Tue 04 August 2026: Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said Monday that it had opened a case against Apple over its failure to pre-install a domestic social media platform and app store on iOS devices. In a statement on Telegram, the agency said Apple had failed to fully comply with a warning requiring it to […]
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Tue 04 August 2026: France has rejected far-right Reform UK’s proposal to use the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats in the English Channel and return those on board to France, saying the plan would breach French sovereignty and international law, according to British media on Monday. The proposal would involve British naval vessels picking […]
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Mon 03 August 2026: Cuba experienced another nationwide blackout after the country’s electrical grid collapsed, according to media reports. The state-owned electricity utility said the national energy grid had failed, causing a countrywide power outage, CNN reported on Sunday. It did not provide further details on the cause of the collapse. The blackout is the […]
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Mon 03 August 2026: You will probably recognise toxic leaders when you encounter them. They are the ones whose presence shifts the atmosphere, whose emails create unease, or whose behaviour limits the thinking of others. They often interrupt, frequently overlook contributions and hamper other people’s growth. While this behaviour is often seen as unfortunate but […]
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Mon 03 August 2026: The names and contact details of around 100,000 UK police officers have surfaced on the dark web after cybercriminals breached a key law enforcement database, exposing officers who have spent years tracking criminals to the very threats they investigate. The leak, reported late Sunday, follows a broader cyber campaign that also […]
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Mon 03 August 2026: A ban on smartphones at Wildberries warehouses across Russia took effect Monday following a series of Ukrainian drone attacks targeting the country’s largest online retailer. Russian news outlet Forpost reported, citing what it described as “internal company documents,” that Wildberries circulated the new rules to employees on July 31, with the […]
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Mon 03 August 2026: Think your friends would be interested? Share this story! Immigration remains a stronger issue for US President Donald Trump than either the economy or Iran, even though overall public opinion on immigration has declined, this is according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. According to the […]
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Sun 02 August 2026: Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Thursday that Russia’s decision to add him to its terrorists list was in retaliation for his refusal to comply with “government demands for mass surveillance and censorship on the messaging platform.” “Russia has recognized me as a ‘terrorist’ for refusing to comply with its demands for mass surveillance […]
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Sat 01 August 2026: Actor Emily Blunt was recently asked for advice for young women who hate their jobs. Her response – to quit and pursue what you want or love to do, even if it earns no money – generated polarised reactions. Many people bristled at the financial impossibility of following this advice. Others rightly […]
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Fri 31 July 2026: United States officials attending a major health conference in Brazil mislabeled the African countries they showed on a map, causing an online stir and a subsequent admission of error from the Department of State. Attendees at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro earlier this week took videos and screenshots […]
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