Kim Jong Un’s Daughter Becomes Fixture in N. Korea Weapons Tests

Kim Jong Un's daughter has accompanied her father for the third time during an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, while most North Korean children were in school. The girl's age and name remain unknown, and it is uncertain if she has any siblings.

However, she has become a regular feature of North Korea's propaganda efforts since November, appearing alongside her father during military demonstrations, dinners with generals, and military parades. North Korea has not disclosed any details about her family or background.

North Korean state media has released new photos of Kim Jong Un's daughter, whom it refers to as the "precious child" and "respected daughter." The South Korean spy agency believes her name is Ju Ae, and she is around 10 years old. In the photos, she is dressed in black and has long curls, sitting next to her father, who is smoking a cigarette while observing an intercontinental ballistic missile test.

The Farrell Centre, a new architecture centre in Newcastle that was partly funded by architect Sir Terry Farrell, is set to open with an exhibition showcasing innovative ways to reduce cities' environmental impact. One of the exhibits features a structure made from mycelium, the root network of fungus, which has been grown on a knitted canopy made from sawdust and paper waste.

This approach creates walls that are strong, light, self-repairing, and fully compostable. The exhibition also includes visions from four architecture studios on how to make buildings more sustainable. The center costs £4.6 million to set up.

According to the director of the Farrell Centre, Owen Hopkins, the use of mycelium in building construction is quite different from the traditional approach that relies on concrete, steel, and glass. Buildings and construction contribute to around 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions, making it a significant contributor to climate change.

The editor of a German magazine called "Die Aktuelle" was fired for publishing an interview with former Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher that was generated by an artificial intelligence program. Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident in 2013 and has not been seen in public since.

The magazine's cover featured a smiling picture of Schumacher with the headline "Michael Schumacher, the first interview" and a strapline that read "it sounded deceptively real." The quotes attributed to Schumacher in the article were created by an AI program called character. ai. The magazine's publisher has apologized to Schumacher's family for the article.

French President Emmanuel Macron faced a risky situation while attempting to persuade the country to accept an unpopular pension age increase. During a walk with his wife Brigitte, Macron joined a group of young Parisians who were singing a traditional song his grandmother used to sing.

The singers were part of a Parisian choir performing on a street in the sixth district of Paris, and one of them asked Macron to join in singing an old Pyrenees song called "Le Refuge." However, the sing-song was reportedly shared by a far-right Facebook group.

The men were using a mobile phone app to read the lyrics of the song created by the Canto project. Macron had given a TV address expressing regret that no consensus could be found on the pension reform earlier that day.

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