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Regulator warns AI firms over age checks
Regulator warns AI firms over age checks

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia's internet regulator has warned it could move against search engines and app stores that provide access...

Ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction quashed by Hong Kong court
Ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction quashed by Hong Kong court

HONG KONG: Onetime media magnate Jimmy Lai won a rare victory in his legal battles when a Hong Kong appellate court on February 27...

Update: Chinese economy remarkably resilient in 2025: report
Update: Chinese economy remarkably resilient in 2025: report

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese economy has proved remarkably resilient over the past year, according to a government work...

Update: China sets 2026 economic growth target at 4.5-5 pct
Update: China sets 2026 economic growth target at 4.5-5 pct

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent this year and will strive for better in practice,...

China: Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hits Xinjiang
China: Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hits Xinjiang

Xinjiang [China], March 5 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck China's Xinjiang on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology...

Daily World Briefing, March 5
Daily World Briefing, March 5

China's top political advisory body starts annual session The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National...

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U.S. torpedoes ship in Indian Ocean, abandons survivors
U.S. torpedoes ship in Indian Ocean, abandons survivors

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The U.S. Navy has sunk an Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean, extending its unilateral war on Iran into Southeast...

US agencies phase out Anthropic under Trump order
US agencies phase out Anthropic under Trump order

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. State Department has begun transitioning from Anthropic's AI systems to OpenAI, as more federal agencies...

Cher’s son arrested for trespass, simple assault in New Hampshire
Cher’s son arrested for trespass, simple assault in New Hampshire

CONCORD, New Hampshire: Music icon Cher's son was arrested late last week after police said he behaved aggressively at a private high...

Cardinal carried phone into Pope Leo’s election conclave, book says
Cardinal carried phone into Pope Leo’s election conclave, book says

VATICAN CITY: A book just released on the election of Pope Leo as the head of the Catholic Church last May has revealed a massive security...

Middle East airspace shutdown traps thousands
Middle East airspace shutdown traps thousands

ABU DHABI/DUBAI/DOHA/DHAKA: Hundreds of thousands of travelers were left stranded on March 1 as escalating strikes involving the United...

Currency notes litter ground as plane crashes in Bolivia, killing 15
Currency notes litter ground as plane crashes in Bolivia, killing 15

LA PAZ, Bolivia: Currency notes littered the ground when a cargo plane carrying cash crashed on February 27 near the Bolivian capital,...