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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.
Vietnam to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters
Reuters, Published on 24/07/2025
» HANOI — Vietnam's police ministry has agreed to buy two Lockheed Martin helicopters, according to three people with knowledge of the talks, in what would be a key security deal since Washington lifted an arms embargo on the Communist-run nation a decade ago.
Toxic cloud forces 160,000 Spaniards to stay inside after fire
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2025
» MADRID — Around 160,000 people in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region were warned to stay inside on Saturday after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area, emergency services said.
Forget the film: Vatican is preparing for the real 'Conclave'
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY — As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some extent - what you may have learned from "Conclave", last year's hit movie depicting high-level power games and backstabbing among the red-robed clerics.
Turkey detains prominent journalists in raids
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2025
» ANKARA — Turkish police detained two prominent opposition journalists in early morning raids on Thursday in Istanbul as part of an investigation into alleged threats and blackmail, according to a court document seen by Reuters.
Myanmar junta urged to widen access for earthquake rescuers
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2025
» Myanmar's ruling junta should free up movement by international aid workers to help survivors of a devastating earthquake, even in areas controlled by groups battling it, aid and human rights groups said, as the death toll looks set to cross 3,000.
Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of cardiac arrest
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2025
» SEOUL: South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its co-chief executive officer Han Jong-hee has died due to cardiac arrest. Han was 63.
US approves $385 million arms sale to Taiwan
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2024
» WASHINGTON — The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of spare parts for F-16 jets and radars to Taiwan for an estimated US$385 million, the Pentagon said on Friday, a day before Taiwan President Lai Ching-te starts a sensitive Pacific trip.
Indonesia asks Apple, Google to block China's Temu to protect small merchants
Reuters, Published on 12/10/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia has asked Alphabet's Google and Apple to block Chinese fast fashion e-commerce firm Temu in their application stores in the country so it cannot be downloaded, a minister said on Friday.
At least 19 tornadoes confirmed in Florida
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2024
» ST PETERSBURG, Florida - Hurricane Milton marched across central Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state’s west coast hours earlier, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to nearly 2 million customers.