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1,300 workers sign an open letter asking for work to stop on Project Maven, which uses artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of military drone strikes. We speak to Kate Conger of the technology website Gizmodo on what this means for Google's image, and future. Also the European Union recently licensed the weed killer glyphosate for another five years, amid heated debate about its safety. The BBC's Mike Powell has been investigating the issue and underwent tests for traces of farming pesticides in his blood. Mike’s doctor finds that his urine contains 2 4 D, which is a herbicide once used as part of Agent Orange by the Americans in the Vietnam War and is used today by farmers, the general public and councils to kill weeds in fields, on domestic lawns and on public highways. And as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall is accused of looking bored at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, we learn what we can do to fight boredom. Also in the programme: the International Rescue Committee tells us how it's hoping its new podcast will raise awareness of the plight of refugees. Roger Hearing is joined throughout the programme by activist and financial reform advocate Alexis Goldstein in Washington, and Jonathan Cheng of the Wall Street Journal in Seoul. (Picture: The Google logo. Credit: John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images) (Text changed 4 June 2018)