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EU users to have more power over Facebook, Instagram content

EU users to have more power over Facebook, Instagram content

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will have greater control over how they view content, Meta said on Tuesday, as platforms take steps to meet imminent stricter European Union rules. Under a landmark EU law, digital giants will be forced to more aggressively police content online to protect users, especially against hate speech and disinformation. The web...

World | 2023-08-22 22:22

Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile

Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile

BANGKOK (AFP) - Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile and was immediately jailed, just hours before his party's candidate was elected prime minister. The Supreme Court ordered the 74-year-old billionaire to serve eight years on old graft charges, though it is not clear how much time he will serve behind bars, as his Pheu...

World | 2023-08-22 21:48

Real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin wins vote to become Thailand's 30th prime minister

Real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin wins vote to become Thailand's 30th prime minister

BANGKOK (AP) - A populist Thai party linked to former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra won a vote in parliament to lead the country, hours after the divisive former leader returned from years of self-imposed exile and began an eight-year prison sentence. Real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin's victory, with 482 votes out of 727 lawmakers present, ends months of suspense, legal...

World | 2023-08-22 21:48

Hong Kong to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release

Hong Kong to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release

Hong Kong will ban "aquatic products" from 10 Japanese prefectures, a government minister said Tuesday, after city leader John Lee condemned Tokyo's plans to release water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.

World | 2023-08-22 21:44

Opposition party, civic groups up in arms over Japan's imminent Fukushima wastewater discharge

China demands halt to dumping of Fukushima cooling water into Pacific

China demands halt to dumping of Fukushima cooling water into Pacific

China has called on Japan to cancel the planned discharge of treated cooling water from the Fukushima nuclear ruin into the sea. Tokyo announced on Tuesday the controversial dumping was set to begin on Thursday, despite opposition from fishermen, citizens and environmental groups.

World | 2023-08-22 21:34

Opposition party, civic groups up in arms over Japan's imminent Fukushima wastewater discharge

Gym punished for performing 'zombie taekwondo'

Gym punished for performing 'zombie taekwondo'

A Shenzhen-based taekwondo gym has been punished by the Chinese Taekwondo Association after performing 'zombie taekwondo' in Qing Dynasty zombie costumes at a world taekwondo competition in Korea.

World | 2023-08-22 15:49

France issues 'red alert' over heatwave in south

France issues 'red alert' over heatwave in south

France on Monday afternoon issued a "red alert" for four southern regions amid a spell of excessively hot weather, with temperatures expected to peak at 41 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Rhone valley.

World | 2023-08-22 10:43

Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash

Moon landing anticipation builds for India after Russia's crash

India's space agency on Monday released images its spacecraft took of the far side of the moon as it headed for an attempted landing on the lunar south pole, just days after the failure of a Russian lander.

World | 2023-08-22 10:27

Trump faces $200,000 bond, order not to make threats, in Georgia election case

Trump faces $200,000 bond, order not to make threats, in Georgia election case

Donald Trump will face a $200,000 bond and orders not to send threatening social media messages as the former U.S. president awaits trial in Georgia on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, a court filing on Monday showed.

World | 2023-08-22 10:21

BRICS expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order

BRICS expansion hopefuls seek to rebalance world order

An expansion of the BRICS bloc under consideration at a summit this week has attracted a motley crew of potential candidates - from Iran to Argentina - with one thing in common: a desire to level a global playing field many consider rigged against them.

World | 2023-08-22 10:21

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