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Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media
The government leaders had been discussing for months setting a limit, considering options from 14 to 16 years of …
Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 24 people dead in flooding and landslides
While thousands of villagers, who were trapped in floodwaters, have been rescued by government forces, many more needed to be saved Thursday in the Bicol regio…
Floods in Philippines kill at least 9 and trap others on roofs as storm approaches
The storm was last tracked about 175 kilometers east of Echague town in the province of Isabela. It had strengthened with sustained winds of 95 kph per hour an…
South Korea warns it can send arms to Ukraine after reports of North's troops in Russia
Possible steps include diplomatic, economic and military options, and South Korea could consider sending both defensive and offensive weapons to Ukraine, a sen…
Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines
A survey of over 10,000 schools carried out between 2023 and 2024 found that junk food was available in 98% of them, with sugary drinks in 95% and soft drinks …
Cuba’s grid goes offline amid a massive blackout and after a major power plant fails
Various calls by The Associated Press seeking to clarify the extent of the blackout on Friday weren’t answered
Israel confirms that Hamas' top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza
An Israeli security official said it appeared that the man who turned out to be Sinwar was killed in a battle, not in a planned targeted airstrike.
Private forums show Canadian doctors struggle with euthanizing vulnerable patients
When Canada legalized assisted dying in 2016, officials said they wanted to reduce suffering and support individual autonomy and freedom of choice — and polls …
Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor
“This was totally unexpected,” said study co-author Sabine Gollner with the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research.
China deploys record 125 warplanes in large scale military drill in warning to Taiwan
Taiwan's Presidential Office also called on China to “cease military provocations that undermine regional peace and stability and stop threatening Taiwan’s dem…
One Tech Tip: Here's what you need to do before and after your phone is stolen or lost
There are things you can do to make it less painful if your phone is stolen. Because some of these features are more technical in nature, people often overlook…
What to know about Israel's ground invasion in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military began what they called a “limited, localized and targeted ground raids” in southern Lebanon on Oct. 1
The death toll in a gang attack on a small Haitian town rises to 115, a local official says
Survivors have questioned why authorities did not do anything to stop the attack since the gang had warned in a video posted on social media that it planned to…
Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Hinton predicted that AI will end up having a “huge influence” on civilization, bringing improvements in productivity and health care.
War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press Israel’s campaigns on all sides, the military bombarded southern Lebanon with more than 120 strikes in an h…
Israel says Iran has fired missiles, warns residents to shelter in place
Israel and the United States have warned there would be severe consequences in the event of an attack on Israel from Iran, which backs the militant group Hezbo…