WHEN YOU CLICK ON AN AD IN SALES SEASON, RETAILERS GET TO HARVEST YOUR DATA

Thu 30 October 2025: Earlier this year, the consumer watchdog fined three retailers, Michael Hill, MyHouse and Hairhouse Online, almost A$20,000 each for advertising “site-wide discounts” that allegedly never applied to all items on the website. At first glance, this might look like a straightforward case of using allegedly misleading advertising for an economic benefit. Yet […]

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FIVE NEW SUSPECTS NABBED IN ONGOING LOUVRE MUSEUM THEFT CASE

Thu 30 October 2025: French authorities have arrested five more suspects in connection with the recent burglary at the Louvre Museum in Paris, judicial sources told RTL on Thursday. The five suspects were taken into custody simultaneously across several locations in the Paris region around 9 pm local time on Wednesday. One of the suspects […]

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WORLDWIDE GOLD APPETITE SPIKES TO HISTORIC HIGH IN Q3

Thu 30 October 2025: The World Gold Council (WGC) reported on Thursday that global gold demand rose 3% year-on-year in Q3, hitting a quarterly all-time high. The demand, including over-the-counter (OTC) transactions, increased to 1,313 tons, reaching a value of $146 billion, WGC said in a statement. The robust growth was driven by increased investment […]

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WIFE OF DETAINED UK JOURNALIST SAMI HAMDI, VOCAL AGAINST ISRAEL, CALLS FOR HIS RELEASE

Thu 30 October 2025: The wife of UK journalist Sami Hamdi is calling for his release after he was detained earlier this week by US immigration officials when his visa was revoked for unsubstantiated “national security” reasons. “Our beloved Sami was abducted over the weekend by the US government because of his courageous and effective […]

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OPENAI SAYS A MILLION CHATGPT USERS TALK ABOUT SUICIDE

Wed 29 October 2025: Data from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI suggest that more than a million of the people using its generative AI chatbot have shown interest in suicide. In a blog post published on Monday, the AI company estimated that approximately 0.15 percent of users have “conversations that include explicit indicators of potential suicidal planning or intent.” With OpenAI […]

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IT’S NOT SCREEN TIME THAT MATTERS, IT’S WHAT YOU DO AND WHEN YOU DO IT – NEW STUDY

Wed 29 October 2025: What if the problem with social media isn’t just how much we use it, but when? A new study suggests that scrolling and posting through the small hours may be a red flag for mental wellbeing – and the effects could be as significant as binge drinking. For the study, published […]

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YALE REPORT FINDS EVIDENCE OF RSF MASS KILLINGS IN SUDAN’S EL-FASHER

Wed 29 October 2025: Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab says satellite images appear to show mass killings in Sudan’s western city of el-Fasher. The fall of the Sudanese city of el-Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in mass killings by the group, according to an analysis of satellite imagery viewed by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL). […]

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KNESSET REPORT EXPOSES CRISIS: 279 IDF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN 18 MONTHS

Wed 29 October 2025: At least 279 Israeli soldiers have attempted suicide over 18 months during Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a new report. Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said the report by the Knesset Research and Information Center showed “worrying data regarding suicide attempts among Israeli soldiers” from January 2024 to July 2025, 36 […]

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ISLAMIC ECONOMICS, FINANCE SUMMIT KICKS OFF IN ISTANBUL

Tue 28 October 2025: The 13th edition of the Islamic Economics and Finance Summit opened its doors to visitors on Tuesday at Istanbul-based Bogazici University. The event is organized by the Islamic Economics Research Center (IKAM) of the ILKE Foundation. Anadolu serves as its global communications partner. Ahmet Saik Oner, chair of the ILKE Foundation, stated that the organization […]

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