September 2, 2021 By Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland hit Facebook’s WhatsApp with a record 225 million euro ($266 million) fine on Thursday following an inquiry into the messaging app’s transparency around sharing personal data with other Facebook companies. WhatsApp said the fine was “entirely disproportionate” and that it would appeal. Ireland’s Data Privacy […]
Singapore Exchange launches SPAC rules after easing some proposals
September 2, 2021 By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange unveiled new rules on Thursday to allow special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to list in the city-state, after rolling back some measures that were viewed as too strict by market participants. Following a market consultation, SGX’s regulatory arm announced rules that included halving the […]
China’s Alibaba to invest $15.5 billion towards “common prosperity”
September 2, 2021 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will invest 100 billion yuan ($15.5 billion) by 2025 in support of “common prosperity”, the government-backed newspaper Zhejiang Daily reported on Thursday. Alibaba’s investment will go towards supporting small and medium enterprises and agriculture, and towards setting up a 20 billion yuan “common prosperity […]
France fines U.S. bank JP Morgan $29.6 million in tax fraud settlement
September 2, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. bank JP Morgan has agreed to a 25 million euros ($29.6 million) fine in a settlement of a tax fraud case, French financial prosecutors’ office said on Thursday. The financial prosecutors’ office said in a statement a Paris court had approved on Thursday the settlement sealed with JP […]
Windows Server 2022 gets full general release
Microsoft has revealed a full general release of its Windows Server 2022 software for users across the world. The Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release, offering ten years of support, is generally available now for all users, the company confirmed. The release forms yet another key part of Windows 11 ahead of its launch later […]
Britain’s Raab, in Qatar, says need to engage with Taliban on Afghanistan
September 2, 2021 DOHA (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday said there is a need to engage with the Taliban on Afghanistan, but Britain has no immediate plans to recognise their government. Raab was speaking in Qatar after meeting the Qatari foreign minister. Raab said they had discussed ensuring Afghanistan does not […]
Tajikistan can’t afford to take in Afghan refugees without help -police chief
September 2, 2021 DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Tajikistan cannot afford to take in large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring Afghanistan as it promised to do in the summer, the police chief of Central Asia’s poorest country said on Thursday. The government of Tajikistan, an ex-Soviet state allied to Moscow and part of the […]
Taliban prepare to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil
September 2, 2021 (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia captured Kabul and brought a chaotic end to 20 years of war. Taliban official Ahmadullah Muttaqi said on social media a ceremony […]
Number of people with dementia set to jump 40% to 78 million by 2030 -WHO
September 2, 2021 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, a neurological disorder that robs them of their memory and costs the world $1.3 trillion a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The progressive condition can be caused by stroke, brain injury or […]
Fate of national daycare in the hands of Canadian voters
September 2, 2021 By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians will face a stark choice on how to tackle a childcare crisis when they go to the polls on Sept. 20, with the ruling Liberals vowing to push ahead with a subsidized daycare system and the rival Conservatives offering tax credits to parents. The dire […]
Rocky Mountain dry: Canada’s waning water supply sows division in farm belt
September 2, 2021 By Rod Nickel and Jeff Lewis CROWSNEST PASS, Alberta (Reuters) – Where fly fisherman Shane Olson once paddled summer tourists around in a boat, he now guides them by foot – carefully navigating shallow waters one step at a time. “Every year, these rivers seem to be getting smaller, faster,” Olson, 48, […]
Islamic State ‘Beatle’ to plead guilty to U.S. terrorism charges
September 2, 2021 By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A British-born man who was a member of a team of Islamic State militants in Syria nicknamed “The Beatles” accused of beheading American hostages was due to plead guilty on Thursday to U.S. criminal charges, according to a federal court record. A docket entry for the […]
EU must create rapid reaction force, top officials say
September 2, 2021 By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -Two senior European Union officials urged the bloc’s governments on Thursday to set up a rapidly deployable military force to intervene around the world, saying the crisis in Afghanistan would provide the catalyst to end years of inaction. The EU’s top diplomat and […]
Health Experts Advise Women To Undergo Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer To Identify A Lesser Known Mutation
In the United States, women who are having a history of breast cancer in their generations have been getting screened for mutation in two genes that are known as BRCA1 and BRCA2 to find out whether they are at a higher risk of the disease. Now health care experts have advised women who have been […]
Marlboro Maker Philip Morris Buys 22.61 Per Cent Stake In British Respiratory Drug Developer Vectura
Tobacco group Philip Morris International has bought a 22.61 percent stake in British asthma inhaler firm Vectura. This is part of the deal to acquire the U.K.-based respiratory drug developer for USD 1.51 billion or 1.1 billion pounds. The purchase comes days after the tobacco group got unanimous backing from the asthma inhaler firm’s board […]
The Biden Government Says COVID Long Haulers Might Qualify To Be Protected Under Federal Disability Law
President Joe Biden has declared that people living in the United States who are dealing with severe and long-term symptoms of COVID19 might meet the criteria to be protected under federal disability law. The US government will help make federal resources accessible for people who are dealing with long COVID. The officials have announced their […]
DirecTV Once Again A Standalone Company; Will Own And Run The AT&T TV, U-Verse
DirecTV is once again a standalone company as AT&T has spun the satellite television provider off. AT&T had already announced earlier this year that it would spin its video properties into a new company. Now, DirecTV is a separate company and it will own AT&T TV and U-verse video services. The new company would be […]
Scientists Discover Light First Time From Behind A Black Hole Of Galaxy Located 800 Million Light-Years Away
Scientists have detected a light directly from behind the black hole. This is the first time scientists have detected such a phenomenon. In scientific terms, a black hole is a place in space. The gravity is so high that nothing can get out from the black hole. Even light cannot escape due to the extremely […]
Walmart Announces Plans To Sell E-Commerce Technologies To Small And Medium-Size Retailers
Walmart has invested a huge amount of money in software and technologies that helped the company transform its business. The world’s largest retailer is now planning to make available some of these technologies to small medium-sized retailers. This is for the first time when Walmart has decided to share technologies that powered its business with […]
Clubhouse Live Audio-Chat App Ditches Invites, Opens To Everyone As Competition Heats Up
Over a year after its official launch, Clubhouse has ditched the invite-only feature. There was a time when people eagerly wanted an invite to join the audio-only app. The app was all the rage in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. People wanted to listen to musings of some of the popular names from […]
