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Lloyds profits surge as bank builds on recovery
AFP, Published on 21/02/2018
» LONDON: Lloyds Banking Group on Wednesday said that its net profit soared 52% last year, when the UK lender returned fully to the private sector following a state bailout.
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At least 15 killed in illegal Indonesia oil well fire
AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a huge blaze at an illegal oil well in Indonesia, authorities said Wednesday.
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16 'illegal' elephants seized from tourist areas
AFP, Published on 21/08/2013
» Police said Wednesday they had seized 16 elephants from tourist destinations as part of a nationwide swoop on operators suspected of using smuggled wild pachyderms for entertainment.
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Peru seizes 4,000 live Amazon turtles at airport
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» LIMA - Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country's main international airport, the national wildlife service said Thursday.
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EU toughens rules on top porn platforms
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday added three pornographic websites to its list of online platforms that are large enough to come under tougher safety regulation.
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Learn to forget? How to rein in a rogue chatbot
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» PARIS - When Australian politician Brian Hood noticed ChatGPT was telling people he was a convicted criminal, he took the old-fashioned route and threatened legal action against the AI chatbot's maker, OpenAI.
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Binance to pay billions in US in money laundering case, CEO resigns
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to US money laundering violations, in a deal that will see the cryptocurrency exchange he founded pay over $4 billion in penalties.
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Polarised world threatens open internet: ICANN
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - After 25 years of keeping the internet strong and stable, the nonprofit ICANN -- responsible for its technical infrastructure -- is warning that increasingly polarised geopolitics could start cracking the foundations of the online world.
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Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free Europe subscriptions
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BRUSSELS - Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will be able to buy subscriptions to use the social networks without being tracked for targeted advertising from next month, Meta announced Monday, to comply with tougher European Union (EU) rules.
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AI anxiety as computers get super smart
AFP, Published on 01/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - From Hollywood's death-dealing Terminator to warnings from genius Stephen Hawking or Silicon Valley stars, fears have been fueled that artificial intelligence (AI) could one day destroy humanity.
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