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China drafts rules for using facial recognition data
Firms using facial recognition in China will be required to obtain consent or legal permission before collecting personal information, draft regulations released Tuesday said, while stipulating the rules would not apply to some bodies.
Ireland to bid farewell to singer Sinead O'Connor
A funeral service for Sinead O'Connor, the outspoken singer who rose to international fame in the 1990s, is to be held on Tuesday in the Irish seaside town of Bray.
Trump says prosecutors seeking to restrict his free speech rights
Donald Trump pushed back on Monday against a bid by government lawyers to restrict what he can share publicly about his historic prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
'Alarming' rise in kidnapping of Haiti children, women: UNICEF
Some 300 women and minors were kidnapped in Haiti by criminal gangs in the first half of this year, UNICEF said Monday, warning of a disturbing rise in abductions that leave "deep physical and psychological scars."
Three dead as firefighting helicopters collide in California
Three people died after two firefighting helicopters collided in the US state of California, causing one to crash into a hillside killing everyone on board, emergency officials said early Monday.
German arrested in France for holding wife captive for 12 years
French police on Monday said they had arrested a 55-year old German national after his wife was discovered naked and with broken bones following 12 years in captivity at the couple's home.
French billionaire Drahi feels 'betrayed' as graft claims swirl
With corruption claims threatening to engulf his global business empire, French-Israeli billionaire Patrick Drahi said Monday that he felt "betrayed and deceived" by a small group of his colleagues.
Death toll from Slovenia flooding climbs to six
The death toll from days of heavy rains and flooding in Slovenia has climbed to six, media reports said Monday, as clean-up operations continued with help from neighbouring countries.
Iran building collapse death toll rises to five: media
Five people including two policemen were killed and at least 11 others injured during the collapse of several buildings in Iran's capital, local media reported on Monday.
Spain on heat alert as wildfires burn
Three wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 hectares (2,470 acres) in Spain over the weekend were under control Monday but the country remained on high hot weather alert as it faced its third heatwave of the summer.
After heatwave, typhoon forces S. Korea to evacuate scout jamboree
Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree asked host South Korea Monday to "urgently" evacuate tens of thousands of children from their campsite ahead of a typhoon, just days after a heatwave caused mass scout illnesses.
South Korean jamboree to end early over typhoon warning
The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea will end early due to an approaching typhoon, organisers said Monday as they called for the government to "urgently" help with efforts to send tens of thousands of children home.
Swiss paper cutting artist takes the scissors to old ways
Marianne Dubuis stared intently through a magnifying glass, using a slim cutter to make tiny incisions in paper as she carved out delicate tableaux of life and human emotions.
Water-stressed Iraq dries up fish farms
Iraqi villager Omar Ziad gazes at the cracked and barren earth where his fish farm once stood, lost to water conservation efforts during a devastating four-year drought.
Mystery in Dubai as mega-wheel stops turning
Two years ago, Dubai's skyscraper-studded skyline welcomed a Ferris wheel touted as the world's largest, but it mysteriously stopped turning just months after opening.
Stranded migrants saved, but dozens missing off Italy in rough seas
At least 30 migrants are missing following two shipwrecks off the Italian island of Lampedusa, according to survivor testimony, as rescuers on Sunday winched to safety 34 others stranded on the rocks by rough seas.
South Korea will hold next Catholic youth festival: pope
Seoul in South Korea will host the next World Youth Day, a major Catholic youth festival, in 2027, Pope Francis said Sunday at the close of this year's event in Lisbon.
No sign of mass Pakistan protests after ex-PM Khan's jailing
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's three-year sentence for graft prompted scattered rallies around the country, but there was no sign of any mass uprising Sunday despite his call for supporters to protest.
Pope to wind up Portugal visit with big outdoor Mass
Pope Francis will celebrate an open-air Mass before a huge crowd on Sunday at a riverside park near Lisbon to wrap up an international jamboree of Catholic youth.
Pope's vigil in Portugal draws 1.5 million pilgrims
A sea of 1.5 million pilgrims packed a riverside park near Lisbon on Saturday for a vigil held by Pope Francis as part of a global Catholic youth festival.
At least 16 killed in landslide in Georgia
At least 16 people were killed and dozens were missing after a landslide at a resort town in northwestern Georgia, officials said Saturday.
Record floods 'worst natural disaster' in Slovenia in over 30 years: PM
Clean-up operations in Slovenia were in full flow Saturday after torrential rains and severe floods brought havoc to the Alpine country in its worst natural disaster since independence, officials said.
Dozens evacuated as wildfire spreads on Spain-France border
Firefighters said they evacuated more than 130 people as they fought Saturday to control a wildfire at Portbou on the Spanish border with France on the Mediterranean coast.
Lost in the Tunisia-Libya desert: one migrant's story
Pato looks at the picture on his phone. It shows him with his wife and daughter, all carefree smiles. "That's the last time we were happy," he says, completely traumatised.
Tens of thousands greet pope at Portugal's famed Fatima shrine
Tens of thousands of faithful cheered Pope Francis as he arrived Saturday in Fatima, a globally revered shrine devoted to the Virgin Mary, during a major Catholic youth jamboree being held in Portugal.
Pope heads to Portugal's Fatima shrine
Pope Francis will make a lightning visit to the shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Saturday as part of a major Catholic youth festival.
New York riot erupts as influencer touts game console giveaway
A New York gathering called by a popular online influencer drew an unexpectedly large crowd on Friday and degenerated into violence that left people injured, prompting a massive police turnout, authorities said.
Pope presides Way of Cross ceremony at youth festival
Pope Francis presided over a Way of the Cross reenactment at a Lisbon park on Friday before hundreds of thousands of flag-waving pilgrims, part of a global Catholic youth festival.
Hundreds protest as Lebanon marks 3 years since Beirut blast
Lebanon marked three years since one of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut with hundreds of protesters marching alongside victims' families Friday to demand long-awaited justice.
Russia jails Navalny for 19 years on extremism charges
Russia on Friday handed jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny 19 years behind bars on extremism charges, cementing a crackdown on voices critical of the ruling elite.
Man jailed over murder of boxer Tyson Fury's cousin
A 22-year-old man will serve at least 28 years in jail after being found guilty of murdering the cousin of boxing world champion Tyson Fury, a UK judge ruled Friday.
Ukrainians find 'bit of peace' at Catholic youth festival
At a global Catholic youth festival in Lisbon, Olena Shevchuk said she is getting a welcome break from the pain of the war in her native Ukraine.