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Dozens arrested in global hit against AI’s child abuse

01-03-2025 LONDON: At least 25 arrests have been made during a worldwide operation against child abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union’s law enforcement organization Europol has said. The suspects were part of a criminal group whose members engaged in distributing fully AI-generated images of minors, according …

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Japan’s births fell to record low in 2024

28-02-2025 TOKYO: The number of babies born in Japan fell to a record low of 720,988 in 2024 for a ninth consecutive year of decline, the health ministry said on Thursday, underscoring the rapid ageing and dwindling of the population. Births were down 5% on the year, despite a range …

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UK grants fewer work visas but asylum claims soar

28-02-2025 LONDON: Britain granted far fewer visas to foreign workers last year than in 2023 after the introduction of stricter policies for health and social care workers, but asylum claims hit a record high, official data showed on Thursday. For years immigration has been one of the most contentious political …

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Annexed Ukraine territories ‘non-negotiable’: Russia

28-02-2025 MOSCOW: Russia rules out any negotiations involving five Ukrainian regions annexed since its invasion despite not fully controlling four of them. Russian and US diplomats meet in Turkiye to resolve disputes over the work of their respective embassies. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to a special EU …

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