UNICEF estimates 20 million children suffered online sexual abuse in one year
GENEVA, Sept 3 – About 20 million internet-using children across 21 countries were subjected to sexual exploitation or abuse on digital platforms in a single year, with most cases occurring…
Lake America? No way, Canadians say
Lake Ontario’s name has an Indigenous origin, well before Canada’s province of Ontario was formed. Read More
US Treasury issues US$1 coin with Trump’s face on it
The move runs counter to federal law that says no living president may appear on US currency. Read More
Mamdani imposes one-year ban on AI for most New York students
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said schools would halt the current use of about 40 educational tools in New York City classrooms. Read More
Trump says he will make ‘a lot of stops’ ahead of midterm elections
Sept 2 – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday told reporters that he planned extensive travel to states with high stakes races in the final month before the midterm elections…
Google escapes ad tech breakup in third Big Tech antitrust loss for US
A judge ruled that Google must make changes to address its advertising technology monopoly, but would not need to break up that business. Read More
The killing of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and its aftermath
Sept 2 – Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was cleared on Wednesday of masterminding the car bomb murder of prominent anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia nine years ago. Read More
Netanyahu says Israel ‘not retreating’ during Gaza visit
He vowed not to pull back troops despite a recent push by mediators to advance a ceasefire plan calling for Israel’s withdrawal. Read More
Kennedy Center removes ‘Blue’ sculpture as Trump presses on with Washington makeover
The sculpture had sat near where a tarp obscures the centre’s facade. Read More
Russia charges children’s hospice chief with spreading false war information
LONDON, Sept 2 – Russian investigators said on Wednesday they had detained children’s hospice founder Lida Moniava and charged her with deliberately spreading false information about the actions of Russian…