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Videos of AI ‘chubby filter’ removed from TikTok after critics call out body shaming

March 26, 2025

Children’s sports participation in Japan hurt by income inequality
TOKYO — Childhood participation in sports in Japan is becoming increasingly linked to parental income, as prices for lessons and team memberships rise. Meanwhile, ticket prices for sporting events are surging, and watching games on TV is becoming more exclusive. Professional baseball games, along with many soccer matches featuring Japan’s national team, are now primarily…
Pakistani climber Saad Munawar raises flag on Everest summit
Pakistani mountaineer Saad Munawar has scaled Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak at 8,848 meters. He achieved this incredible feat yesterday, guided by Nepalese mountaineer Dawa Gyalji Sherpa. This marks a new milestone in his climbing career. Munawar is an experienced climber, having previously conquered South America’s highest peak, Mount Aconcagua 6,960 meters. With Everest…
Macron in Vietnam, ASEAN summit, Future of Asia
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. French President Emmanuel Macron touches down in Vietnam as part of a regional tour, during which bilateral deals will be sealed and he will speak on defense issues. Regional diplomacy continues when ASEAN leaders meet in Kuala Lumpur, with Malaysia also hosting a meeting between the bloc, Gulf States…
Karachi to remain hot and humid for next 24 hours
According to the Meteorological Department, Karachi will experience extremely hot and humid weather over the next 24 hours. The mercury is likely to stay between 39°C and 40°C degrees Celsius. However, the intensity of the heat could feel as high as 45 degrees Celsius in areas near the sea, with strong sunshine and sea breezes…
The digital nomad dream has a dark side
Sophie Rucker had been living and working in London for five years when a trip to a yoga training school in Bali presented her with an alternative to the rat race. Despite enjoying life in London, witnessing digital nomads balance work with sun, sea, and relaxed vibes in the Indonesian island province prompted her to…
1 dead in New York sewage-boat explosion on Hudson River
NEW YORK — An explosion on a boat carrying raw sewage that was docked on the Hudson River in New York City killed a longtime city employee Saturday, authorities said. Another worker on the city-owned Hunts Point vessel was injured and taken to the hospital after the blast around 10:30 a.m. near the North River…
Long advantageous, Harvard’s China ties become a political liability
WASHINGTON () – Harvard University’s links to China, long an asset to the school, have become a liability as the Trump administration levels accusations that its campus is plagued by Beijing-backed influence operations. On Thursday the administration moved to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll foreign students, saying it fostered antisemitism and coordinated with the Chinese…
Leader of neo-Nazi ‘murder cult’ extradited to the U.S. from Moldova
NEW YORK — The leader of an eastern European neo-Nazi group has been extradited to the United States from Moldova following his arrest last summer for allegedly instructing an undercover federal agent to dress as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children and racial minorities, prosecutors said. Michail Chkhikvishvili, a 21-year-old from…

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Videos of AI ‘chubby filter’ removed from TikTok after critics call out body shaming