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Sri Lanka on Wednesday passed legislation imposing hefty jail sentences on social media users for posts the authorities deem false or a threat to national security. The main opposition said the law was aimed at stifling dissent ahead of presidenti..
Netflix experienced a surge in new sign-ups towards the end of last year as customers, prompted by the company's efforts to curb password-sharing, opted to establish individual accounts. In the last quarter of the year, the streaming giant, Ne..
Swedish brand apologises after advertisement campaign in Australia prompts backlash online. The Swedish fashion giant, H&M, withdrew an advertisement for school clothing in response to complaints of sexualizing underage girls. The campaign ..
Canada has said it will cap the number of foreign students admitted to the country for two years in an attempt to address pressure on housing and healthcare in the country. Canada plans to limit the admission of foreign students for a two-year per..
Police in violence-plagued Ecuador arrested 68 people Sunday who had attempted to take over a hospital in the country's southwest in the midst of a "war" between drug gangs and the security forces. The arrests occurred amid a "w..
Pakistan said Thursday it had carried out strikes against militant targets in Iran, after Tehran launched attacks on Pakistani territory earlier this week. Iranian state media reported three women and four children were killed in explosions in the..
A US-bound ANA plane had to return to Tokyo after a passenger bit a cabin attendant mid-flight, the Japanese carrier said Wednesday. The passenger, reportedly a 55-year-old man believed to be American, sunk his teeth into crew member's arm whi..
China's population has declined for a second consecutive year, underscoring concerns about the future growth of the world's second-largest economy. Data released on Wednesday indicated a population of 1.409 billion at the conclusion of 202..
Climate change has caused Greenland's ice sheet to lose 20 percent more ice than previously thought, according to research published Wednesday that used satellite imagery to track the retreat of glaciers over the past four decades. Previous st..