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Pakistan bans New Year's Eve celebrations
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has banned New Year's Eve celebrations to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the government said late Thursday, urging people to instead "observe simplicity".
US-Canada military 'tracks' Santa for 68th year
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The joint US-Canadian military monitoring agency has continued its decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's whereabouts, helping children around the globe find out when his reindeer-powered, present-filled sleigh is coming to town.
Moldova's pro-EU president to seek second term
AFP, Published on 24/12/2023
» CHISINAU - Moldovan President Maia Sandu on Sunday said she would seek a second term next year as she looks to steer the former Soviet republic to EU membership.
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.
EU launches 'illegal content' probe into Elon Musk's X
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» BRUSSELS - The EU announced "formal infringement proceedings" against Elon Musk's X platform on Monday, under a law cracking down on illegal online content, after identifying disinformation related to Hamas's October 7 attack in Israel.
British teen Alex Batty arrives in UK 6 years after vanishing
AFP, Published on 17/12/2023
» LONDON - Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday.
Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange prisoners
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» BAKU - Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday swapped prisoners of war, a first step towards normalising relations since Baku retook control of the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in a one-day autumn offensive.
Chinese Aids whistleblower dies at 95
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A dissident doctor who became China's most outspoken and celebrated AIDS campaigner, spending years under government pressure before finding refuge in the United States, has died at the age of 95, a long-time supporter told AFP.
Egypt election offers more of the same despite crisis
AFP, Published on 10/12/2023
» CAIRO: Egyptians vote on Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little doubt that the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will secure a third term.
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.