstick sculpture, made headlines this week when Guinness World Records rejected his huge model of the Eiffel Tower, saying Plaud broke the rules.
Van poof! Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof goes bankrupt, leaving riders stranded (www.npr.org)
The sophisticated bicycle has attracted fans in Europe and the U.S., but repairs under warranty have bled the company of money.