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For sale on Facebook: Monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolins

Animals and wildlife products are offered across Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, research shows.
Animals and wildlife products are offered across Meta platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, research shows.

Thai family mourns teen girl found dead in suitcase as Australian arrested

Police officers pose with Carman Simon Peter, an Australian man arrested in the suspected murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand June 27, 2026.   Pattaya Provincial Police/Handout via REUTERS
Police officers pose with Carman Simon Peter, an Australian man arrested in the suspected murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand June 27, 2026.   Pattaya Provincial Police/Handout via REUTERS

Victims have lost $60,000 in lucky draw scams since May 20; public urged to be vigilant

Victims would only realise they had been scammed when they did not receive their "winnings" or when they could not contact the scammers.
Victims would only realise they had been scammed when they did not receive their "winnings" or when they could not contact the scammers.

‘Where do we go now?’: Malaysia’s under-16 social media ban leaves teens detached and displaced

Ryan Zafran Shahrin practises the guitar using YouTube lessons and guidance from friends on a Discord guitar channel at his home in Puncak Alam, Selangor on June 9.
Ryan Zafran Shahrin practises the guitar using YouTube lessons and guidance from friends on a Discord guitar channel at his home in Puncak Alam, Selangor on June 9.

Facebook and Instagram hit by worldwide outage

The Meta-owned platforms appeared to be inaccessible, with Downdetector indicating 80,000 reports of issues with Facebook at about 10.15pm Singapore time.
The Meta-owned platforms appeared to be inaccessible, with Downdetector indicating 80,000 reports of issues with Facebook at about 10.15pm Singapore time.

Warwickshire RFU chair Smith quits over comments about player-turned-pundit Alphonsi

Missing US student found dead near Kyoto, Japan, mother says

A photo of James Higginbotham, 20, who went missing on May 29. His mother, Nancy, seen here (right) with James' father Keith Higginbotham, said on Facebook on June 6 that his body had been found in a mountainous area outside Kyoto.
A photo of James Higginbotham, 20, who went missing on May 29. His mother, Nancy, seen here (right) with James' father Keith Higginbotham, said on Facebook on June 6 that his body had been found in a mountainous area outside Kyoto.

Somali military and opposition-allied militias trade fire ahead of anti-government protests

Members of Somali government forces stand among civilians at a street junction ahead of a planned protest against Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over his decision to remain in office after his term expired last month, in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Members of Somali government forces stand among civilians at a street junction ahead of a planned protest against Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over his decision to remain in office after his term expired last month, in Mogadishu, Somalia, June 4, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Meta criticises Australia’s bid to make tech giants pay publishers for news content

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, called the Australian proposal “grossly unfair”.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, called the Australian proposal “grossly unfair”.

Court rules EU must drop strict curbs on Facebook Marketplace

Meta argued that the Marketplace app was an extension of Facebook, and should not face stringent obligations of their own.
Meta argued that the Marketplace app was an extension of Facebook, and should not face stringent obligations of their own.

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