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ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen's death
ChatGPT to get parental controls after teen's death

American artificial intelligence firm OpenAI said Tuesday it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a week after an American couple said the system encouraged their teenaged son to kill himself.

September 02, 2025

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Scrap nukes, urges director Bigelow with new thriller at Venice
Scrap nukes, urges director Bigelow with new thriller at Venice

The world needs to be "much more informed" and reduce its nuclear stockpile, US director Kathryn Bigelow said Tuesday as the Oscar winner's latest film about an imminent strike on the United States was set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

September 02, 2025

UN mobilises response after Sudan landslide kills hundreds
UN mobilises response after Sudan landslide kills hundreds

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan's Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.

September 02, 2025

Bubble burst: French winemaker jailed for huge champagne fraud
Bubble burst: French winemaker jailed for huge champagne fraud

A French winemaker who made and sold thousands of bottles of fake champagne in an elaborate scam involving carbonating Spanish wine was jailed Tuesday.

September 02, 2025

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Fresh quake hits disaster-struck Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400
Fresh quake hits disaster-struck Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400

A fresh 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the east of Afghanistan on Tuesday, jolting a region still struggling with the aftermath of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed 1,400 people.

September 02, 2025

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Scramble for survivors as Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400
Scramble for survivors as Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400

A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more, the Taliban government said on Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.

September 02, 2025