Wed 29 June 2022: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) head Brendan Carr has written to Apple and Google requesting them to remove Chinese short-video making platform TikTok from their respective app stores for “its pattern of surreptitious data practices.” Apple and Google have until July 8 to respond to the FCC commissioner’s request to […]
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Wed 29 June 2022: Pope Francis on Wednesday called the bombing of a crowded shopping centre in the city of Kremenchuk the latest in string of “barbarous attacks” against Ukraine. Ukraine said at least 18 people were killed and about 60 injured on Monday by a Russian missile strike. Russia’s defence ministry said it had […]
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The Inauguration of Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar. (FILE PHOTO) Wed 29 June 2022: FIFA announced Wednesday that organizers had sold 1.8 million tickets for this year’s World Cup in Qatar, ahead of the next phase of ticket sales, which begins on July 5. Fans in the Gulf Arab state have purchased the most tickets […]
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Wed 29 June 2022: After the three countries pledged to defend each other’s security, NATO ally Turkey removed its veto on Finland and Sweden’s application to join the Western alliance, putting an end to a drama that lasted weeks and tested allied cohesion in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The breakthrough came on […]
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Wed 29 June 2022: A growing number of people are selectively avoiding important news stories such as the coronavirus pandemic, Russia‘s invasion of Ukraine, and the cost-of-living crisis, according to a report released on Tuesday. While the majority of people surveyed consume news regularly, 38% said they often or sometimes avoid the news – up from 29% in 2017 – the […]
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Wed 29 June 2022: Rovers exploring Mars, such as NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance and others, may have to dig about 6.6 feet (two metres) or more under the surface of the Red Planet to find signs of ancient life, according to a new laboratory experiment by the US space agency. It is because ionising radiation […]
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Tue 28 June 2022: On Tuesday, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for the Kremlin, criticized NATO’s plans to boost the number of high-readiness soldiers in Europe to more than 300,000. “NATO is an aggressive bloc, this is a bloc that was created for purposes of confrontation and it continues to demonstrate its nature and to implement its, set by default, […]
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Tue 28 June 2022: As Elon Musk celebrates his 51st birthday, his Twitter account has now surpassed 100 million followers, making him one of only six people in the world to achieve this milestone on the microblogging site. Musk, widely regarded as the world’s most successful tech entrepreneur and investor, joined the site in 2009 […]
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Tue 28 June 2022: Google on Tuesday rolled out Earth Engine, a leading technology for planetary-scale environmental monitoring, to businesses and governments worldwide as an enterprise-grade service through Google Cloud. Google Earth Engine, which originally was launched to scientists and NGOs in 2010, combines data from hundreds of satellites and earth observation datasets with powerful […]
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Tue 28 June 2022: Russia will be strengthening its border if Finland and Sweden join NATO, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said, according to the agencies. Medvedev also added that any attempt to infringe upon Crimea by a NATO country would mean a declaration of war on Russia, which could lead to World War III, agencies quoted him as […]
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