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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.
Tears and stunned silence at vigil for Swiss fire victims
AFP, Published on 02/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA (SWITZERLAND) - Hundreds gathered in silence in the freezing night in Crans-Montana on Thursday evening, laying flowers and lighting candles to remember those killed and injured in a horrific blaze as they celebrated the New Year.
Canterbury Cathedral graffiti exhibition asks questions of God
AFP, Published on 17/10/2025
» CANTERBURY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Forget the old adage that "cleanliness is next to godliness". Graffiti -- of a sort -- is now welcomed at the spiritual home of global Anglicanism in southeast England, to the ire of US Vice President JD Vance.
UK synagogue attacker: Briton of Syrian descent
AFP, Published on 04/10/2025
» LONDON - The attacker who targeted a British synagogue, Jihad al-Shamie, was a British citizen of Syrian descent who was on police bail for a rape charge, police said on Friday.
All smiles as Melania and Kate meet kids in first public event
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - They are two of the world's most high-profile women -- yet have carefully guarded their private lives.
Ex-Wales flanker Popham wants his day in court with rugby authorities
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» PARIS — Alix Popham, one of hundreds of former rugby players to bring a lawsuit against the sport's authorities for head injuries, said he wants his day in court so he can look in the face some of the officials "who are part of the reason why we are in the mess we are in."
Spanish youth ditch dating apps for 'real life' love
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» MADRID — Jilted on dating applications but undeterred in the quest for romance, 20 young singles gathered in Madrid, Spain, to share activities and flirtatious smiles in a rediscovery of real-life love.
Iran ‘hiring children to attack Israeli targets in Europe’
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2024
» A 15-year-old boy gets into a taxi outside Stockholm hiding a loaded gun and asks to be taken to the Israeli embassy. A 13-year-old in Gothenburg is caught firing shots at Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems. At the same facility, a 16-year-old helps to plant homemade explosives outside the main entrance.
For real life? 'Bluey' coming to the big screen
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Preschoolers and parents hooked on heartwarming animated series "Bluey" might want to take a "tactical wee" to avoid any excited accidents: there's going to be a film.
Malaysia charges 22 linked to Islamic firm GISB with organised crime
Reuters, Published on 23/10/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia charged 22 people linked to an Islamic conglomerate, including its chief executive, on Wednesday for organised crime, according to court documents and the company's lawyer.