- Reuters
Berlin senator struck on head as concern grows over attacks on politicians
Berlin senator and former city mayor Franziska Giffey became the latest victim in a string of attacks on German politicians when a man struck her from behind with a heavy object in a local library, according to a police statement on Wednesday. Giffey, local minister for the economy and a member of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD), was slightly injured in the attack, police and the local prosecutor's office said. A man hit her on the head and neck with a bag containing something hard before running off, the statement said, adding that Giffey went to hospital for a short time to treat the pain.
- BBC
'AI can help people keep physical jobs for longer'
A company is using AI to help people with physical jobs stay in work longer.
- Associated Press
The Latest | Blasts, gunfire heard near Rafah crossing as it remains closed under Israeli control
Gaza’s vital Rafah crossing remained closed early Wednesday after an Israeli tank brigade seized it the day before. Rafah has been a vital conduit for humanitarian aid since the start of the war and is the only place where people can enter and exit. Israel now controls all of Gaza’s border crossings for the first time since it withdrew troops and settlers from the territory nearly two decades ago.
