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Turkish parliament passes bill to restrict social media access for under-15s
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported.The legislation is the latest in a global trend to protect young people from dangerous online activity.
Its passage comes a week after a 14-year-old boy killed nine students and a teacher at a middle school in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, in a gun attack. Police are investigating the online activity of the perpetrator, who also died, in a bid to uncover his motivation for the attack.
The... Read More
Asian stocks retreat and oil tops $100 despite fresh records on Wall St
HONG KONG (AP) — Stocks retreated in Asia on Thursday after an initial jump that pushed Japan's Nikkei 225 index above 60,000 for the first time, while oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel as investors reacted to shaky prospects for more talks on ending the war with Iran.U.S. futures also fell back after indexes on Wall Street rallied to records a day earlier, helped by strong corporate earnings.
Markets in Japan and South Korea briefly touched new records, driven by buying of tech shares. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 lost 0.8% to 59,140.23 after climbing to 60,013.98.
The Latest: Israel and Lebanon to meet in Washington while Iran-US talks are in limbo
A second round of talks between Israel and Lebanon was set to start Thursday in Washington, while the prospects of Iran-U.S. talks in Pakistan seemed dubious as the Islamic Republic accused the Americans of a “lack of good faith” in negotiations.Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
The standoff between the U.S. and Iran has effectively choked off... Read More
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy changes in the wake of fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents. Republicans are now trying to fund the two agencies through the complicated, time-consuming process called budget reconciliation, a maneuver that they also used to... Read More
2 trains collide in Denmark, leaving 4 people critically injured
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two trains collided in Denmark early Thursday, leaving four people critically injured in what police called a major incident.The collision occurred around 6:30 a.m. near Hillerød, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Copenhagen. Twelve other people have minor injuries, according to the Greater Copenhagen Fire Department.
Everyone has been evacuated out of the trains, according to a spokesperson for the North Zealand police.
Investigators are looking into what caused the collision. Photos from the scene show the front ends of... Read More
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