China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate
HONG KONG, Jan 2 (Reuters) – China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
Elon Musk’s Grok is generating sexualized images of women and minorsPoliticians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India…
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Dec 26 (Reuters) – Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to…
Army chief says Switzerland can’t defend itself from full-scale attack
ZURICH, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Switzerland cannot defend itself against a full-scale attack and must boost military spending…
Three dead in Alawite protests on Syrian coast, local officials say
Item 1 of 5 People from the Alawite sect protest as they demand federalism and an end to…
Valencia coach Fernando Martin dies in Indonesia boat accident
Item 1 of 2 Rescue team members search for passengers missing since Friday night after a boat carrying…
Kosovo goes to polls in bid to end year-long political impasse
Voting underway in Kosovo’s second election of 2025Kurti seeks majority to end year-long political deadlockOpposition criticises Kurti’s handling…
Blast hits mosque during evening prayers in Nigeria’s Maiduguri, witness says
Item 1 of 2 People injured in an explosion during evening prayers at a mosque receive treatment at…
Discovery of a million more potential Epstein documents delays further releases
Dec 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has found more than a million more documents potentially tied…
White House orders military to focus on ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil
Item 1 of 2 A general view shows the White House on a cloudy day, in Washington, D.C.,…
Hundreds protest in New Delhi over killing of Hindu man in Bangladesh
Item 1 of 4 Activists from various Hindu groups scuffle with police during a protest against the lynching…
Third ‘Avatar’ film lights up global box offices
Dec 21 (Reuters) – Director James Cameron’s third “Avatar” movie kicked off its box office run with roughly…