Social media giant, Facebook blocked Australian users from accessing and sharing news on Wednesday last week. This came after Australian lawmakers proposed a new law to make tech giants pay for journalism. Earlier today, the Australian government announced that Facebook has agreed to lift the ban on Australians sharing news. The announcement came after a deal to make digital giants ...
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The United Nations on Monday harshly criticized countries that are using the pandemic to justify cracking down on dissent and suppressing criticism. He was speaking at the opening of the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres charged that authorities in a number of nations were using restrictions meant to halt the spread of Covid-19 ...
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A military jet crashed near an Alabama airport on Friday evening leaving both of its pilots dead. The jet crash-landed in a wooded area near the Montgomery Regional Airport according to Marshall Taggart, the executive director of the airport.However, the crash did not affect or change the arrival and departure schedule at the airport.In a statement, the Airforce said the ...
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Scientists have successfully cloned the first U.S. endangered animal species, a black-footed ferret. They duplicated it from the genes of an animal that died over 30 years ago. The slinky predator named Elizabeth Ann, born December 10, 2020, and announced on Thursday, is a cute button. However, unlike the domestic ferret foster mom who carried her into the world, Elizabeth ...
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The president of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi has met and forgiven two young men for abusing him on social media. The two abused the person of the president because he imposed a new coronavirus night-time curfew. Police detained the two victims on Feb 12 after their video in which they abused the Mozambique president went viral. The president explained to the ...
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