Categories World Facebook says it ‘erred on the side of over-enforcement’ when blocking news content in week-long standoff in Australia Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor Social media giant Facebook said Wednesday it “inadvertently” blocked some content including a large swathe of charity and state health pages when it imposed a week-long ban on news in a standoff over Australia’s new media code. … Read More >Facebook says it ‘erred on the side of over-enforcement’ when blocking news content in week-long standoff in Australia
Categories World Global airline industry body to launch Covid ‘travel pass’ by March Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that it will launch a Covid-19 travel pass by March, which it says will give travelers a way to display test results and confirmation they’ve received a vaccine. … Read More >Global airline industry body to launch Covid ‘travel pass’ by March
Categories World Australian defense minister hospitalized ‘as precaution’ amid scandal over alleged rape of young staffer Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds has unexpectedly taken sick leave just as she was about to answer questions about a young staffer’s claims that she was raped by a male colleague inside the minister’s office. … Read More >Australian defense minister hospitalized ‘as precaution’ amid scandal over alleged rape of young staffer
Categories EU Poland outlaws face coverings and scarves in favor of masks, ramps up regional restrictions as British Covid-19 variant spreads Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor The Polish government has banned the wearing of face coverings and scarves as an acceptable means of protecting oneself against Covid-19, as the third wave of the virus gathers momentum in the east European state. … Read More >Poland outlaws face coverings and scarves in favor of masks, ramps up regional restrictions as British Covid-19 variant spreads
Categories EU ‘Preacher without a face’: ISIS’ ‘chief recruiter’ in Germany sentenced to over 10yrs in prison following years-long trial Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor A man described as the head of Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS) recruiting network in Germany has been sentenced to 10 and a half years in a high-profile case that took more than three years to try. … Read More >‘Preacher without a face’: ISIS’ ‘chief recruiter’ in Germany sentenced to over 10yrs in prison following years-long trial
Categories EU France’s Dunkirk area to join Nice in weekend lockdown amid ‘deteriorating’ Covid-19 situation – health minister Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor From this Friday, the city of Dunkirk and the surrounding area will enter a weekend lockdown similar to that in Nice, France’s Health Minister Olivier Veran has announced while warning of an uptick in Covid-19 cases nationwide. … Read More >France’s Dunkirk area to join Nice in weekend lockdown amid ‘deteriorating’ Covid-19 situation – health minister
Categories Middle East Bernie Sanders blasts Israel for sending Covid-19 vaccines to allies while ‘Palestinians are still waiting’ Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor US Senator Bernie Sanders has lashed out at Tel Aviv for sending surplus coronavirus vaccines to friendly nations overseas instead of giving them to Palestinians, saying it must do so as an “occupying power.” … Read More >Bernie Sanders blasts Israel for sending Covid-19 vaccines to allies while ‘Palestinians are still waiting’
Categories Asia & Pacific Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts with immediate effect over coup Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor Facebook announced in a blog post on Thursday that it has removed Instagram and Facebook accounts used by Myanmar’s military to communicate with the public in the wake of a coup by the armed forces in the Asian nation. … Read More >Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts with immediate effect over coup
Categories EU Sweden clamps down on restaurant hours, advises solo shopping in bid to curb ‘worrying’ Covid-19 situation Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor The Swedish government will tighten the opening hours of hospitality businesses and order shoppers to go out alone in a bid to avoid a third wave of Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced on Wednesday. … Read More >Sweden clamps down on restaurant hours, advises solo shopping in bid to curb ‘worrying’ Covid-19 situation
Categories Shows The Malcolm X conspiracy & the rise of homicide Posted on Posted onFebruary 26, 2021February 26, 2021By Editor 2020 set records for homicides and violent assaults. In sports, don’t take a knee in Tennessee. New testimony accuses the FBI and NYPD in the assassination of civil rights icon Malcolm X. … Read More >The Malcolm X conspiracy & the rise of homicide
