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Australia to ban vape imports over child addiction concerns

https://youtube.com/shorts/S8bhpGEzr1c Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January 1, the government said Tuesday, slamming the devices as recreational…

Fast-fashion giant Shein applies to go public in US: report

Chinese-founded fast fashion giant Shein has confidentially applied to go public in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported…

UK confirms first human case of swine flu strain H1N2

LONDON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - UK public health officials on Monday said they had confirmed a first human case…

Merriam-Webster crowns ‘authentic’ as word of the year

WASHINGTON, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - In an age where forces from AI to Donald Trump have left Americans doubting…

TikTok owner ByteDance cuts hundreds of jobs in gaming division

BEIJING, Nov 27, 2023 (AFP) - Chinese tech giant and TikTok owner ByteDance is slashing hundreds of jobs in its…

President Putin says Russia must rival ‘dangerous’ Western AI

MOSCOW, Nov 24, 2023 (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West had a "dangerous" monopoly over…

Big in Japan: country’s tallest skyscraper opens in Tokyo

Japan's new tallest building opened in Tokyo on Friday, taking the title from an Osaka skyscraper. The 330-metre-high Azabudai Hills…

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully completes hot-fire test

The European Space Agency's Ariane 6 rocket successfully completed a dress rehearsal on Thursday, test-firing its engine in preparation for…

Venice to launch tourist tickets in 2024

Venice announced on Thursday that it would introduce a fee for day tourists to enter the city's overcrowded historic centre…

Half of Peru’s Andes glacier ice has melted: government

The Peruvian Andes' mountaintop ice, which represents most of the world's tropical glaciers, has lost more than half of its…

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