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'Empowering': Ireland's first female sumo wrestler blazes a trail
AFP, Published on 01/02/2026
» BELFAST - Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport.
S.Africa's top court rules men can take wives' surnames
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's top court ruled on Thursday that men should be able to take their wives' surnames and a law that prevented this amounted to unfair gender discrimination.
Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» PARIS - Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but uses hesitate over making the switch.
Perplexity AI offers Google $34.5 billion for Chrome
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO — Perplexity AI offered Google on Tuesday US$34.5 billion for its popular Chrome web browser, which the internet giant could potentially be forced to sell as part of antitrust proceedings.
UK rock legends Oasis kick off 'historic' comeback tour
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» CARDIFF - British pop legends Oasis kicked off a hotly anticipated worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, commencing an unlikely comeback few thought possible nearly 16 years after last performing together.
New Europe push to curb children's social media use
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» BRUSSELS — From dangerous diet tips to disinformation, cyberbullying to hate speech, the glut of online content harmful to children grows every day. But several European countries have had enough and now want to limit minors' access to social media.
EU fines TikTok €530m over China data transfer
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» DUBLIN - TikTok was hit with a massive EU fine of 530 million euros ($600 million) on Friday, accused of sending personal data of Europeans to China and failing to guarantee it was shielded from access by Chinese authorities.
Europe seeks to break its US tech addiction
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» BRUSSELS - With President Donald Trump more unpredictable than ever and transatlantic ties reaching new lows, calls are growing louder for Europe to declare independence from US tech.
Violence-hit Ecuador chooses next president
AFP, Published on 09/02/2025
» QUITO - Some 14 million Ecuadorans began voting Sunday to decide who will lead their violence-wracked Andean nation through its worst crisis in half a century.
Billion-pound lawsuit against Apple over App Store opens in UK
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» LONDON - Did US tech giant Apple abuse the dominant position of its app store in the UK? A trial opening Monday in which plaintiffs want more than one billion pounds is set to answer that question.