Facebook joins attack on Apple over App Store commission

AFP 08/15/2020

San Francisco, United States — Facebook on Friday joined the attack on Apple’s operation of its App Store after the iPhone maker refused to forgo its commission on live online events hosted on the social network that…

At least 43 killed in monsoon-triggered India landslide

AFP 08/10/2020

NEW DELHI — At least 43 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki district, around…

Twitter, TikTok discuss potential combination — WSJ

AFP 08/09/2020

NEW YORK — Twitter is in preliminary discussions for a possible combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, after US President Donald Trump said he would ban the app, calling it a threat to national…

What we know so far about COVID-19 and children

AFP 08/09/2020

President Donald Trump has been censored on Facebook and Twitter after saying children are “almost immune” from COVID-19. What do the facts say? We know for sure children are less likely to fall seriously ill from the…

Spain’s ex-king Juan Carlos heads for exile under corruption cloud

AFP 08/04/2020

MADRID — Spain’s former king Juan Carlos, who is facing investigation at home and abroad for corruption, announced Monday that he will go into exile. The 82-year-old revealed he would leave the country in a letter to…

Global virus cases top 18 million as Australian city imposes curfew

AFP 08/03/2020

MELBOURBE, Australia – The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the illness continuing its march, after Australia’s second-largest city imposed a curfew to halt the spread. Six months after the World…

US counts 61,262 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours — Johns Hopkins

AFP 08/02/2020

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States counted 61,262 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Saturday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. It was the fifth consecutive day with…

Facebook adds security to Messenger with Face ID unlock option

AFP 07/25/2020

Facebook has begun rolling out additional security features for its dedicated chat application, Messenger, that will make it essentially impossible for anyone to read your conversations in the app — even if you give someone your phone.…

Spotify deepens ties with podcast industry with new video podcast support

AFP 07/23/2020

On Tuesday, Spotify announced that the platform now supports a video format for select podcasts. With the release of the first version of this feature, users will not only have the option to be listeners of their…

Chilean police train dogs to sniff out COVID-19

AFP 07/23/2020

SANTIAGO, Chile–Police in Chile are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by sniffing their sweat. The dogs — three golden retrievers and a labrador — are between the ages of…

Astrophysicists unveil biggest-ever 3D map of Universe

AFP 07/20/2020

GENEVA, Switzerland — Astrophysicists on Monday published the largest-ever 3D map of the Universe, the result of an analysis of more than four million galaxies and ultra-bright, energy-packed quasars. The efforts of hundreds of scientists from around…

US records 60,207 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

AFP 07/19/2020

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States – The United States on Saturday recorded 60,207 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. That put the total number of cases in the…

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