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California jury finds Meta, YouTube liable for social media addiction
AFP, Published on 26/03/2026
» LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a young woman through the addictive design of their social media platforms, ordering the companies to pay $3 million in damages and opening the door to potentially far larger punitive awards.
Filipinas seek abortions online in largely Catholic nation
AFP, Published on 16/03/2026
» MANILA - Jane had been bleeding heavily for days before finally seeking help, not from a hospital but from the man who sold her the pills meant to end her six-week pregnancy.
Few easy ways out for US as Iran war drags on
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» US-Israeli strikes killed Iran’s leader but have not toppled the government, which now, from its perch on the Strait of Hormuz, has put the entire world economy on the frontlines of the war.
In Finland's forests, soldiers re-learn how to lay anti-personnel mines
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» KAJAANI - Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia.
Blast at Chinese restaurant in Kabul kills 7
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» KABUL - A blast at a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others, emergency services said.
Iran president urges government to heed economic protests
AFP, Published on 30/12/2025
» TEHRAN - Iran's president urged his government to listen to the "legitimate demands" of protesters, state media reported on Tuesday, after demonstrations by shopkeepers in Tehran over economic hardship.
EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood
AFP, Published on 13/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a three-euro duty on low-value imports into the bloc from July 2026 to help tackle a flood of small parcels ordered via the likes of Shein and Temu.
Swiss Gruyere crowned world cheese champ
AFP, Published on 14/11/2025
» BERN, Switzerland - A Swiss Gruyere was crowned the 2025 World Cheese Champion on Thursday, seeing off competition from more than 5,000 rivals from 46 countries.
Purrno Noir? New Zealand company sells non-alcoholic wine for pets
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» WELLINGTON - After a long day patrolling the neighbourhood or protecting the house, pets in New Zealand have a new way to unwind -- non-alcoholic wine.
Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale dies aged 87
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» PARIS - Sixties screen siren Claudia Cardinale, who died on Tuesday aged 87, entranced audiences across the globe with the sultry gaze that made her the muse of Luchino Visconti and Federico Fellini.