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IN what has been described as “as critical point in the protection of online users,” Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion (about ₱1.12 trillion) and refit Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by 29 states in the United States that it designed those platforms specifically to make online addicts of children….
Photo by Julio Lopez on Pexels.com In what has been described as “as critical point in the protection of online users,” Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to US$18 billion (about ₱1.12 trillion) and refit Facebook and Instagram to resolve claims by 29 states in the United States that it designed those platforms specifically…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Palestinian groups marked the National Day for Recovery of the Bodies of Palestinian and Arab Martyrs amid renewed calls for Israel to return the remains of Palestinians held in military morgues and closed cemeteries. The Palestinian National Campaign for the Retrieval of Martyrs’ Bodies and prisoners’ institutions said they had documented…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu A former civilian employee of the US Defense Intelligence Agency has pleaded guilty to transmitting classified national defense information after offering sensitive US government material to what he believed was a foreign government. Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, Virginia, had worked for the DIA since 2019 and held a Top…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu A trainee pilot and an instructor died after their aircraft crashed during a training flight in Kanpur in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state on Thursday. The four-seat, twin-engine plane had taken off from a flight training center before the accident, according to senior local police official Raghubir Lal. India’s Ministry of…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu More than 176,000 people remained in temporary shelters in East Nusa Tenggara nearly two weeks after a powerful earthquake devastated parts of the Indonesian province. Relief and aid distribution continued in the hardest-hit communities, where more than 36,000 homes and public buildings sustained damage. Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu At least 469 people have died in Nepal after severe floods and landslides tore through parts of the country, with hundreds more still unaccounted for. The Kathmandu Post reported the updated toll Friday as authorities continued search and rescue operations in northern and central Nepal. The Nepal Tourism Board said 667…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa used a Visa card to pay at a Damascus restaurant, marking another step in the country’s efforts to reconnect with international financial networks after years of sanctions. Sharaa made the electronic transaction at a restaurant in Old Damascus on Wednesday, according to footage published by Syria TV….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu China called on the United States to remove obstacles to high-level exchanges as preparations continued for President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington next month. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the appeal during a meeting with US Ambassador to China David Perdue in Beijing on Wednesday, according to state-run Xinhua…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu The death toll from devastating flash floods along the Nepal-China border rose to 168 on Thursday as rescuers using helicopters and drones searched for more than 1,300 people still missing. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority confirmed 165 deaths and 826 missing in the country, including tourists, government personnel,…