Funny old world: The week’s offbeat news
From a disastrous leadership election to some not-very-smart AI… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
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From a disastrous leadership election to some not-very-smart AI… Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world.
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Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States,…
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Germany's antitrust regulator said Wednesday it had shelved an investigation into Google's News Showcase service, after the tech giant made "important…
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The US Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a "major scientific breakthrough" this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had…
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The energy crisis is fueling an acceleration of the rollout of renewable power, raising hopes for efforts to meet ambitious targets against global warming, the…
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A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to prolong his…
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Millions of Filipino consumers may take the brunt of the impending power rate hike following the Court of Appeals' issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order…
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After several weeks of increases, the prices of petroleum products in the domestic pumps will be on a decline this week starting Tuesday, 22 November.
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Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group seized counterfeit apparel items worth P1.3 million and arrested four persons in a raid at a…
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Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.6 percent year-on-year in October, the government said Friday, the highest level in four decades due largely to rising…
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Solar Philippines Nueva Ecija Corporation, a unit of Leviste's Solar Philippines, has changed its corporate name to SP New Energy Corporation to reflect its…
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The regulatory agency also warned the power transmission provider it may lose its legislative franchise if it incurs more violations
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Conglomerate San Miguel Corporation's "strong fundamentals" isn't what it has been painted to have, owing to bad business decisions that resulted in…
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Numerous posts on social media blame climate-change policies for the surge in energy prices. AFP Fact Check asked experts whether the claim stands up.
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National Capital Region Police Office Chief BGen Jonnel Estomo on 15 October apologized for an incident GMA 7 reporter JP Soriano recounted on Twitter, in…
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The Department of Energy on Monday assured that the country has sufficient supply for the rest of the year, but it warned that consumers may experience power…
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Anna Sorokin, the young Russian-German woman who bilked wealthy New Yorkers while pretending to be an heiress herself, has said she would fight deportation to…
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signed a law Monday requiring mobile users to provide personal details when buying a SIM card, a regulation aimed at…
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