Australian eyes $30m fine for social media flouting under-16s ban
Sydney (AFP): Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms,..
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Cambodia sentences green campaigners for 'plotting' over activism
Phnom Penh (AFP): A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their ...
read moreMillions of overseas Brits now eligible to vote in UK general elections
London (AFP): An estimated 3.5 million Britons living overseas will from Tuesday be eligible to vote in UK general elections, in one of the biggest ...
read moreFirst Saudi at Paris Fashion Week underlines dramatic changes
Paris (AFP): Saudi Arabia is continuing its multi-billion-dollar entry into all aspects of global culture, hitting a new milestone on Thursday with the first Saudi designer ...
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Song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive: study
Paris (AFP): You're not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, according to a study published on Thursday. Lyrics have also
read more'They killed her dream': Israel strike leaves woman footballer in coma
Nineteen-year-old Celine Haidar was on the verge of joining Lebanon's women's national team. Instead she lies in a medically induced..
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Olympics 'above politics' say LA 2028 organisers after Trump win
Los Angeles, United States (AFP): The re-election of Donald Trump to the US presidency will have no bearing on preparations..
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N. Korea's World Cup-winning footballers get heroes' welcome home
Seoul (AFP): North Korea's Under-17 Women's World Cup-winning footballers received a heroes' welcome back in the capital Pyongyang, AFP..
'Denying my potential': women at Japan's top university call out gender imbalance
Tokyo (AFP): Chika Ezure faced gender bias from her own family when deciding to do a master's degree at Japan's top-ranked university. After arriving on campus,..
read moreIn major change, Google to use AI-generated answers in search results
Mountain View (United States) (AFP): Google on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries, in one of the biggest changes to its..
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Hello Hallyu: why is South Korean culture sweeping the globe?
2024-10-11Seoul (AFP): It's won Oscars. Its television shows and K-pop stars dominate global charts. Its leading novelist just won the Nobel..
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Young Chinese women hire female cosplayers to play dream men
Shanghai (AFP): During her final years of high school, Chinese teenager Xu Yunting found an unusual..
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What do we know about the resurgence of mpox in Africa?
An image obtained from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda,..
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Shire, Ethiopia (AFP): Rawa curls up on a chair, pulls her knees tight to ...
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Tunis (AFP): At a cafe in Tunis's bustling Bab Souika, a group of ...
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French teachers are quitting in record numbers, overwhelmed by low pay, crowded classrooms ...
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Belgrade (AFP): Thousands hit the streets in Serbia's capital Belgrade Saturday to protest the ...
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Washington (AFP): Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard ...
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Organizers of this year's Sao Paulo pride parade had urged participants to dress ...
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