The European Commission takes action against video app TikTok following consumer complaints about hidden marketing and aggressive advertising techniques targeting children. The Commission wants the company to adapt its policies and commercial practices and to comply with EU consumer protection rules. The daily EU administration has therefore started a […]
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Germany Recognizes Atrocities in Namibia as Genocide
Germany on Friday acknowledged for the first time that it committed genocide in Namibia at the beginning of the last century. Berlin has already pledged more than a billion euros for aid projects in the Southwest African country on Thursday. “We will officially refer to these events from now […]
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Facebook Allows Reports That Coronavirus is Coming Out of the Lab Again
Facebook will no longer delete messages on the social medium stating that humans developed the coronavirus. A spokesperson for the company has informed news site Politico. The decision follows the renewed discussion about the origin of the virus. “In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of Covid-19 and […]
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British Foreign Minister Raab Wants A Two-State Solution in Israel
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has called for a two-state solution for Israelis and the Palestinian people. The minister hopes that this will end the continuing violence and that lasting peace can be created. “It is crucial that all sides work to ensure that the truce lasts. Last week’s […]
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Melbourne is Reintroducing Corona Rules After New Outbreak
For Melbourne and the rest of the Australian state of Victoria, additional corona measures will apply from Tuesday. This is a new outbreak of which it is not yet clear how everyone became infected. For that reason, the travel bubble between New Zealand and the state of Victoria has […]
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KLM Continues to Fly Over Belarus
Airline KLM continues to fly through Belarusian airspace. The airline says it sees no safety risk and states that the flight schedule “will continue normally”. KLM has consulted with the government and carried out a risk assessment. Several other airlines are avoiding Belarusian airspace for the time being. On […]
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South Korea Wants to Get Rid of Restrictions on Missile Arsenal Altogether
South Korea wants to get rid of agreements with the United States that restrict ballistic missiles. The South Koreans are currently not allowed to use projectiles with a range of more than 800 kilometres. The “missile directive” scrapping is expected to be discussed at summits between President Moon Jae-in […]
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Zoom Comes With an Event Platform
Videobel app Zoom, which has gained considerable popularity during the past lockdowns, wants to expand this summer towards events for large companies. The company has announced that it will roll out a Zoom Events branch this summer. This is a more extensive version of its current OnZoom event service, […]
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India Reports More Than 4,500 New Corona Deaths, the Highest Number to Date
The Indian Ministry of Health reported 4,529 new corona deaths on Wednesday, the highest number of deaths from the virus in 24 hours in the country to date. India has also identified 267,334 new infections. The total death toll comes with the new figures to 283,248. The infections have […]
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Death Toll After Protests in Myanmar Rises to Over 800
The number of people killed since the military coup in Myanmar has risen to more than 800. At least 802 people have been killed in the violent crackdown on protesters by security forces, according to the human rights organization Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP). In recent days, fierce […]