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Shock, disbelief in bombed Venezuelan port
AFP, Published on 04/01/2026
» LA GUAIRA (VENEZUELA) - Twelve hours after the United States bombed Venezuela during an operation to oust President Nicolas Maduro, the smoke continued to seep from hangars in the port of La Guaira north of Caracas.
Japan PM to recommend Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Reuters, Published on 28/10/2025
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Tuesday.
China accuses US of 'double standards' over new tariffs threat
AFP, Published on 12/10/2025
» BEIJING - China accused the United States of "double standards" on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100 percent tariff on the world's second-largest economy.
'Time runs away': Japan's city with a 2-hour cap on phone use
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» TOYOAKE (JAPAN) - Police won't be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan's Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour limit can help residents find a healthier relationship with their screens.
Afghan mobile access to social media restricted
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» KABUL - Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been “intentionally restricted” in Afghanistan, an internet watchdog said on Wednesday, a week after a 48-hour telecommunications blackout in the country.
Gory Kirk video spreads on ‘unrestrained’ social sites
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - Traditional news outlets were cautious not to broadcast the moment Charlie Kirk was assassinated, but it mattered little in the age of declining media influence.
South Korea to ban mobile phones in classrooms
Reuters, Published on 27/08/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea passed a bill on Wednesday to ban the use of mobile phones and other digital devices in school classrooms nationwide, as concern grows about the impact of heavy social media use among the young.
Japan city proposes two-hour daily smartphone limit
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» TOKYO - A Japanese city will urge all smartphone users to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school under a proposed ordinance that includes no penalties.
Vatican embraces social media 'digital missionaries'
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Sister Albertine, a youthful French Catholic nun, stood outside the Vatican, phone in hand, ready to shoot more videos for her hundreds of thousands of followers online.
Hopes rise on second day of US-China talks
AFP, Published on 10/06/2025
» LONDON - The United States and China began a second day of trade talks on Tuesday, seeking to shore up a shaky tariff truce in a bitter row deepened by export curbs.