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TikTok mums nurture 'detox for kids' misinformation
AFP, Published on 18/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - A TikTok army of American mothers claiming to be "detox" specialists is pushing unproven treatments for childhood behavioural disorders -– while hiding that their misinformation is actually a marketing campaign aimed at making money.
Crisis-struck German maker of Playmobil toys cuts jobs
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» BERLIN - The crisis-hit German toy company behind Playmobil, the small plastic figures loved by children the world over, said on Monday that it was cutting 17 percent of its workforce.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
French energy giant offers pay talks to end fuel strike
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» PARIS - France's TotalEnergies said Sunday it would advance annual pay talks with unions if they dropped a blockade of fuel depots and refineries that has slashed petrol supplies across the country.
US pot use increasingly normal, but legality is hazy
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: Buy a T-shirt, get a "gift" of weed: that's how some stores operate in Washington, exploiting a perceived loophole to sidestep a ban on selling cannabis in the US capital.
Biden celebrates rare win with US infrastructure bill signing
AFP, Published on 16/11/2021
» WASHINGTON - Battered by critics and dire opinion polls, President Joe Biden signed into law the biggest US infrastructure revamp in more than half a century at a rare bipartisan celebration in the White House on Monday.
Little fanfare as Tokyo enters Olympic countdown
AFP, Published on 16/07/2021
» TOKYO - Tokyo entered the final Olympic countdown on Friday, but there was little fanfare with just one week until the opening ceremony, as virus infections surge in the Japanese capital.
Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO - The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday but the public was kept away from a low-key welcoming ceremony over coronavirus fears, after a "heartbreaking" announcement that spectators would be banned from most Games events.
Victoria's Secret hires US soccer's Megan Rapinoe in rebranding effort
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» NEW YORK: US lingerie giant Victoria's Secret has signed a new roster led by American soccer star Megan Rapinoe to replace the brand's hypersexualised models, who are under scrutiny for their embodiment of male fantasy over an accurate representation of what women seek in undergarments.
US lawmakers, wary of Big Tech, propose antitrust overhaul
AFP, Published on 12/06/2021
» WASHINGTON: US lawmakers unveiled sweeping antitrust measures Friday aimed at tempering the dominance of Big Tech firms including Apple and Facebook, in what may be the most ambitious effort in decades to break corporate monopolies.