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Trump officials sue to loosen DC’s gun laws
New York Times, Published on 23/12/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration sued Washington, DC, on Monday in an effort to loosen the city’s strict gun laws, the latest move in its effort to reimagine public safety in the nation’s capital, where it has deployed thousands of National Guard and other federal forces.
Deepfake political scam ads surging on Meta platforms
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Scammers are among the top political advertising spenders on Meta’s platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians — including President Donald Trump — to promote fake government benefits, a US watchdog group said Wednesday.
UK police say almost 900 arrests made at Palestine Action demo
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» LONDON - A total of 890 people were arrested in London during a protest this weekend in support of the banned group Palestine Action, the capital's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.
Trump, Xi have crossed wires on rare earths
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2025
» NEW YORK — The United States and China appear to have different understandings of what was agreed on rare earths at last month’s trade talks in Geneva, according to an expert on critical minerals policy.
Belgium's green light for red light workers
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» ANTWERP — A police station in the historic sailors' quarter of the Belgian port of Antwerp is surrounded by sex workers' neon-lit red-light windows.
Nose job boom in Iran where procedure can boost social status
AFP, Published on 08/04/2025
» TEHRAN - All of the women in Iranian model Azadeh's family have had nose surgeries, each feeling the pressure to conform with Western beauty standards in a country where female bodies are heavily policed.
Major UK media group quits ‘toxic’ X
Reuters, Published on 13/11/2024
» LONDON - The British news publisher the Guardian said on Wednesday it would no longer post to X, citing “disturbing content” on the social media platform, including racism and conspiracy theories.
Chinese-made phones are calling the shots in Africa as they beat global giants Samsung and Apple
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/03/2024
» Along the bustling Luthuli Avenue in downtown Nairobi, banners and billboards advertise mobile phones to the throng of shoppers passing by.
World's biggest jeweller stops using mined silver, gold
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2024
» LONDON - Pandora, the world's largest jeweller by amount of products sold, has stopped using mined silver and gold and now only manufactures with recycled precious metals, which require less energy to produce.
Musk picks ad exec Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO
AFP, Published on 13/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk has chosen top ad executive Linda Yaccarino to take the day-to-day reins of Twitter as he fights to reverse the tide at the struggling platform he bought for $44 billion last year.