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San Francisco (AFP) – Photo sharing platform Instagram said on Thursday it was starting to trial a tool that relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to confirm the age of users in the United States. Lawmakers across the world have been vocal in demandin…

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian forces prepared Friday to retreat from the strategic city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fierce fighting, a setback that could pave the way for Russia to seize a larger swath of eastern Ukraine.  The announcement came …

San Francisco (AFP) – Google has agreed to pay for ramped-up Wikipedia services, part of a growing trend for the US tech giant to strike commercial deals with other web companies. The Wikimedia Foundation, the charity that oversees the online encyclope…

Washington (AFP) – The US economy remains strong but a series of aggressive rate hikes meant to cool soaring inflation could eventually trigger a recession, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned Wednesday. Powell, whose testimony before senator…

New York (AFP) – US health authorities are expected to order Juul Labs to stop selling e-cigarettes in the world’s biggest economy, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The announcement, which could come as early as Wednesday, follows a two-year…

Miami (AFP) – Officials arrived in Miami Wednesday to investigate a passenger jet that caught fire as it touched down at the US city’s international airport, forcing more than 100 people to flee the burning and mangled aircraft. Three people were hospi…

Los Angeles (AFP) – Bill Cosby sexually assaulted a teenager at the Playboy Mansion almost 50 years ago, a jury in California found Tuesday, in the first civil ruling against the veteran entertainer following dozens of allegations. Judy Huth, now aged …

Washington (AFP) – US senators unveiled a bill Tuesday addressing the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the country as they locked down a narrow set of reforms that were nevertheless hailed as the first significant firearms controls in a generation. Th…

Needham (United States) (AFP) – US hospitals, clinics and pharmacies began vaccinating the nation’s youngest children against Covid-19 on Tuesday, a milestone that was welcomed by parents eager to protect kids from the worst impacts of the virus. Rollo…

San Francisco (AFP) – A transgender child of Elon Musk has asked a California court to recognize her as female and change her name as part of a new gender identity and to sever ties with the billionaire, records show. A hearing is set for Friday in Los…