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Dubious AI detectors drive 'pay-to-humanize' scam
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: AI-generated. Then comes the pitch: pay to "humanize" the writing, a pattern experts say bears the hallmarks of a scam.
Tiger Woods charged with DUI after Florida crash
AFP, Published on 28/03/2026
» MIAMI - Golf superstar Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after being involved in a rollover car crash in Florida on Friday, law enforcement officials said.
US officials downplay controller 'distraction' in New York crash
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» NEW YORK - US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.
Three talking points from the Premier League
AFP, Published on 23/03/2026
» LONDON - Tottenham's fears of a ruinous relegation from the Premier League deepened after a 3-0 home defeat to fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest as Aston Villa took control of the race for a place in the Champions League this weekend.
US Fed holds rates unchanged over 'uncertain' Iran war implications
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected Wednesday, in defiance of President Donald Trump as the world's largest economy battles stubborn inflation, weak labor demand and an "uncertain" economic outlook due to the war in Iran.
Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SAO PAULO - In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.
Bangladesh sari weaving tradition hangs by a thread
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» TANGAIL — Bangladesh's Tangail sari is fighting for survival as weavers warn that automation and economic pressures are pushing the centuries-old craft to the brink despite its global acclaim.
Pressure builds for Australia to offer Iran women's football team asylum
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» SYDNEY - Australia must protect the visiting Iranian women's football team, the son of the nation's late shah urged Monday, warning their refusal to sing the national anthem before a match could have "dire consequences".
US court voids mass layoffs at Voice of America parent
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - A federal judge ruled Saturday that President Donald Trump's pick to oversee mass layoffs at Voice of America and other government-funded media was unlawfully appointed, rendering the job cuts invalid.
'One Battle After Another' location manager explains THAT car chase
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» GLAMIS, United States - Most movie car chases involve screeching around city corners, weaving in and out of traffic and almost always smashing into a few police cars.