Thu 05 December 2024: US tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit for allegedly spying on its employees using company-managed devices such as iPhones. Workers using personal Apple devices must link their iCloud accounts to the company, from which Apple allegedly collects various data from off-duty employees, such as location, claimed Amar Bhakta, who has […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: Britain will push NATO allies to bolster support for Ukraine and increase defense spending during the alliance’s foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. Foreign Secretary David Lammy will attend the NATO meeting to call for an increase in support for Ukraine and underscore its commitment to 2.5% defense spending, according to a Foreign Office […]
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Wed 04 December 2024: China has banned exports to the United States of the critical minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread military applications, escalating trade tensions the day after Washington’s latest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The curbs, announced on Tuesday, strengthen enforcement of existing limits on critical minerals exports that Beijing began rolling out […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned that attacks on the tribunal, which have come largely from Washington and Moscow, “jeopardise its very existence”. Addressing ICC members in The Hague at an annual conference on Monday, ICC President Tomoko Akane said the court faced “coercive measures, threats, pressure […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: Australian police have arrested 13 people in what authorities described as the largest-ever cocaine bust in the country’s history. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Monday that they had charged 11 men and two juveniles after tracking a fishing boat that allegedly travelled to meet a mother ship loaded with […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: Sales revenue for the world’s largest 100 arms makers rose 4.2% year-on-year to $632 billion in 2023, an international think tank report showed on Monday. While arms revenue hikes were reported across all regions, companies based in Russia and the Middle East saw particularly sharp increases, reflecting heightened demand fueled by […]
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Mon 02 December 2024: US President Joe Biden formally pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday evening following federal felony gun and tax convictions that he previously pledged he would not use his executive powers to reverse. Biden said in a lengthy statement that the charges against his son were politically motivated, adding “raw politics has […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: Professor Lisa Levin, a faculty member at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, highlighted that rising ocean temperatures due to global warming are forcing marine species to migrate toward colder regions, significantly altering ocean ecosystems. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), […]
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Sun 01 December 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning Saturday to nations that he would impose a 100% tariff on any BRICS country that attempts to move from the US dollar in international trade. Referring to the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — now expanded to include Iran, […]
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Sat 30 November 2024: The UK Parliament is set to debate the Assisted Dying Bill this week, a proposal that could legalise medically assisted suicide for terminally ill patients with less than six months to live. The vote has sparked widespread public and political debate, marking it as one of the most significant legislative decisions in recent […]
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