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Instagram to alert parents on teen suicide searches as UK weighs social media ban
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2026
» LONDON — Instagram said it would notify parents if their teenager repeatedly searches for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period, as pressure grows for governments to follow Australia's ban on the use of social media for under 16s.
Myanmar goes to the polls amid civil war and humanitarian crisis
Reuters, Published on 27/12/2025
» NAY PYI TAW - Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises.
Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking global crackdown
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation.
Australia hits Afghan Taliban officials with sanctions, travel bans
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls.
'Like an ocean': Malaysians recall race against rising waters after major flood
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» KANGAR — Gon Qasim and her husband were about to flee their home in Malaysia's northern Perlis state last weekend when rising floodwaters cut off road access, leaving them stranded in the middle of a field.
Bird flu poses risk of pandemic 'worse than Covid'
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS — The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
Aussie teens ask court to block social media ban
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» SYDNEY — A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take effect.
Nine children killed in Pakistani attack in Afghan province
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2025
» KHOST — At least nine children and a woman were killed after Pakistani forces bombed the home of a local resident in Afghanistan's Khost province, Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Tuesday.
New Zealand halts new puberty blockers for young transgender people
Reuters, Published on 19/11/2025
» WELLINGTON — New Zealand said on Wednesday it was banning new prescriptions of puberty blocking drugs for young transgender people, in a move that critics warned could worsen the mental health of those affected.
37 killed in Peru bus crash
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2025
» LIMA — At least 37 people were killed and dozens injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in the mountainous Arequipa region of southern Peru, local authorities said on Wednesday.