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Strange 'inside-out' planetary system baffles astronomers
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» PARIS — Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific expectations -- and suggests these faraway worlds formed in a manner never seen before.
New Zealand's Christchurch mosque killer appeals conviction
AFP, Published on 09/02/2026
» WELLINGTON - A white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 launched an appeal Monday seeking to overturn his conviction.
Spain to ban children from platforms like Grok, TikTok
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/02/2026
» MADRID — Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Spain would block children from using social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok in a new European push to regulate digital platforms.
Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» SYDNEY — Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology.
Sumo diplomacy: Japan's heavyweight 'soft power' ambassadors
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» TOKYO - Two giants stare each other down before colliding with a dull thud. After years on the sidelines, sumo is back centrestage as part of Japan's soft power arsenal overseas.
Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop
AFP, Published on 29/01/2026
» NEW YORK - As "AI slop" floods the internet, efforts are mounting to stem an online deluge of shoddy images and videos made using increasingly advanced tech tools.
Clickbait and 'AI slop' distort memory of Holocaust
AFP, Published on 27/01/2026
» BERLIN — An emaciated and apparently blind man stands in the snow at the Nazi concentration camp of Flossenbuerg: the image seems real at first but is part of a wave of AI-generated content about the Holocaust.
Who Owns TikTok in the US Now?
Published on 23/01/2026
» NEW YORK - TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has just spun out an American venture to operate the popular video app in the United States. The deal, announced on Thursday, is part of an effort to comply with a 2024 federal law that aimed to separate TikTok from ByteDance to address national security concerns over the app’s ties to Beijing.
Dairy giants recall infant formula after contamination scare
Published on 22/01/2026
» Three of the world’s largest dairy companies are recalling and blocking batches of infant milk formula after a contamination scare that began with Nestle widened on Wednesday to the French groups Danone and Lactalis.
Hundreds swim, float at Bondi Beach to honour shooting victims
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» SYDNEY - Many hundreds plunged into the ocean off Australia's Bondi Beach on Friday, forming a massive floating circle to honour the 15 people shot and killed at a Jewish festival.