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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.
Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked
Reuters, Published on 23/05/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging application Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
Singapore orders foreigners' Facebook posts taken down under new election rules
Reuters, Published on 26/04/2025
» SINGAPORE - Singapore has ordered Facebook parent Meta to block Singaporeans' access to posts made by foreigners, ahead of a national election under rules restricting their social media posts.
Apple fined $570m, Meta $228m for breaching EU law, risking Trump fury
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» BRUSSELS — Apple was fined 500 million euros (US$570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros ($228 million), as European Union (EU) antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
Myanmar earthquake toll crosses 3,000
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2025
» The death toll from Myanmar's devastating earthquake has surpassed 3,000, with hundreds more missing, as forecasts of unseasonal rain presented a new challenge for rescue and aid workers trying to reach people in a country riven by civil war.
Trump wants to deport some foreign students
Reuters, Published on 28/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump signed executive orders in January targeting foreigners who espoused hateful ideology and antisemitism, specifically international students involved in university pro-Palestinian protests.
Trump effectively pulls US out of global corporate tax deal
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday declared that a global corporate minimum tax deal "has no force or effect" in the US, effectively pulling America out of the landmark 2021 arrangement negotiated by the Biden administration with nearly 140 countries.
Malaysia's ex-PM ordered to pay $300,000 over defamatory remarks
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has ordered opposition leader and former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to pay more than US$300,000 to another politician in a defamation case, state media said on Friday, adding to the former premier's legal troubles.
Malaysia arrests CEO of firm linked to child sex abuse scandal
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities on Thursday arrested the chief executive and other senior managers of an Islamic conglomerate accused of running charity homes where children were allegedly sexually abused, amid a widening police dragnet in the case.
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
Reuters, Published on 17/09/2024
» NEW YORK: Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online.