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Apple to update iPhone 12 in France after regulator flagged radiation limit

The company, which just unveiled its newest generation of iPhones, insists the 12 model is safe and the phones have been certified in countries around the world

Nobel Foundation raises amount for Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor

"The Foundation has chosen to increase the prize amount because it is financially viable to do so, it said in a brief statement

Russia raises interest rate as inflation, exchange rate worries continue

The increase comes as annualised inflation rose in September to 5.5 per cent and the bank said it expected it would reach 6-7 per cent by the end of the year

Libyan city closed as search for 10,100 missing after flood on; 11,300 dead

Relief efforts have been slowed by the destruction after several bridges that connect the city were destroyed

Kim stops to see fighter jet plant as Russia, N Korea warned off arms deals

Kim is to travel next to Vladivostok to view Russia's Pacific fleet, a university and other facilities, Putin told Russian media after his summit with Kim

Key trade crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopens after 9 days

Pakistan shut the Torkham border with its neighbour on Sept 6 after guards from both countries exchanged fire

Trump's last-minute legal challenge could disrupt New York fraud trial

The court indicated it would issue a decision the week of September 25, meaning the trial could still start on schedule depending on how it rules

California settles with Google over location privacy practices for $93 mn

The settlement follows a $391.5 mn settlement with 40 states, reached in Nov 2022, to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations

Zelenskyy likely to visit US as Cong debates $21 bn in aid for Ukraine

The trip was confirmed by two congressional aides granted anonymity to discuss the plans

US SC pauses order curbing Biden admin efforts to block social media posts

The panel also said the admin had likely brought unconstitutional pressure on media platforms and it said officials cannot attempt to coerce or significantly encourage changes in online content

New science techniques needed to better understand UFO: NASA report

The 16-member panel noted that artificial intelligence and machine learning are essential for identifying rare occurrences, including UFOs

DoJ pushes ahead with antitrust case against Google, questions ex-employee

Govt is arguing that Google has rigged the market in its favour by locking in its search engine as the one users see first on their devices, shutting out competition and smothering innovation

Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy proposes mass federal layoffs

The people who we elect to run the government ought to be the ones who actually run the government, Ramaswamy said

S Korea expresses concern, regret over Kim-Putin military cooperation talks

Lim said Moscow should realise there will be very negative impacts on its relations with Seoul if proceeds with military cooperation with Pyongyang

Sydney blanketed by smoke for a 4th day due to hazard reduction burning

New South Wales Rural Fire Service Inspector Ben Shepherd said the burns were suspended on Thursday and Friday because of excessive pollution levels and that Sydney's air was expected to clear soon

Loudspeaker message outside NYC migrant shelter warns new arrivals

The message, recorded in six languages, blares all day from a loudspeaker on Scott Herkert's well-groomed front lawn on Staten Island, exhorting migrants to go back to another part of the city

China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to 'all weather' partnership

Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro is on a state visit to Beijing, his fifth as president, according to state broadcaster CCTV. He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Kim Jong Un's Russia trip provides window into media coverage of 2 nations

The coverage shown to North Koreans is meant, like all media efforts there, to reflect the government's propaganda needs

Trump must use secure facility to review classified evidence in docs case

Lawyers for Trump had sought the right for him to re-establish the same secure facility he was previously permitted as president to use to review classified information

Biden WH strategy for impeachment inquiry: Dismiss. Compartmentalize. Scold

"House Republicans? We think they should work with us on legitimate issues things that actually matter to the American people," WH press secretary said