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Chile Approves Law Banning Smartphone Use By Children At School
Chile's parliament on Tuesday approved a law banning the use of smartphones by pupils on school premises, the latest country to restrict such access over concerns for children's mental and physical health.
"Null And Void": Trump Declares Biden's Autopen-Signed Documents Terminated
US President Donald Trump declared all official documents signed by his predecessor Joe Biden, using an autopen, "null, void, and of no further force or effect."
US Man Shocked After Spotting A Massive Black Bear Living Inside His Home: 'Couldn't Stop Shaking'
A California man discovered a 226-kg black bear living in the crawl space under his home after reviewing surveillance footage.
Explained: A Look At What Ukraine Peace Deal May Look Like
US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow for talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
Indian National Gets 2 Years Jail For $1.17 Million US Medicare Fraud
An Indian national who admitted to orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud through a Washington-based diagnostic lab was sentenced to two years in federal prison, US Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced.
"Aim To Elevate Cooperation With India": Putin Ahead Of New Delhi Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow aims to "elevate cooperation" with India and China to a "qualitatively new level."
Final Hillsborough report provides closure but not consequences
Failings of legal system mean 97 people were unlawfully killed, but no one will be held accountableWhen the Independent Office for Police Conduct published the final report on its mammoth investigation into the Hillsborough disaster, the response from bereaved families and survivors was conflicted.Some of the IOPC’s findings could be regarded as historic, in particular that 12 former officers would have had cases to answer for gross misconduct, including Peter Wright, the chief constable of South Yorkshire police at the time of the 1989 disaster. Continue reading...
Tesla privately warned UK that weakening EV rules would hit sales
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents revealBusiness live – latest updatesTesla privately warned the UK government that weakening electric vehicle rules would hit battery car sales and risk the country missing its carbon dioxide targets, according to newly revealed documents.The US electric carmaker, run by Elon Musk, also called for “support for the used-car market”, according to submissions to a government consultation earlier this year obtained by the Fast Charge, a newsletter covering electric cars. Continue reading...
YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s under-16s social media ban, with Lemon8 to also restrict access
Australia’s under-16s social media ban might take weeks to work but all platforms are on notice, government saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastYouTube will comply with the federal government’s under-16s social media ban, but its parent company Google has warned the laws “won’t keep teens safer online” and “fundamentally misunderstands” how children use the internet.But the communications minister, Anika Wells, said YouTube had a responsibility to keep its platform safe, calling its warnings “outright weird”. Continue reading...
Victorian Labor to introduce stand-alone coercive control offence in backflip to match opposition policy
Exclusive: Allan government acknowledges ‘more must be done’ and will introduce new offence despite insisting laws already protect against itFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Victorian government will introduce a stand-alone coercive control offence in 2026, marking a major policy reversal after the new opposition leader, Jess Wilson, made the reform her first election commitment.Wilson last week announced she would create the offence within her first 100 days in office if the Coalition wins the election in November 2026. Continue reading...
Search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to resume more than 11 years after plane went missing
The country’s transport ministry said the search would resume on 30 December and confirmed that US robotic company Ocean Infinity would take part The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume this month, the Malaysian transport ministry has said, more than a decade after the plane disappeared in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries.In a statement on Wednesday, the transport ministry confirmed the search would resume on 30 December, saying that US-based robotic company Ocean Infinity would recommence a search of the seabed over a period of 55 days, conducted intermittently. Continue reading...
YouTube Says Children To Be "Less Safe" Under Australia Social Media Ban
Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as "rushed" and unrealistic.
