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EU Parliament pushes for age limits on social media

The European Parliament called on Wednesday (November 26) for the European Union to set minimum ages for children to access social media, to combat a rise in mental health problems among adolescents from excessive exposure.

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Nigeria's mass school kidnappings expose Tinubu's security struggles

The abduction of more than 300 pupils from a school in northern Nigeria last week underscores President Bola Tinubu's faltering security efforts, now under heightened scrutiny since U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action ...

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Floods kill dozens in Thailand as Indonesia braces for more rain

The Thai military evacuated patients from a submerged southern city as the death toll from some of the region’s worst floods in years climbed to dozens, while Indonesia braced for more rain as the tropical cyclone moved towards the count...

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UK's Reeves hikes taxes in budget plan to boost fiscal buffer

Britain's government will have more than double its previous buffer for meeting its fiscal targets, due in large part to tax rises, according to estimates by the country's fiscal watchdog published on its website ahead of finance ministe...

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Europe court says same-sex marriages should be recognized across bloc

The EU's highest court ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.

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Using AI to cast a fresh eye on an ancient Jewish archive

Researchers are training an artificial intelligence model to read and transcribe a massive repository of medieval Jewish texts known as the Cairo Geniza, hoping for a deeper understanding of a vanished world.

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AI robot boats plants 'baby corals' across the Great Barrier Reef

Australia's marine science agency is testing an AI‑guided "Deployment Guidance System" to help restore the Great Barrier Reef by precisely dropping "baby corals." It uses autonomous boats, real‑time seafloor imaging, and onboard AI to cu...

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Brazil's Bolsonaro to start 27-year prison sentence for coup plot

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 25) ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to begin a prison sentence of more than 27 years for plotting a coup in 2022, according to a court document.

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Lebanese Christians pray papal visit keeps religion in Middle East

After decades of conflict, residents of the Christian town of Rmeich in Lebanon's war-battered south hope Pope Leo's upcoming trip to their country will bring peace - and the strength to stay as the region's Christian communities dwindle.

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Former popemobile turned into mobile clinic for Gaza children

A vehicle used by the late Pope Francis during a visit to Bethlehem more than a decade ago has been transformed into a mobile health clinic that Christian leaders hope will soon be used to provide care to Palestinian children in Gaza.

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Why are tensions flaring again between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Tensions flared between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Tuesday as the Taliban accused Pakistani forces of air strikes in eastern Afghanistan, which killed 9 children and a woman, and injured four others.

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French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidency

French pollsters Odoxa have for the first time found that far-right leader Jordan Bardella would win the next presidency if an election were held now. But it said being the favorite to win the elections scheduled for 2027 was no guarante...

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Can algae bioreactors replace oil? Sydney firm makes the case

Nick Hazell is backing the smallest organisms - algae - to build a cleaner economy. His Sydney startup, Algenie, touts a helical photobioreactor and AI‑powered strain optimization to grow algae cheaply at industrial scale, supplying plas...

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BBC board chief defends response to bias allegations

The chair of the BBC board told British lawmakers during a committee hearing on Monday (November 24) that the handling of reports of bias at the public broadcaster had not been chaotic.

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Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire

The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, said late on Monday (November 24) that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce in its conflict with the country's arm...

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China launches first emergency mission to Tiangong space station

China's first emergency space launch entered orbit after blasting off on Tuesday (November 25), as the country looks to plug safety risks at its crewed space station after a vessel was damaged in orbit earlier this month.

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Scientists fight to save fish old as the dinosaurs from extinction

In Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, a rare fish that dates back to the dinosaur era is on the brink of extinction. Scientists are racing to save the manjuari before it disappears forever.

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Pentagon threatens to prosecute Senator Mark Kelly with Navy recall

The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after it received "serious allegations of misconduct" against the senator.

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Divisive U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza aid group ends operations

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the U.S.- and Israeli-backed organization to distribute aid in Gaza, said on Monday (November 24) it was ending its operations after months of criticism over the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians trying...

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Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into a ceasefire

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Finland clings to happiness crown despite economic gloom deepening

Finland is grappling with economic stagnation, rising joblessness and strained public finances, but still managed to secure the title of world's happiest country for the eighth year in a row in this year's annual World Happiness Report.

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Thanksgiving shoppers say Trump 'killing us' on grocery prices

President Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to lower consumer prices that skyrocketed during Joe Biden's term, but some Americans are now calling him out for soaring living costs that's forced them to seek help from food pantries.

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Kremlin rejects revised European peace plan to end war in Ukraine

The Kremlin on Monday (November 24) said that a European counter-proposal to a U.S. 28-point peace plan for Ukraine was not constructive and that it simply did not work for Moscow.

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Voters seek stability in Guinea-Bissau presidential race

Coup-prone Guinea-Bissau voted on Sunday (November 23) in presidential and legislative elections, with President Umaro Sissoco Embalo in a tight contest to become the first leader in three decades to win a second consecutive term in the ...

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Young Australian content creators brace for social media ban

Australia’s under-16 social media ban starts December 10, and young influencers like 15-year-old Dimi Heryxlim worry it could cut off the communities they’ve built online.

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Toxic mining threatens Southeast Asia's rivers, and communities

Pollution from rare earth mining in Myanmar is tainting rivers in Southeast Asia, threatening farmers, fishermen, and entire ecosystems downstream. One study found more than 2,400 mines across mainland Southeast Asia, many of them illega...

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Australian far-right senator sparks outrage by wearing burqa

Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson sparked outrage after she wore a burqa to parliament on Monday (November 24), the second time she has used the head garment, worn by some Muslim women, as a political prop to push for a nationa...

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Fifty out of more than 300 students kidnapped in Nigeria escape

Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school last week have escaped and have been reunited with their parents, the Catholic Church and Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday.

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DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter

U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has been disbanded with eight months remaining in its mandate, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor has told Reuters that the cost-cutting body now "doe...

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U.S. hails Ukraine peace talks progress but security questions remain

The United States and Ukraine said they had created an "updated and refined peace framework" to end the war with Russia that apparently modified an earlier plan drafted by the Trump administration which Kyiv and its allies saw as too sym...

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