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Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
AFP, Published on 15/01/2026
» SAN FRANCISCO - The social media platform X has announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women and children.
'Remove her clothes': Global backlash over Grok sexualised images
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk's AI tool Grok faced growing international backlash on Monday for generating sexualised deepfakes of women and minors, with the European Union joining the condemnation and Britain warning of an investigation.
Los Angeles curfew to continue for 'couple more days': mayor
AFP, Published on 16/06/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - A nightly curfew in Los Angeles will continue for "a couple more days," Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday, the ninth day of protests that have seen US President Donald Trump launch a military-backed crackdown.
Rio carnival returns to roots after years of 'darkness'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Get out the glitter, drums and jewel-encrusted bikinis: Rio de Janeiro will dance through the night at its famed carnival this weekend, a reembrace of samba spirit after the turmoil of Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.
Brazil grinds to halt as World Cup party starts
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» RIO DE JANEIRO - In yellow-and-green bikinis, Neymar jerseys and sparkling tops straight out of carnival, Brazilians dropped everything Thursday to watch the national team make their highly anticipated World Cup debut, exploding in celebration at their opening win.
'Not bad!': Swimming between continents in Istanbul
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» ISTANBUL - Every morning, his skin bronzed by the sun, pensioner Metin Cakmakci rushes to grab a deckchair under a parasol on his local beach on the Asian side of Istanbul.
Pink offers to pay bikini fine for Norway beach handball team
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» WASHINGTON - US pop star Pink has offered to pay a "sexist" fine levied on Norway's women's beach handball team after they refused to wear bikini bottoms during a game in the Euro 2021 tournament.
German beach volleyball duo boycott Qatar over bikini issue
AFP, Published on 23/02/2021
» BERLIN: Germany's beach volleyball stars Karla Borger and Julia Sude have said they will boycott a tournament in Qatar next month because it was "the only country" where players were forbidden from wearing bikinis on court.
'Burkini' row shuts pools in French town
AFP, Published on 27/06/2019
» GRENOBLE (FRANCE) - The two municipal swimming pools in the southeast French city of Grenoble have been shut down, despite the current heatwave, after a row over the use of full-body Islamic burkini swimsuit, the local mayor said Wednesday.
'Beauty boot camps' key to Philippine pageant dominance
AFP, Published on 24/02/2019
» MANILA: Rodgil Flores casts a stern taskmaster's glance as grimacing young women in bikinis stride across one of the mirror-walled studios that is central to making the Philippines a beauty pageant juggernaut.