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SEOUL, South Korea — A major K-pop agency has vowed to take the "strongest legal action" against deepfake videos depicting its artists, after local media reports exposing Telegram chat rooms for sharing AI-generated pornography sparked public outrage.
LOS ANGELES, United States — A doctor who has agreed to plead guilty in connection with the overdose death of "Friends" actor Matthew Perry was ordered Friday by a judge not to practice medicine.
Beijing accused a Philippine ship of deliberately running into a Chinese coast guard vessel on Saturday near a flashpoint shoal in the South China Sea, the latest in a spate of similar incidents in recent weeks.
WASHINGTON D.C. — The US economy expanded more than initially estimated in the second quarter this year, the Department of Commerce said Thursday (Friday in Manila), on stronger consumer spending than originally anticipated.
(UPDATE) VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis embarks on Monday on a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, the longest and farthest of his papacy, that will challenge the 87-year-old's increasingly fragile health.
(UPDATE) BEIJING — China's campaign of confrontation, from remote reefs in Southeast Asia to Taiwan and far-flung Japanese islands, is designed to wear down regional rivals competing with it for contested territories, analysts say.
HANOI — Vietnam will send 150,000 doses of its African swine fever vaccine to the Philippines on Thursday, state media said, although it has not yet been approved internationally.
LONDON — One of Britain's biggest mobile network operators said on Sunday (Monday in Manila) it will warn parents not to give smartphones to children under the age of 11.