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New Mexico jury finds Meta liable for endangering children
AFP, Published on 25/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found social media giant Meta liable for endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators on its platforms and other dangers.
Bitter pill: Cuba runs low on life-saving medicines
AFP, Published on 09/07/2025
» HAVANA - Cuban Jessica Rodriguez never knows if she will find the medicines that keep her four-year-old son alive in a country that has all but run out of essential drugs.
Thai arrested at Hong Kong music festival for alleged drug offences
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/06/2024
» HONG KONG - A 34-year-old Thai woman and a local man, 33, were arrested at a Hong Kong music festival over the weekend for allegedly possessing illegal narcotics and drug-taking equipment, police said on Monday.
Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin to be dropped: lawyer
AFP, Published on 21/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin over a fatal shooting on a movie set are to be dropped, his lawyer and sources to US media said Thursday, as newly appointed special prosecutors take over the case.
Shots fired at Messi family store, threatening message left for star
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» ROSARIO (ARGENTINA) - In the dead of night, two men fired shots at a closed supermarket belonging to the family of Lionel Messi's wife, before leaving a threatening message on the ground aimed at the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Massive power cut plunges Argentina into dark for hours
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - A major power outage crippled several of Argentina's provinces on Wednesday, including parts of Buenos Aires, plunging millions of people into darkness for at least two hours as summer temperatures soared, officials said.
Two decades of deadly gun violence in US schools
AFP, Published on 25/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - Fourteen students and a teacher were shot dead Tuesday when an 18-year-old gunman opened fire at their Texas elementary school, the latest in the United States' relentless cycle of school mass shootings.
Baldwin 'reckless' in fatal film set shooting: new lawsuit
AFP, Published on 18/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: US actor Alec Baldwin "chose to play Russian roulette" with safety in the minutes leading up to the fatal movie set shooting of a cinematographer, a new lawsuit alleged Wednesday.
Man who handed Baldwin loaded gun breaks silence
AFP, Published on 02/11/2021
» LOS ANGELES: The crew member who handed Alec Baldwin the loaded gun that killed a cinematographer on the set of "Rust" expressed his shock and sadness Monday, in his first public comments since the tragedy.
'Rust' tragedy highlights strain on film crews to 'get it done'
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES - With a surge in demand for new content stretching productions thinner than ever, some film sets are under intense pressure to cut corners to just "get it done," industry insiders said in the wake of the "Rust" tragedy.