AI actors and writers not eligible for Oscars: Academy
WorldActors created with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for an Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday as it launched a crackdown on the use of AI.
At least 11 dead in western Mexico after bus careens off highway
WorldMEXICO CITY -- A holiday Labor Day weekend turned tragic on Friday as at least 11 people died and 31 others were injured when a tourist bus crashed in Mexico's western state of Nayarit.
France, Germany send firefighters to help battle Dutch blazes
WorldFrance and Germany sent firefighting units to the Netherlands on Friday to help battle woodland blazes flaring in several areas.
WHO delays pandemic treaty amid pathogen-sharing dispute
WorldWorld Health Organization member states said on Friday they had extended talks on pathogen-sharing rules, casting doubt on when a pandemic treaty adopted last year can come into effect.
Nissan drops EV production plan in US
WorldNEW YORK -- Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. will scrap its plans to produce electric vehicles at its vehicle assembly plant in Canton, Mississippi, company officials said Thursday.
Japan green tea exports jump in FY 2025 amid global matcha boom
WorldTOKYO -- Japan's green tea exports are surging, driven by a strong matcha boom around the world.
Protesters clash with Australian police after suspected killer of Indigenous girl arrested
WorldSYDNEY -- Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday.
No 'meaningful' shift from social media sites after Australia teen ban: govt report
WorldThere was "no meaningful shift" away from big tech platforms like TikTok and Instagram in the immediate wake of Australia's world-leading teen social media ban, government documents obtained by AFP show.
Gold heads for weekly loss on oil-driven inflation concerns
WorldGold was steady in thin trading on Friday, but was on course for a weekly decline as higher oil prices fuelled inflation worries and expectations of higher-for-longer interest rates.
Uganda court sentences man to death for killing 4 young children at nursery school
WorldKAMPALA -- A Ugandan court sentenced a man to death on Thursday for killing four young children this month at a nursery school, in an attack that sparked public outrage and concern for pupils' safety in the East African country.
