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AI porn victims see Hong Kong unprepared for threat
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» HONG KONG - For Hong Kong law student "C", AI-made pornography was a distant danger until a university classmate created graphic images of her and multiple other women.
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty in UK assault case
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» LONDON - American R&B singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty in a UK court to a charge stemming from an alleged London nightclub brawl in 2023.
China says open to US trade talks offer but wants tariffs scrapped
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» BEIJING — China said Friday it is evaluating a US offer for negotiations on tariffs but insisted Washington must be ready to scrap levies that have roiled global markets and supply chains before talks can begin.
Fears and hopes at collapsed Mandalay school
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» MANDALAY (MYANMAR) - Rescuers clambered into the wreckage of the Wisdom Villa Private High School on the outskirts of Mandalay on Saturday until a jammed door blocked their passage.
Trade war casts pall as China's leaders meet
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» BEIJING - China's leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy.
China's Alibaba to invest $50bn in AI, cloud computing
AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping.
South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
AFP, Published on 12/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.
South Korea's presidential security chief resigns
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea's presidential security chief resigned Friday as he faced questioning over why his guards prevented the detention of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol and investigators prepared to make a fresh arrest attempt.
India tunnel rescue paused over cave-in fear
AFP, Published on 18/11/2023
» DEHRADUN, India - Indian rescuers on Saturday paused efforts to reach 40 men trapped in a collapsed road tunnel after a cracking sound created a "panic situation" over the possibility of a further cave-in.
'My heart dropped': families fear for Thais held by Hamas
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» The families of Thai labourers held hostage by Hamas spoke Tuesday of their fears for their safety, after the Palestinian militant group threatened to execute civilian captives in its war with Israel.