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85% of kids are still using social media despite ban. But we need a new measure to judge its success

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Brisbane (Australia), Jun 25 (Conversation) Six months on from Australia’s under-16s social media ban taking effect, the early verdict from headlines and children themselves has been blunt: it isn’t working. A new study published today in the British Medical Journal appears to add even more weight to this judgement. Led by University of Newcastle public health researcher Courtney Barnes, the study found very little evidence that kids had stopped accessing restricted social media platforms such as TikTok, X, Facebook and Instagram. But the question “are children evading social media age checks?” might be the wrong one to ask when considering

Venezuela reeling after powerful twin earthquakes as promises of aid pour in

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CARACAS, Venezuela, June 25, 2026 (AP) — Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets as communities across the South American country sustained damage. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency in an address to the nation late Wednesday. She said the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes shortly after 6 p.m. caused damage in several states but she did not provide figures of fatalities, injuries or homes and buildings affected. The earthquakes, among the strongest to strike Venezuela in more than a century, roiled the region, with buildings evacuated

Colombia’s vote may reshape the Amazon’s future as political winds shift across Latin America

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BOGOTA, Colombia June 25, 2026 (AP) — The rise of Abelardo de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer set to be Colombia’s next president, is raising questions about whether political shifts underway across Latin America could reshape the future of the Amazon rainforest. The Colombia election result comes as Peru appears poised to elect Keiko Fujimori as president following a closely contested vote. Meanwhile, Brazil is preparing for a presidential election that could push the country back to the right if Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, defeats President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The elections raise the

Stock markets rally in early trade tracking drop in oil prices, positive trends in Asian equities

Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Thursday, tracking a decline in crude oil prices and a positive trend in Asian equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 440.23 points to 77,435.76 in early deals. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 137.80 points to 24,147.60. From the 30-Sensex firms, InterGlobe Aviation, Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, State Bank of India and Hindustan Unilever were among the major winners. Power Grid, Titan, Infosys and Bharat Electronics were among the laggards. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, traded 1.70 per cent lower at

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