TikTok banned from official EU mobile devices
BRUSSELS, 24 Feb 2023: The European Commission (EC) and the Council of the European Union (EU) yesterday announced they will ban China’s TikTok video-sharing application from being used on official …
Australia demands measures against child abuses at online sites
CANBERRA, 24 Feb 2023: Social media platforms Twitter and TikTok and search engine Google must explain to Australian authorities their policy and measures to combat content showing child abuse on …
YouTube algorithm accused of glorifying death of victims in terrorist attack
WASHINGTON, 23 Feb 2023: Gonzalez vs Google LLC is the name of the case reviewed by the US Supreme Court on Tuesday – which pits the family of a young …
UK court backs govt stripping of citizenship by birth
LONDON, 23 Feb 2023: Shamima Begum yesterday lost an appeal to regain her British citizenship, which she was stripped of for travelling to Syria to join the Islamic State terror …
Another record low South Korean birth rate
SEOUL, 23 Feb 2023: The number of babies born in South Korea reached a new all-time low in 2022 as deaths once again exceeded births for the third consecutive year, …
South Korean court grants gay couple equal right to health coverage
SEOUL, 22 Feb 2023: A South Korean appeals court issued a historic ruling yesterday in favour of a gay couple who requested the same health coverage for them as the …
As quake rescue efforts wind down, another huge tremblor hits
ISTANBUL, 21 Feb 2023: Turkish officials called off search and rescue missions for survivors in most quake-struck areas yesterday, as the number of those killed in the country by the …
A million stuck in temporary shelters after quake
ISTANBUL, 20 Feb 2023: Around one million Turks have lost their homes and are currently living in tents, prefabricated houses or other temporary shelters – following the two massive earthquakes …
North Korea reveals latest test was of Hwasong-15 ICBM missile
PYONGYANG, 19 Feb 2023: North Korea today said the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired in a “surprise” exercise a day ago was a Hwasong-15 capable of launching a “fatal nuclear …
Miracle rescues continue amid quake rubble
ANKARA, 19 Feb 2023: Three people, including a child, were rescued yesterday from under the rubble of a collapsed building in the southern Turkish city of Antakya – 13 days …