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Plea from Ukraine first lady kicks off annual tech summit in Portugal
Plea from Ukraine first lady kicks off annual tech summit in Portugal
Business and Economy
by  AFP

One of the world's biggest tech conferences will get going in Lisbon on Wednesday, after Ukraine's first lady formally opened the event by urging participants to use their skills to save lives rather than end them. But at Tuesday's opening ceremony, Changpeng Zhao, boss of one of the world's biggest crypto companies Binance, tried to play down the crash.

Air raid warning on South Korean island after N Korea fire missiles
Air raid warning on South Korean island after N Korea fire missiles
World
by  AFP

North Korea on Wednesday fired three short range ballistic missiles, Seoul said, prompting a rare air raid warning for a South Korean island. "North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea," the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.

How dubious 'local news' sites are feeding US misinformation
How dubious 'local news' sites are feeding US misinformation
Business and Economy
by  AFP

When Elon Musk amplified a conspiracy theory about the hammer attack on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, he joined the growing ranks of Americans routinely sharing misinformation published by dubious websites presenting themselves as local news outlets. It also showed more than a fifth of Americans live in "news deserts" or in communities at risk of losing local outlets.

US requests for overseas abortion pills surges: study
US requests for overseas abortion pills surges: study
World
by  AFP

Requests by Americans for abortion pills from outside the United States have surged since the US Supreme Court's explosive decision last summer to overturn the nationwide right to the procedure, according to a study published Tuesday. Another study, also published Tuesday in the journal JAMA, looked at the average travel time for women to reach an abortion clinic in the United States.

Spider-Man and friends arrest Peru drug dealers
Spider-Man and friends arrest Peru drug dealers
World
by  AFP

Four of The Avengers swooped into a dangerous Lima neighborhood over the weekend, when Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor and the Black Widow broke down a door and arrested several wanted drug dealers. Upon arriving at a specific house, Spider-Man and his friends whipped out special equipment and broke down a steel door, allowing 10 backup police members to enter and arrest three men and a woman.