India: Gig workers fight for fair treatment and benefits
Millions of informal workers in India are heavily dependent on app-based platforms, with their livelihoods on the line as they negotiate the country's gig economy....
Millions of informal workers in India are heavily dependent on app-based platforms, with their livelihoods on the line as they negotiate the country's gig economy....
Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants ‘want to go back.’ Will Maduro’s removal spark a return -- or another exodus?...
Grok's new feature allowing modification of pictures was used on a mass scale to create images of undressed women and children....
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While searching an area Tuesday afternoon, authorities found a body approximately 100 yards from Camilla Mendoza Olmos' home, an official said....
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In June 1989 following the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the government cut telephone connections to foreign countries, an action aimed at limiting the ability of domestic opponents to communicate with...
The US health department announced it was going to freeze federal funding for certain programs for needy families over fraud concerns. The administration zeroed in on Minnesota last week after an unpr...
After Australia's world-first social-media ban for minors, France has drafted a similar law to block under-15s from major platforms, which could take effect from September....
Looking into age restrictions on social media is "more than justified," Germany's Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger told the dpa news agency, commenting on Australia banning the platforms for childr...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Monday's papers include a warning from the government's social mobility commissioner ✓ Sir Keir lacks a clear str...
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A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended priso...
Sanaa and Batoul embody Gaza's resilience, facing war, famine, and loss with little hope for a better life....
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Doctors, nurses and students at HKSH Medical Group in Hong Kong set aside their clinical routines to join a day of physical activity and fundraising, inspiring all to “throw kindness and catch health”...
'/> Figuring out the insurance options for families often falls to women. Some say they're delaying marriage, taking side jobs, and putting their kids on Medicaid as premium prices shoot up in 2026. (...
Helen Mirren. Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty Images Helen Mirren, 80, says she is skeptical about the modern obsession with being young forever. The actor says tech bros who are trying to hac...
A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now...
After their grandmother passed away, a family surprised their 92-year-old grandfather – whom they call Papa – with a dinner featuring all of his grandkids at his home in the Bronx....