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Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
World
May 5, 2021
Facebook board upholds Trump suspension
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — at least not yet. The social network’s…
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
Science
May 2, 2021
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program.…
EU charges Apple with breach of competition law
World
April 30, 2021
EU charges Apple with breach of competition law
EU antitrust regulators on Friday charged Apple with illegally distorting competition in the music-streaming market through restrictive App Store rules. It is…
Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
World
April 29, 2021
Dutch government pauses coronavirus app over data leak fears
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has temporarily disabled its coronavirus warning app amid data privacy concerns for…
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the…
China feminists face clampdown, closure of online accounts
World
April 22, 2021
China feminists face clampdown, closure of online accounts
China’s feminist movement has been facing another wave of crackdowns, with dozens of social media accounts run by feminist activists abruptly shut…
Health minister, Chinese ambassador discuss sharing immunization records between Egypt and China
Egypt
April 20, 2021
Health minister, Chinese ambassador discuss sharing immunization records between Egypt and China
In a phone call Monday evening, Health Minister Hala Zayed discussed with China’s Ambassador to Egypt, Liao Li Chang, the…
How social media is manipulated — and how Russia is involved
World
April 15, 2021
How social media is manipulated — and how Russia is involved
It costs between 1 1/2 and two rubles, or around two cents, to buy a like or a repost on…
United Arab Emirates names 2 new astronauts, including woman
Middle East
April 10, 2021
United Arab Emirates names 2 new astronauts, including woman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space program Saturday,…
China slams US history of ‘humanitarian disasters’
World
April 9, 2021
China slams US history of ‘humanitarian disasters’
Beijing has accused the US of causing humanitarian disasters through military intervention and proxy wars around the globe in a report…