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Japan, South Korea leaders drum up viral moment with K-pop jam
AFP, Published on 14/01/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played two K-pop songs during a post-summit drumming session with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who joked he felt "a little awkward" in front of the former heavy metal band member.
Study finds women have higher genetic risk of depression
AFP, Published on 08/10/2025
» SYDNEY - Women are genetically at higher risk of clinical depression than men, Australian researchers found in a study published Wednesday that could change how the disorder is treated.
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.
Terror threat to Singapore 'remains high'
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2025
» SINGAPORE — The terrorism threat to Singapore remains high, said its home affairs ministry in a report released on Tuesday, pointing to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict and "continued traction of radical narratives".
US baby with rare illness treated with tailor-made gene edit
AFP, Published on 16/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - A US infant with a rare condition has become history's first patient to be treated with a personalised gene-editing technique that raises hopes for other people with obscure illnesses, doctors said Thursday.
Meta ending fact-checking programme in US
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - The social media giant Meta is slashing its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking programme, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.
Trump returns to world stage at Notre-Dame reopening
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2024
» PARIS - US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the world stage on Saturday to join leaders for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, still a private citizen but already preparing to tackle a host of international crises.
Deepfakes deceive voters from India to Indonesia before polls
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2024
» LONDON - Divyendra Singh Jadoun was busy making artificial intelligence-based visual effects and voice clones for film and television in India, when he began getting calls from politicians: could he create AI videos, or deepfakes, for their election campaign?
Colombian cannabis industry withering
By Nelson Bocanegra, Reuters, Published on 22/12/2023
» SUBACHOQUE, Colombia - More than 17 acres of land owned by a Colombian-Canadian company near Bogota were once meant to grow 25 varieties of cannabis, but over the past year weeds have overtaken greenhouses and 200 of its 218 employees have been fired.
Paris airports under intense pressure for Olympics
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» PARIS - Paris' airports face a double challenge during the Olympics next year -- already under huge pressure, they will also be the first impression that many foreign visitors get of the Games.