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A data breach at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust exposed the health records of over eight thousand staff members, but the fallout didn't stop there. A new review has found that workers staffing the emergency helpline set up in response faced deeply distressed callers, safeguarding concerns, and what the report describes as a serious emotional burden — a reminder that breaches carry human costs long after the headlines fade.
Shifting to geopolitics and chips, Greece has launched a formal semiconductor and microelectronics strategy, signaling its ambitions to carve out a role in the global supply chain reshaping. As Europe pushes for greater tech sovereignty, smaller economies are increasingly positioning themselves as viable players in a sector once dominated by a handful of nations.
And in a development that carries both symbolic and practical weight, a Pakistani astronaut will join China's next space station mission aboard Shenzhou twenty-four, becoming the first foreign national to visit the Chinese station. It's a deliberate signal from Beijing about the international reach of its space program, and a milestone for Pakistan's own scientific ambitions.
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