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A view of the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, October 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
25 Mar, 2026 0

New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children's mental health, ordered to pay US$375 million

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on Tuesday that the social…
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo)
25 Mar, 2026 0

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury found Meta and YouTube liable Wednesday in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services,…
Activists wave Cuban and Palestinian flags from the vessel Maguro, arriving from Mexico with humanitarian aid as part of the "Nuestra America," or Our America convoy, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
24 Mar, 2026 0

Aid vessel arrives in Havana as Cuba’s economic and energy crises deepen

HAVANA (AP) — A ship bringing humanitarian aid to Cuba arrived in Havana on Tuesday loaded with solar panels, bicycles, food and medicine as the island’s economic and energy crises deepen. Some 30…
People stand around a military cargo plane that crashed after taking off from Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, a remote municipality in the Amazonian province of Putumayo, Monday, March 23, 2026.
23 Mar, 2026 0

Military plane with 125 aboard crashes in Colombia, at least 77 injured

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A military transport plane with 125 people on board, most of them soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in southwestern Colombia, injuring at least 77 people,…
An aerial view of a solar power plant in Ouarzazate, central Morocco.
23 Mar, 2026 0

Africa’s solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies

NAIROBI (AP): China’s decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out incentives for making battery storage equipment could push up the cost of solar installations in…
People gather to take part in a large anti-government protest in Prague, Czech Republic.
23 Mar, 2026 0

Tens of thousands of protesters rally in Prague against new gov’t

PRAGUE (AP): Tens of thousands of people protested in Prague on Saturday against the policies and plans of the new Czech government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. The protesters from…
Bison statues cast in bronze are on permanent display outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History.
23 Mar, 2026 0

America’s official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute

KEARNEY (AP): The national mammal of the United States is getting in on America’s 250th birthday celebration. Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a permanent display outside the…
Children look at their phones while sitting on the Malecón wall during a blackout in Havana, Cuba.
23 Mar, 2026 0

Power being restored after nationwide grid collapse

HAVANA (AP) Cuba began restoring its energy system on Sunday, a day after a nationwide collapse of the entire grid left millions of people in the dark for the third time this month. Some 72,000…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
23 Mar, 2026 0

Brazil’s president slams ‘interference’ in previously colonised countries

BOGOTA (AP) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticised what he called the return of a colonial approach toward developing nations during a summit in Colombia on Saturday, pointing to…