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Toyota sets new global record for annual vehicle sales
Japan's Toyota said Tuesday that it sold a record 11.2 million vehicles in 2023, cementing its position as the world's top-selling automaker for the fourth successive year thanks to a recovery in demand in all regions and easing semiconductor shortages. Toyota on Tuesday credited for its performance "solid demand in each region, in addition to easing semiconductor shortages in each region."
App lets Indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages
For Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, getting online is a challenge. Beyond the Amazon, saving endangered languages is a global challenge.
New post-Brexit customs checks spark UK border worries
The UK will finally roll out post-Brexit border checks Wednesday on food, plant and animal products imported from the European Union, fanning fears of more price hikes, empty shelves and even Valentine's Day flower shortages. From Wednesday, companies must present certificates for sanitary and phytosanitary imports at the UK border.
'Taylor Swift' searches blocked on X after AI porn outrage
Some searches including the terms "Taylor Swift" on X turned up no results on Monday after the company, formerly known as Twitter, apparently moved to prevent the spread of AI-generated porn videos using the star's likeness. Certain queries attempted by AFP that included the megastar's name, such as "Taylor Swift AI," triggered messages saying "something went wrong."
Toddler picks up a snake, thinks it's a stick: "He was ready to eat that thing"
A toddler picked up a rat snake after thinking it was a stick. This happened while playing with the dad. The man acted swiftly to get it off his hands.
Gauteng woman thanks stepdad, walked to town so she could have pocket money: "God bless him"
A woman took a moment to appreciate her stepdad, who would rather walk to town every day so she could have pocket money. Netizens touched. TikTok video going viral.
Who is Canan Moodie? Age, parents, school, salary, career, injury, profiles
Read about Canan Moodie's fastest-rising rugby career in South Africa, the challenges he faced in his childhood while pursuing his dreams, and more.
Sotheby's sales drop in 2023 after record year
Storied auction house Sotheby's reported on Monday that sales had dipped last year to $7.9 billion, down $100 million from the record-breaking 2022 which was lifted by pent-up demand following the pandemic.
Albino learners' amapiano dance video stuns TikTokkers and gets 9 million views
Witness the incredible talent of albino learners as they mesmerised TikTok users with a perfectly synchronised amapiano dance routine that went viral.
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