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Why Elon Musk is obsessed with casting X as the most ‘authentic’ social media platform

With X, formerly known as Twitter, hitting the one-year anniversary of Elon Musk’s US$44 billion takeover of the social media platform, it can feel disorienting to...

How to solve our mental health crisis

When BBC journalist Rory Carson sought online consultations for a potential mental health issue, three private clinics diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). They...

Pumpkin waste: three ways to stop your leftover lantern becoming a Halloween horror story

This Halloween, around 18,000 tonnes of pumpkins will go to waste in the UK alone. That’s because, of the 30 million purchased each year, about half...

How to deal with visual misinformation circulating in the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts

In the three weeks since war began between Israel and Hamas, social media has been taken over with images and stories of attacks, many of which...

Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions − a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure

The past few years have been filled with a seemingly endless stream of painful stories and images coming from across the globe, including the loss of...

3 Filipino films to screen in Hollywood on Nov. 2

Int’l labor group vows aid to communities affected by war

MANILA – The International Labor Organization (ILO) has pledged to provide assistance to communities affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. ILO Director-General Gilbert...

Poll: 49% of Israelis support postponing ground offensive in Gaza

JERUSALEM – Forty-nine percent of Israelis support postponing any ground invasion in Gaza, a recent poll conducted by the Lazar Research Institute for Israeli daily Maariv said....

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang dies of heart attack

ANKARA – China’s former Premier Li Keqiang died early Friday following a heart attack, according to state media. Li, 68, had recently been taking a rest in...

PH backs UN efforts vs. ‘alarming deaths, suffering’ in Gaza, Israel

MANILA – The Philippine government said Saturday it would continue to support international efforts to end the “alarming deaths and suffering” in Gaza and Israel. The Department...