Inside a Ukraine hospital where medics work as rockets fall BAKHMUT: The hospital in the small Ukrainian town of Bakhmut was never intended to receive queues of ambulances... Published 11 May, 2022 11:48am
Markets Wall Street inches higher as growth stocks rebound NEW YORK: US stocks edged higher on Monday as growth stocks rebounded after April’s rout, with investor focus... Published 03 May, 2022 03:47am
Opinion Twitter has long been more talk than money Billionaire Elon Musk is capturing a social media prize with his deal to buy Twitter, which has become a global ... Published 27 Apr, 2022 05:19am
World Russia bars entry to US VP Harris, other US officials and figures Russia on Thursday expanded an entry ban on US officials to include US Vice-President Kamala Harris and 28 other... Published 21 Apr, 2022 08:53pm
Technology Meta tests sale of virtual goods in metaverse SAN FRANCISCO: Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will give content creators the opportunity to ... Updated 12 Apr, 2022 11:55am
World Guinea junta chiefs warn mining giants over inequality CONAKRY: The head of Guinea’s ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has warned foreign mining companies to build... Published 10 Apr, 2022 05:49am
Technology Meta removes Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippines polls Meta Platforms Inc on Wednesday suspended a network of over 400 accounts, pages and groups ahead of general ... Published 07 Apr, 2022 10:15am
Markets Fesco CEO to hold e-court on facebook FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engr. Bashir Ahmed will hold an... Published 06 Apr, 2022 05:53am
Technology Internal bug promoted problematic content on Facebook SAN FRANCISCO: Content identified as misleading or problematic were mistakenly prioritized in users’ Facebook feeds... Published 01 Apr, 2022 10:50am
Technology Hackers got user data from Meta with forged request SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook owner Meta gave user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials... Published 31 Mar, 2022 10:35am
World Russia limits access to Google News MOSCOW: Russia’s media regulator has restricted access to the Google News service, accusing it of providing access... Published 24 Mar, 2022 10:04am
World Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity', says WhatsApp can stay A Moscow court on Monday found Meta Platforms Inc guilty of "extremist activity", but said its decision would not... Published 22 Mar, 2022 01:16am
World Russian court bans Instagram, Facebook as 'extremist' MOSCOW: A Moscow court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as "extremist" organisations, after authorities... Published 21 Mar, 2022 07:52pm
Technology The battle to keep Russia’s internet free PARIS: Western powers have seized the yachts of Russian oligarchs and booted Russian banks out of the international... Published 18 Mar, 2022 12:26pm
World Kyiv struck by Russian shelling, curfew announced KYIV: Russian shelling struck Kyiv on Tuesday killing at least two people, authorities said, as invading forces... Updated 15 Mar, 2022 03:25pm
Business & Finance Sri Lanka rupee devaluation aimed at improving macro stability: central bank chief COLOMBO: The move to devalue the Sri Lankan rupee was aimed at improving macroeconomic stability as the country... Published 11 Mar, 2022 02:08pm
Technology Facebook allows calls for violence against 'Russian invaders' WASHINGTON: Facebook has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, allowing... Updated 11 Mar, 2022 12:37pm
Technology YouTube, Google Play suspend payment-based services in Russia Alphabet Inc’s YouTube and Google Play store are suspending all payment-based services in Russia, including... Published 10 Mar, 2022 03:07pm
Technology Britain to force Big Tech to combat online scams LONDON: Britain said on Tuesday it would force Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms to prevent... Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:02am
World Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian media Russia is blocking Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook, the country's communications regulator said on Friday, in ... Published 05 Mar, 2022 12:11am
Business & Finance Intel, Airbnb join US tech freeze-out of Russia and Belarus NEW YORK: Intel and Airbnb announced they were pausing business in Russia and Belarus on Thursday, joining a US tech... Published 04 Mar, 2022 01:33pm
World Russian troops stopping firefighters from tackling blaze at nuclear plant: Ukrainian officials KYIV: Ukrainian emergency services said Friday that Russian troops were preventing them from extinguishing a fire... Published 04 Mar, 2022 10:21am
World 'Pick a side': Ukraine invasion dilemma for US Big Tech WASHINGTON: US tech giants were under intense pressure to pick a side regarding Ukraine's invasion, at once facing... Published 27 Feb, 2022 10:52am
Technology Meta to bar Russian state media from running ads, monetizing on platform Meta Platforms Inc is barring Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on its platform anywhere in the... Published 26 Feb, 2022 02:01pm
World Twitter mistakenly pulled accounts monitoring Russian troops WASHINGTON: Twitter acknowledged Wednesday it suspended in error some accounts relaying information about Russian... Published 24 Feb, 2022 11:26am
Technology Meta lays out moves being made to build the metaverse SAN FRANCISCO: Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday talked up his company's efforts to build the metaverse, an... Published 24 Feb, 2022 10:58am
World Ukraine says one soldier killed, 6 wounded in separatist shelling KYIV: The Ukrainian military said on Wednesday one soldier had been killed and six wounded in shelling by ... Published 23 Feb, 2022 11:40am
Technology Meta's Facebook to pay $90 million to settle privacy lawsuit over user tracking Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users' internet... Published 15 Feb, 2022 09:28pm
Business & Finance Twitter sticks with ambitious targets despite earnings miss SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter on Thursday reported that revenue and its user base grew less than expected, but the platform... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
Pakistan Facebook owner Meta expands counterspeech initiative in Pakistan Facebook's parent firm Meta announced on Wednesday that it will be expanding its counterspeech initiatives, The... Published 09 Feb, 2022 06:29pm
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