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AI tools fabricate Epstein images 'in seconds,' study says

AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images of Jeffrey Epstein with world leaders, a study showed Thursday, following a surge of manipulated photos falsely linking prominent politicians to the convicted sex offender.

The banking fraud scandal rattling Brazil's elite

When Brazilian businessman Daniel Vorcaro was arrested last year over what may be the country's biggest ever banking fraud scandal, he boasted to police that he had friends in high places.

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Brazil court shuns US 'threats' as it mulls Bolsonaro fate

Brazil's Supreme Court vowed Tuesday not to bend to pressure from Washington in deciding the fate of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, a Donald Trump ally on trial for allegedly plotting a coup.

Rubio cites Poland role in Cuba as he hails dissident

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that Poland has played a behind-the-scenes role in Cuba as he hailed a leading dissident from the communist-run island.

UN mobilises response after Sudan landslide kills hundreds

The United Nations said Tuesday it is working to respond to a devastating landslide in Sudan's Darfur region that buried an entire mountain village, killing as many as 1,000 people.

Fresh quake hits disaster-struck Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400

A fresh 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit the east of Afghanistan on Tuesday, jolting a region still struggling with the aftermath of a powerful quake at the weekend that killed 1,400 people.

Scramble for survivors as Afghanistan quake death toll passes 1,400

A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more than 1,400 people and injured thousands more, the Taliban government said on Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.

Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed group

Rescue teams were struggling to reach a remote mountain village in Sudan's Darfur region on Tuesday after a devastating landslide buried almost the entire community killing more than 1,000 people.

With aid slashed, Afghanistan's quake comes at 'very worst moment'

Afghanistan was already facing severe crises when it was rocked by another devastating earthquake, but this time there are fewer resources to muster after foreign funding was slashed to the bone this year.

Scramble for survivors as Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1,400

A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more 1,400 and injured 3,000 others, the Taliban government said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades.

Scramble for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills more than 900

Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 900 people.

Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800

Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people.

Releaf Acquires Domain Releaf.com for £110,000

The UK's fastest-growing medicinal cannabis clinic begins international strategy with further online investment.

Florence Announces AI-Assisted Workflows to Transform Clinical Trials

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Ahead of its premier life science event advancing Clinical Trial technology and innovation, Research Revolution, Florence Healthcare today announced its upcoming AI-centric workflows aimed at transforming clinical trials conducted across the study life-cycle. These solutions will significantly accelerate and enhance site identification, feasibility, start up, study conduct and remote monitoring for both sites and sponsors.

1933 Industries Announces Repurchase and Cancellation of Convertible Debentures

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / 1933 Industries Inc. (the "Company" or "1933 Industries") (CSE:TGIF)(OTCID:TGIFF), a Nevada-focused cannabis cultivator and producer, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Debenture Repurchase Agreement (the "Agreements") with two arm's length parties (together the "Vendors"), for the repurchase and cancellation of a portion of Company's outstanding unsecured convertible debentures.

Brenmiller Advances Tempo and Wolfson TES Projects Expected to Generate Revenue from bGen Starting 2026

Brenmiller outlines key upcoming project milestones at Tempo and Wolfson

Moderna Announces Data to be Presented at the 2025 International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

CAMBRIDGE, MA / ACCESS Newswire / September 2, 2025 / Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) today announced that five abstracts on its investigational mRNA therapeutics have been accepted for presentation at the 2025 International Congress of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (ICIEM), which will be held September 2-6, 2025 in Kyoto, Japan, at the Kyoto International Conference Center. This includes three oral presentations and two poster presentations across the Company's propionic acidemia (PA), methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) and Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1a (GSD1a) programs. This is the first time Moderna will present data at a scientific congress for MMA and GSD1a.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800, flattens villages

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan on Monday, after a strong earthquake collapsed homes onto sleeping families in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people with the toll expected to rise, Taliban authorities said.

Earthquake in Afghan village leaves no family untouched

No household was spared death or injury in the village of Wadir when a powerful earthquake shook eastern Afghanistan, reducing homes to piles of rubble.

Tunisian brutalist landmark faces wrecking ball, sparking outcry

Tunisia's brutalist landmark the Hotel du Lac -- a 1970s postcard icon said to have inspired a desert-roving vehicle in "Star Wars" -- is being demolished, sparking calls from architects, historians and activists to save it.

International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza

More than 250 media outlets in over 70 countries staged a front page protest Monday highlighting the deaths of scores of journalists in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza, the Reporters Without Borders media freedom group said.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in a remote, mountainous region, killing more than 800 people, the Taliban authorities said.

Ukraine says Russia linked to lawmaker's killing

Kyiv on Monday said Russia was linked to the weekend assassination of a pro-Western Ukrainian politician after the arrest of a suspect alleged to have carried out the shooting dressed as a courier.

Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 600

A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said.

Australian police say fugitive gunman is being helped

A gunman on the run in the bush in Australia after being accused of killing two officers was being aided by locals, police said Monday, as the manhunt entered its seventh day.

Uzbek workers fill gap as Bulgarian population shrinks

Nilfar Nazarova used to work as an accountant in her native Uzbekistan but for the past four summers she has been cleaning hotel rooms in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena.

Verdict due for former Danish minister in child porn scandal

A Danish court is due to announce its verdict Monday against a former government minister accused of possession of thousands of images of child sexual abuse.

Deadly quakes rattle eastern Afghanistan

At least 10 people were killed by a strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake and multiple aftershocks in eastern Afghanistan, provincial Nangarhar government officials said on Monday.

Australia police arrest man after Russian consulate car crash

Australian police arrested a man on Monday after a car was driven into the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney.

Zelensky says suspect arrested in shooting of Ukrainian lawmaker

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said early Monday that a suspect had been arrested in the shooting of former speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy.

Wife of Australian man wanted in police killings urges him to surrender

The wife of an Australian man wanted in connection with the killing of two police officers urged her husband to surrender, in a statement sent to Australian media Sunday.

Leading politician shot dead in western Ukraine

A former Ukrainian speaker of parliament who was a leading figure in the country's pro-European protest movements of 2004 and 2014 was shot dead on Saturday in western Ukraine, officials said.

France probes online platform for possible 'paedophile content'

French authorities are zeroing in on an anonymous online platform suspected of distributing child pornography after a similar site was closed last year, the state regulator told AFP on Saturday.

Thailand power vacuum will 'not affect' border security: defence ministry

Thailand's lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the Constitutional Court.

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