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A Taiwanese national will appear in court today after being charged with people smuggling in far north Queensland.
Australian Federal Police say the 34 year old's arrest follows the arrival by boat of 10 to 15 foreign nationals, near Cairns.
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Jonno Duniam has told Channel 7's Sunrise the incident shows the border protection system isn't working.
"This sort of activity is what sends a message to people smugglers wherever they might be. 'Our system isn't working, we can get you into Australia, pay us a big wad of cash and we can get you there safely.' And so that is what is happening under a broken system that isn't well resourced."
Volunteers with shovels and groups with sniffer dogs are trying to recover survivors a week after deadly twin earthquakes hit Venezuela.
As the death toll climbs to almost 2000 people, the United Nations has also escalalated its aid response.
Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric says the support is being provided in partnership with the World Food Program and other agencies.
"The support includes the management of temporary shelter sites, the installation of tents and beds, primary health care, mental health, psychosocial support, child-friendly spaces, and water and sanitation services, as well. The World Food Programme has provided ready-to-eat food rations and is supporting community kitchens."
Three people have died during late night street celebrations in Mexico City after Mexico's defeat of Ecuador in their their first World Cup knockout match in 40 years.
Mexico City's department of health says the three were found unconscious in different locations.
The 19-year-old woman, 48 year old woman, and 44-year-old man died of suffocation, despite efforts to save them.
A United Nations scientific panel has released its first global report on artificial intelligence.
The report, compiled by 40 experts, says AI could transform healthcare, hunger relief, education and climate action if used responsibly - but that the technology is advancing faster than governments can regulate it.
The report says power is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few companies and countries.
Panel co-chair Yoshua Bengio is a computer scientist from Canada.
“Looking ahead, the gap between rapidly improving capabilities and effective risk management methods may lead to catastrophic outcomes. We've seen on our radar screen recently the issues with cybersecurity, but companies are worried about bio risks and many in civil society are showing that AI can lead to disinformation that can threaten our democracies and our individual rights.”
A scientist in Queensland is leading efforts to establish Australia's first ever sperm bank for the koala population.
Reproductive biologist Andres Gambini from the University of Queensland, says the population of koalas is slowly declining.
He says preserving sperm and eggs today gives those involved in future conservation programs more options to protect koalas tomorrow.
