It’s “just not true” that Facebook would put profits above user safety, says Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a lengthy statement on his Facebook account, he defended himself against recent criticism about Facebook’s influence on the mental health of children and teenagers in particular. On Tuesday, a special hearing […]
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European Commission: Malfunction Teaches Us That We are Too Dependent on Facebook
The hours-long outage of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram shows that the world should not rely on a few large companies, the European Commission believes. “We need alternatives and choices in the tech market,” tweets European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. The problems of Facebook and some other of its apps […]
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New Zealand Suspends Efforts to Completely Eradicate Coronavirus
New Zealand is ceasing efforts to eradicate the coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday that due to the strategy change, some lockdown measures in the city of Auckland could probably be relaxed in the coming weeks. The new strategy comes down to learning to live with the presence […]
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North Korea Fires Anti-Aircraft Missile
North Korea has fired a “newly developed” anti-aircraft missile, the state-run North Korean news agency KCNA reported Friday. The missile’s “notable combat performance” is said to be due to the introduction of “new key technologies,” the agency said. The test followed a series of weapons launches by North Korea […]
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Olympic Champion Pleads Guilty to Capitol Storming
Klete Keller, an American swimmer who won two golds and a total of five medals for his country at the Olympics, has confessed to taking part in the storming of the Capitol earlier this year. As a result, he has been charged with a so-called federal crime and faces […]
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China Wants to Let Go of Electricity Price to Combat Shortages
China is considering letting go of regulated electricity prices for large consumers to prevent power outages. With coal becoming more expensive, many Chinese coal-fired power stations are loss-making due to the prevailing price caps, making them hesitant to supply more power. This has already contributed to the electricity shortages […]
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South Korea: North Korea Fires Projectile into Sea
North Korea has again fired at least one unidentified projectile into the sea, the South Korean military reported on Tuesday to Yonhap news agency. No further details have been disclosed. UN resolutions prohibit North Korea’s self-proclaimed nuclear power from testing ballistic missiles, but the country pays little attention to […]
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European Investors Watch German Elections
At the start of the new trading week, European investors will mainly focus on the German parliamentary elections and the gains for the Social Democratic SPD on Monday. The uncertainty surrounding the bankruptcy of the major Chinese real estate developer Evergrande continues to haunt the financial markets, as do the […]
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World Health Organization Recommends Preventive Corona Medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given the green light on Friday for the use of preventive medicine in patients infected with Covid-19. The medicine can only be used if patients have not produced sufficient antibodies themselves, for example, because they are taking immunosuppressive medication. It concerns a combination […]
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French President Does Not Answer Australian Prime Minister’s Call
A phone call from Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to French President Emmanuel Macron went unanswered, Morrison told reporters in Washington on Wednesday. “We will be patient,” Morrison said of the troubled relationship with France. French President Macron is outraged by the AUKUS security pact between the United Kingdom, […]