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A new era for Canada-China relations? Prime Minister Carney's visit signals change
BEIJING (AP) — On the first trip by a Canadian leader to China in eight years, both sides are signaling the start of an era of better relations.China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, meeting his Canadian counterpart on Thursday, described Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit this week as a turning point that is expected to open up new prospects for the relationship, a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said.
Anita Anand, the Canadian foreign minister, told Wang that Carney looks forward to setting the course for the development of relations and restarting dialogue in... Read More
Another construction crane collapse in Thailand kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailment
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people on Thursday, a day after another crane fell on a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand and killed 32 people.The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery leading from Bangkok — has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal.
The crane collapsed at part of the road project in Samut Sakhon province, trapping two vehicles in the wreckage, according to the government’s Public Relations... Read More
Aimed at the growing number of young Chinese who live alone, a new app asks: âAre you dead?'
BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter.It's called, simply, “Are You Dead?"
In a vast country whose young people are increasingly on the move, the new, one-button app — which has taken the country by digital storm this month — is essentially exactly what it says it is. People who live alone in far-off cities and may be at risk — or just perceived as such by friends or relatives — can push an outsized green circle on... Read More
Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it's illegal, X says
BANGKOK (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok won’t be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal, according to a statement posted on X.The announcement late Wednesday followed a global backlash over sexualized images of women and children, including bans and warnings by some governments.
The pushback included an investigation announced Wednesday by the state of California into the proliferation of nonconsensual sexually explicit material produced using Grok.
Initially, media queries about the problem... Read More
Coco Gauff and Venus Williams set for potential Australian Open meeting in 2nd round
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Coco Gauff and Venus Williams could meet in the second round of the Australian Open, another potential chapter in a tennis tale that started with a 15-year-old on her Grand Slam debut beating a seven-time major winner at Wimbledon.Gauff thanked Williams for being such an inspiration for her career after that win at the All England Club in 2019, saying “I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for her.”
She followed it up with a first-round win at the Australian Open in 2020.
Now she’s the No. 3 seed and a two-time major winner... Read More
Top Stories
- Another construction crane collapse in Thailand kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailment
- Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it's illegal, X says
- Iran closes its airspace to commercial aircraft for hours as tensions with US remain high
- Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis
- Federal officer shoots person in leg after being attacked during Minneapolis arrest, officials say
- Venezuela war powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure
- Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis raid was regularly checking in with authorities, lawyer says
- Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel
- NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
- Trump claims killing of Iran protesters 'has stopped' even as Tehran signals executions ahead
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