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Australia threatens fines for social media giants enabling misinformation
SYDNEY - Australia said it will fine internet platforms up to 5% of their global revenue for failing to prevent the spread of...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Thailand's new PM outlines policies to parliament as consumer mood drops
BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday outlined her government's policy agenda to parliament, headlined by...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-Countries donate mpox vaccines to combat outbreak in Africa
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, after the World Health...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Hanoi flooded by swollen river as Typhoon Yagi leaves 179 dead
HANOI - Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters rose to a 20-year high,...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Factbox-SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission: Who are the astronauts doing the spacewalk?
The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission carried out its spacewalk on Thursday with two astronauts emerging out of the capsule in Earth's orbit,...
Sep 13, 20243 min read
UK's Lammy sets out further financial support for Ukraine during Kyiv visit
LONDON - British foreign minister David Lammy said on Wednesday Britain would provide a further 600 million pounds ($781 million) of...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Clashes outside Argentina Congress after pension hike blocked
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine protesters clashed with police outside the country's Congress on Wednesday, after lower house lawmakers voted to...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
In triumph for Mexico's outgoing president, lawmakers finalize courts overhaul
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate early Wednesday approved a sweeping judicial reform that will overhaul the country's judiciary by electing...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
While Trump touts his debate performance, allies, donors and advisers lament it
Some Republican officials, donors and advisers said Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, had botched his debate with...
Sep 13, 20243 min read
UN chief says lack of accountability on UN staff killings in Gaza 'unacceptable'
UNITED NATIONS - A lack of accountability for the killing of United Nations staff and humanitarian aid workers in the Gaza Strip is...
Sep 13, 20244 min read
At least six killed as Israeli raids in West Bank continue
TUBAS, West Bank - Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinians in separate incidents in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, as...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
In Kyiv, US and UK diplomats offer aid but no breakthrough on strikes into Russia
KYIV - The U.S. and British foreign ministers met President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday on a visit interrupted by air raid warnings,...
Sep 13, 20243 min read
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