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Cambodia says nearly 200 scam centres closed
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2026
» KAMPOT, Cambodia - Cambodia has closed almost 200 scam centres in a crackdown on transnational fraud in recent weeks, a senior government official said, with authorities providing rare access to one centre in a bid to show they are tackling the sophisticated operations targeting people across the globe.
'Artists of steel': Japanese swords forge new fanbase
AFP, Published on 11/02/2026
» MISATO, SAITAMA (JAPAN) - Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
'Schitt's Creek' star Catherine O'Hara dead at 71
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Emmy-winning actress Catherine O'Hara, who starred in "Schitt's Creek" and "Home Alone," has died at the age of 71, her management agency said Friday.
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.
McDonald’s pulls AI Christmas ad in Netherlands
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» THE HAGUE - The restaurant chain McDonald’s has pulled an AI-generated Christmas commercial in the Netherlands after it was widely criticised online.
Ukraine ministers resign over major corruption scandals
AFP, Published on 13/11/2025
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine's energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country's energy sector.
Trump sues Wall Street Journal for article on note to Epstein
New York Times, Published on 19/07/2025
» NEW YORK — United States President Donald Trump on Friday accused Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal of defaming him in an article about a lewd birthday greeting that the publication said Trump had sent to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein decades ago.
Utopia and fragile democracy at Art Basel fair
AFP, Published on 22/06/2025
» BASEL (SWITZERLAND) - This year's Art Basel, the world's top contemporary art fair, paints a portrait of a troubled planet, with works embodying the relentless pursuit of happiness and the fragility of democracies.
Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» XINGYI (CHINA) - Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming's ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts into the sky in southwestern China, a teetering monument to one man's stubbornness.
Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot
AFP, Published on 05/05/2025
» BRASíLIA - Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.