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Big tech to face full force of new EU law
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» BRUSSELS - The world's biggest digital companies will have nowhere to hide starting Friday, when the toughest EU rules on online content since social media first burst onto the scene enter into force.
'Slaughter' as 30 migrants missing off Italy in rough seas
AFP, Published on 06/08/2023
» ROME: At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers Sunday winched to safety others trapped on the rocks by rough seas.
Russia says downs two Ukrainian drones over Moscow
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» MOSCOW: Russia said it had neutralised two Ukrainian drones over Moscow in the early hours of Monday, with one crashing close to the defence ministry in the city centre.
Fiery bus crash kills 34 in Algeria
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» ALGIERS: A road crash in Algeria killed 34 people when a passenger bus collided head-on with a pickup truck carrying fuel cans and burst into flames Wednesday, deep in the southern Sahara region, officials said.
Rise in sex attacks by minors alarms Spain
AFP, Published on 06/07/2023
» BARCELONA: The rise in sexual assaults by minors in Spain, including several recent gang rapes, has worried officials and experts, who warn about the impact of ever-younger children being exposed to pornography.
US rolls out red carpet for Modi even as criticism grows
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday opened a state visit to Washington as the United States steps up its wooing of India despite simmering disagreements on Ukraine and human rights.
Russian strikes kill 10 in Zelensky's hometown
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» KYIV: Russian strikes early Tuesday on the hometown of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky killed 10 people, as Moscow said it had captured Western armoured vehicles from Kyiv's forces.
Le Mans - 100 years of man and machine, and midnight oil
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» PARIS - The Le Mans 24 Hours celebrates its centenary on Friday - the mythic race's history marked by triumph and tragedy, and a hefty sprinkling of Hollywood stardust.
Brazil's internet bill row, explained
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Messaging app Telegram calls it an "attack on democracy," Google says it "seriously threatens free speech" -- but what exactly is in Brazil's controversial measure to regulate disinformation online?
At least 27 dead in Peru gold mine fire tragedy
AFP, Published on 08/05/2023
» YANAQUIHUA (PERU) - At least 27 workers have died in a fire at a gold mine in a remote area of southern Peru, authorities said on Sunday, making it one of the worst mining tragedies in the country's recent history.