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Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» NEW YORK - As "AI slop" floods the internet, efforts are mounting to stem an online deluge of shoddy images and videos made using increasingly advanced tech tools.
Ukrainians to honour sporting dead by building country they 'died for'
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» PARIS - Ukraine's sports minister Matviy Bidnyi has told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that despite Russian forces still occupying Ukrainian territory three years after they invaded he is focusing on helping build the country that more than 600 athletes and coaches killed in the conflict "dreamed of and died for".
Afghan mobile access to social media restricted
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» KABUL - Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been “intentionally restricted” in Afghanistan, an internet watchdog said on Wednesday, a week after a 48-hour telecommunications blackout in the country.
ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for persecuting women
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls.
Thousands evacuated as Greek, Turkish wildfires rage
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» ATHENS - A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists, officials said Thursday.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over persecution of women
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity.
As India's Bollywood shifts, stars and snappers click
AFP, Published on 25/12/2024
» MUMBAI — From riding pillion on zooming motorbikes to round-the-clock airport stakeouts, India's celebrity-hunting paparazzi photographers have gone from "outcasts" to becoming a key part of Bollywood's vast film industry machine.
'Too hot outside': Saudis take to walking, jogging in malls
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» RIYADH - The shops have not yet opened, but the air-conditioned concourse of a Riyadh shopping mall is crowded anyway -- a haven for walkers and joggers grateful for somewhere cool to exercise.
'Nothing allowed for them': Afghan women demand education rights in UN appeal
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Engineering student Somaya Faruqi had to flee Afghanistan to continue her studies after the Taliban government returned to power two years ago and banned more than 1.1 million girls and women from schools and universities.
Arm wrestling grips India with glitzy dreams
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» NEW DELHI - Athletes flex muscled biceps before going hand-to-hand in a newly televised arm-wrestling league seeking to take the sporting spotlight in otherwise cricket-mad India with a glitzy Bollywood-style makeover.