Chicago attorney Jay Edelson sued Facebook in 2015, alleging the social network illegally collected biometric data to identify faces in violation of a 2008 Illinois privacy law. A U.S. federal […]
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Online charity raises over USD 1L for family of Indian who died in Singapore factory blast
The charity, whose listing shows a goal of 200,000 Singapore dollars for the family of 38-year-old Marimuthu S, has so far raised 153,906 dollars (USD 115,510) from online donations. An […]
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47 pro-democracy activists detained on subversion charges in Hong Kong
They will appear in court on March 1. Forty-seven Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were charged on February 28 with conspiracy to commit subversion, in the largest single crackdown on the […]
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LA police probe fire, vandalism at Japanese Buddhist temple
Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Stacy Spell said it was too early to label Thursday's vandalism a hate crime because the investigation is in the early stages. Authorities are investigating […]
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Political foes clash over Moldova registration of Russian vaccine
Pro-Moscow Dodon has been a thorn in Sandu’s side since she triumphed in a November election. Moldova’s medical agency on Friday said it had approved Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against […]
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U.S. airstrike in eastern Syriaa warning to Iran, says Joe Biden
‘You cannot act with impunity against our people, partners’ President Joe Biden said on Friday that a U.S. airstrike against an Iranian-backed militia in eastern Syria, the first since he […]
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IAEA | The ‘imperfect’ fight against proliferation
The Biden administration’s attempts to revive the Iran deal have turned the spotlight on the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog The 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or the Iran […]
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Moscow strongly condemns US air strikes in Syria
"We call for the unconditional respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria," the ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. Moscow strongly condemns U.S. air strikes in Syria against facilities […]
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UK police receive letter from UAE’s Princess Latifa urging probe
Sheikha Latifa’s friends have given police in Cambridgeshire a letter from the princess asking authorities to look into the abduction of her sister Shamsa, now 38. Police in eastern England […]
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Tie-up with Serum Institute of India key to mass production of COVID vaccines, say two pharma majors
"Together with our partner, the Serum Institute of India, we plan to supply over 300 million doses to 145 countries through COVAX in the first half of 2021 as part […]
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