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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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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The low-pressure area which was tracked over the Eastern Visayas is seen to develop into a tropical depression within 72 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric,…
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Hungary's failing schools are becoming the focus of swelling protests, with pupils and parents backing teachers sacked for rebelling over…
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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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A Singapore court on Wednesday jailed and fined an OnlyFans star in a case his lawyer said indicated authorities will not tolerate the sharing of explicit…
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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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The Department of Health on Tuesday warned the public about the potential measles outbreak in the early part of 2023 should the immunization rate continue to…
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Dahil sa pagpo-post umano sa social media ng fake news tungkol sa mga kidnapping incidents ay kinasuhan ng mga awtoridad ang isang ginang sa Baguio City nitong…
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Pressure ratcheted up on President Vladimir Putin as his decision to send reservists to Ukraine triggered spreading protests and hundreds of arrests at home,…
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The peso exchange rate went down by 0.08 or 0.1 percent, closing at 57.48 against the US dollar on Tuesday, after earlier reaching a new intraday record high…
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After gaining slightly on Thursday, the Philippine peso plunged to its lowest on Friday, closing at P57.43 versus the United States dollar.
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Some Luzon residents experienced brownout on Monday after the power grid was placed under "red alert" due to unplanned power plant outages,…
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The peso once again plunged to an all-time low for the fourth straight trading day, closing at 57.135 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
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Malacañang will soon have its own team of fact-checkers to fight fake news on social media platforms.
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