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Undercover probe finds Australian pubs short-pouring beer
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Australian undercover inspectors have found pubs fail to pour enough beer and other alcohol into customers' glasses for nearly a third of the drinks they serve.
Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» GENEVA - A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
US comedian cries censorship in Singapore
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — A US comedian critical of Israel's actions in Gaza has accused Singaporean authorities of censorship for refusing to grant a permit for his show, but regulators rejected his claims on Friday.
Israel says Gaza medics' killing a 'mistake,' to dismiss commander
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» TEL AVIV - An Israeli military probe into the killing of 15 Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza admitted Sunday that mistakes led to their deaths and that a field commander would be dismissed.
Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over ‘Nazi salute’
AFP, Published on 23/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website.
COP28 puts out welcome mat to lobbyists
AFP, Published on 29/11/2023
» DUBAI - "All views are welcome. All views are needed," declared Sultan Al Jaber, president of the UN's COP28 and head of the Emirates state oil and gas company in the run-up to the climate talks in Dubai.
Musk's X sues media nonprofit over portrayal of site as full of anti-Semitism
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk's X Corp. on Monday sued nonprofit Media Matters for driving advertisers away from the platform formerly known as Twitter by portraying it as rife with anti-Semitic content.
UK newspaper removes viral bin Laden letter
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» LONDON - British newspaper The Guardian has removed from its website a 21-year-old message written by Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, after it was shared several million times on social media.
IBM pulls ads from Elon Musk's X over pro-Nazi posts
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - IBM on Thursday said it has stopped advertising on X due to a report its ads were shown next to pro-Nazi posts at the platform formerly known as Twitter.
A year after Musk's Twitter takeover, X remains mired in turmoil
AFP, Published on 26/10/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - A year ago Elon Musk purchased X, formerly known as Twitter, taking the platform on a journey that has resulted in lost money, advertisers and trust.