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Since 2022, 6,839 mobile phones have been confiscated in North Rhine-Westphalian prisons, with 1,011 devices seized this year alone. A significant number were found in open correctional facilities, such as Bielefeld-Senne prison, with 1,141 devices since 2022.
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Building with wood could lead to more affordable housing in Europe, with wooden houses costing up to 25 percent less than traditional buildings. The wood construction industry is growing globally and in Europe by an average of 10 percent annually.
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Afghan pop icon Aryana Sayeed is holding a Europe tour exclusively for women to raise awareness about the oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban. The concerts will take place in Rotterdam, Stockholm, Hamburg, and Wiesbaden.
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The Greek island of Tilos has abolished its landfill and achieved a recycling and composting rate of almost 90 percent. This surpasses the Greek and EU average, making Tilos the first island with Zero Waste Cities certification.
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Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić, sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide and war crimes, has died in custody at the age of 84. He was held responsible for the deaths of over 8,000 Bosniaks and the siege of Sarajevo.
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The Australian Recording Industry Association (Aria) will exclude music created by artificial intelligence from official charts. This decision follows the success of an AI-generated cover version of a Madonna hit.
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The public prosecutor's office is investigating 23 individuals, including six prison officers, on suspicion of smuggling mobile phones and drugs into Bremen prison. Ten apartments and eleven prison cells were searched.
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In July 2026, 38.5 percent of all newly released songs worldwide were created with AI assistance. Of these, 23.2 percent were completely generated by AI, and 15.3 percent used AI-generated audio that was edited.
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Sweden and Estonia have agreed to transfer up to 600 Swedish prisoners to Estonia. The first inmates have arrived in Tartu, with Sweden covering the accommodation costs.
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The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has changed the rules for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC). The winning country's broadcaster will no longer automatically host, affecting Israel. This change follows Ukraine's 2022 victory, where the ESC was held in Great Britain instead.
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