Facebook "Operating In The Shadows", Says Whistleblower To US Lawmakers
Reuters | Wednesday October 06, 2021, WashingtonU.S. lawmakers pounded Facebook on Tuesday, accusing CEO Mark Zuckerberg of pushing for higher profits while being cavalier about user safety.
Spain To Give Third Dose Of Covid Vaccine To 70 Year-Olds
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 06, 2021, MadridSpain's health ministry said Thursday it would give third doses of coronavirus vaccines to the over-70s, hoping to improve their protection against Covid-19.
Johnson & Johnson Asks US To Authorise Booster Shots Of Covid Vaccine
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 06, 2021, WashingtonDrug maker Johnson & Johnson asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday to authorize booster shots of its Covid-19 vaccine for people over the age of 18.
COP26 Summit Chief Denies UK Rift Over Climate
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 06, 2021, ManchesterBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pointman for the COP26 climate summit insisted Tuesday that his own Conservative party was on board with the ambition of saving the planet.
US Senators Suggest Expelling 300 Russian Diplomats Amid Embassy Dispute
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, WashingtonUS Democratic and Republican senators urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to expel 300 Russian diplomats from the United States if Moscow does not issue more visas for Americans to represent Washington in Russia.
Top British Envoy Holds Kabul Talks With Taliban Leaders
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, KabulA top British envoy held talks with senior Taliban officials in Kabul on Tuesday -- the first since foreign forces evacuated from Afghanistan -- as the country's new masters seek a path out of international isolation.
Russia Threatens To Hit Facebook With Its Largest Fine Yet
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, MoscowRussia on Tuesday stepped up the pressure on Facebook, threatening to hit the company with its largest fine yet for repeatedly ignoring requests to remove banned content.
Facebook Pushed For Higher Profits, Cavalier Over Safety: Whistleblower
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, WashingtonFacebook is set to take another pounding in Congress on Tuesday as a whistleblower who left with tens of thousands of internal documents told lawmakers how the company pushed for higher profits while being cavalier about user safety.
British Ex-Soldier Arrested By Taliban Flies Out Of Kabul With Officials: Report
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, LondonA British former soldier who was detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan has flown out of Kabul with UK officials, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday.
"No Malicious Activity" Behind Hours-Long Service Outage, Says Facebook
Reuters | Tuesday October 05, 2021, San FranciscoFacebook Inc said on Tuesday that "there was no malicious activity behind" a faulty configuration change that knocked all of its services off the internet for six hours the previous day.
UAE Spacecraft To Explore Major Asteroid Belt Between Mars And Jupiter
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, DubaiThe United Arab Emirates will launch a spacecraft to explore a major asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, officials said Tuesday, after a UAE probe reached the red planet early this year.
Five Billion Could Struggle To Access Water In 2050: UN
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, GenevaMore than five billion people could have difficulty accessing water in 2050, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging leaders to seize the initiative at the COP26 summit.
Whistleblower Urges Regulation To Tackle Facebook 'Crisis'
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, WashingtonA Facebook whistleblower told US lawmakers Tuesday that the social media giant fuels division, harms children and urgently needs to be regulated, drawing pledges Congress would take up long-delayed action.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Outage: Here's What Experts Say
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, New DelhiHundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world's reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon Valley giant.
Pope Expresses "Great Sorrow" For Sexual Abuse Victims Of French Clergy
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 05, 2021, Vatican CityPope Francis expressed his "great sorrow" for the victims of sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy after the publication on Tuesday of a devastating report, a Vatican spokesman said.
