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Spain to Ban Social Media Access for Children Under 16

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Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s Prime Minister, said on Tuesday at the World Government Summit in Dubai that access to social media for minors under 16 would be banned.

Sanchez added that all platforms will be required to implement age verification systems.

“Our children are exposed to a space they were never meant to navigate alone.

“We will no longer accept that.

We will protect them from the digital Wild West.

He added that his government would also introduce a new bill next week to hold social media executives accountable for illegal and hateful content.

Australia in December became the first country to ban social media for children under 16.

It’s a move being closely watched by other countries considering similar age-based measures, such as Britain and France.

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Trump Threatens to Sue Comedian Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein Joke

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U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to sue Grammys host, Trevor Noah after a joke he made about disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on stage.

Trump blasted the comedian as a “total loser,” adding: “It looks like I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.

C., and suing him for plenty of dollars.

Trump criticised Noah’s joke, made after the song of the year gong was handed out at the ceremony on Sunday night.

Writing on Truth Social, in a post strewn with uppercase words, Trump said: “Noah said, INCORRECTLY about me, that Donald Trump and Bill Clinton spent time on Epstein Island. WRONG!!!

“I can’t speak for Bill, but I have never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close, and until tonight’s false and defamatory statement, have never been accused of being there, not even by the Fake News Media.

“Noah, a total loser, better get his facts straight, and get them straight fast.”

He added: “Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you!”

Trump also blasted the ceremony saying: “The Grammy Awards are the WORST, virtually unwatchable! CBS is lucky not to have this garbage litter their airwaves any longer.”

This was an apparent reference to Disney taking over the broadcast rights for the award ceremony starting in 2027.

He has also engaged in legal action with the New York Times, Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal.

Last July, U.S. media giant Paramount, which owns CBS, agreed to pay Trump 16 million dollars to settle a lawsuit over a 2024 CBS interview with Kamala Harris, the former vice-president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.

Noah, 41, is a South African-born comedian and TV personality who hosted “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central in the U.S. for seven years.

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Measles Cases Spike to 13,989 in Mongolia

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Mongolia National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD) on Tuesday announced that 22 new cases of measles infection have been registered over the past 24 hours, bringing the national caseload to 13,989.

The NCCD said in a statement that 56 people remained in the hospital, including five critically ill children.

On Dec.

30, the NCCD said Mongolia’s measles death toll had reached 12 after one more related death was registered.

Therefore, the NCCD advised parents to protect their children from a potentially severe disease by getting them two doses of the measles vaccine.

Measles is a highly contagious viral disease transmitted by respiratory droplets and direct contact.

Common complications include fever, dry cough, runny nose, sore throat and inflamed eyes. The disease can be prevented by immunization.

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US YouTube Star IShowSpeed to Get Ghanaian Passport as Africa Tour Ends

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IShowSpeed, one of the world’s most popular content creators, is set to receive a Ghanaian passport following his highly anticipated trip to the West African nation.

Ghana was the penultimate stop on the US influencer’s live-streamed, 20-country tour of Africa, which wrapped up on Tuesday.

Following IShowSpeed’s visit, Ghana’s foreign minister announced that his office had approved a passport for the YouTuber, who he called a “worthy ambassador”.

The “Speed Does Africa” tour has been watched around the world, with many praising it for helping to break stereotypes about the continent and showcasing numerous African cultures to the world.

IShowSpeed, aged 21, whose real name is Darren Watkins Jr, has more than 50 million YouTube subscribers, with his Africa tour contributing to the growth of his platform.

His Ghanaian passport was approved following “confirmation of the irrefutable ties of IShowSpeed to Ghana”, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa posted on social media.

While streaming in Ghana, the YouTuber told his audience that his mother was from the West African country.

Many Ghanaians responded positively to Ablakwa’s post, but some accused the government of “devaluing” the country’s passports by handing them to foreign celebrities.

In recent years, Ghana has sought to promote itself throughout Africa’s huge global diaspora.

In 2024, the country offered Ghanaian citizenship to over 500 members of the diaspora. The recipients were mostly African-Americans, like the legendary US singer Stevie Wonder.

During his visit to Ghana on Monday, IShowSpeed said he felt as though he was “back home,” and spent the day visiting iconic locations in the country.

He travelled to Ghana’s eastern region, where he took part in a traditional naming ceremony. Wearing the famous local kente cloth, he was given the name Barima Kofi Akuffo.

During his 28-day tour of Africa, IShowSpeed visited countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco and Ivory Coast.

He participated in various crowd-pulling activities, including racing a cheetah and dancing with members of the Masaai ethnic group.

IShowSpeed celebrated his 21st birthday with cake in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city.

Rolling Stone magazine named him the “most influential creator of 2025” and Forbes estimates his net worth to be $20m (£14.5m).

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