Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears
Scandal-hit Facebook is shutting down its long-criticized facial recognition system and deleting scan…
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France calls leaked Macron text ‘new low’ in Australia subs row
The Australia-France row over the collapse of a submarine deal reached an “unprecedented new low”…
Read MoreFinance takes centre stage at UN climate talks
Attention turned Wednesday to how the world will pay for its plan to decarbonise and help vulnerable…
Read MoreUN decries ‘extreme brutality’ in Ethiopia Tigray war
The UN rights chief on Wednesday slammed the “extreme brutality” of the year-long war in…
Read MoreYahoo, Fortnite exit China as tech crackdown bites
US internet services company Yahoo said on Tuesday it has pulled out of mainland China, becoming the…
Read MoreTop Indian brands baulk after threats by Hindu hardliners
India’s biggest festive season is in full swing but top brands are under pressure from right-wing…
Read MoreNew York elects Black ex-cop Adams as next mayor
Ex-policeman Eric Adams was elected New York City’s next mayor on Tuesday and will become just…
Read MoreNew York poised to elect Black ex-cop Adams as mayor
New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday in a mayoral election that is virtually guaranteed to elect Black…
Read MoreCambodian court sentences autistic teenager for Telegram posts
A Cambodian court sentenced an autistic teenager to eight months in prison on Monday, with part of the…
Read MoreIran rejects Western ‘concerns’ over nuclear compliance
Iran repeated Monday its insistence its nuclear programme was peaceful, two days after the US, Britain,…
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