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EU tells TikTok to change ‘addictive’ design
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» BRUSSELS - The European Union said on Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its “addictive design” or risk heavy fines, after the Chinese-owned platform was found in breach of the bloc’s digital content rules.
Dalai Lama wins Grammy award for best audio book, angering China
Kyodo News, Published on 02/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES — The Dalai Lama on Sunday won a Grammy award for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording, triggering backlash from China, which views him as a separatist seeking to split Tibet from the country.
AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» LAS VEGAS — Beyond smart watches and rings, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available -- from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning application that helps spot cancer.
'Remove her clothes': Global backlash over Grok sexualised images
AFP, Published on 06/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk's AI tool Grok faced growing international backlash on Monday for generating sexualised deepfakes of women and minors, with the European Union joining the condemnation and Britain warning of an investigation.
EU 'seriously looking' into Musk's Grok AI over sexual deepfakes of minors
AFP, Published on 05/01/2026
» BRUSSELS — The European Commission said Monday it is "very seriously looking" into complaints that Elon Musk's AI tool Grok is being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit childlike images.
Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» KABUL - When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."
Private hometown funeral for Italian fashion legend Armani
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» RIVALTA TREBBIA, Italy - Close friends and family of late fashion legend Giorgio Armani paid their final respects on Monday at a small, private funeral in the village in northern Italy where his parents are buried.
Hometown funeral for Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani
AFP, Published on 08/09/2025
» RIVALTA TREBBIA (ITALY) - The private funeral of fashion legend Giorgio Armani was set to take place Monday in a picturesque village near Piacenza, in the northern Italian region where the designer grew up.
Bangkok to open new street food hub
News, Online Reporters, Published on 14/08/2025
» Bangkok, famed for its vibrant street food scene, is set to open a new street food hub, Hawker Centre, beside Lumphini Park in early 2026.
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".