BRUSSELS : Meta Platforms was hit with privacy complaints on Thursday as eight EU consumer groups asked watchdogs to act against the Facebook owner for allegedly breaching the bloc’s privacy rules when it hoovers up user data. The complaints by the consumer groups in the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, […]
Month: February 2024
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s finance ministry on Thursday dismissed adjusting monetary policy or pegging the ringgit to support the weakened currency, saying it expects the ringgit’s value to appreciate this year. The ringgit has fallen about 3.7 per cent this year so far and briefly hit a 26-year low last […]
Liverpool’s fans and the media must avoid sensationalising the Premier League club’s young players and afford them the time they need to grow and learn, manager Juergen Klopp said. Liverpool have a lengthy injury list and Klopp was forced to field a young team in their 3-0 win over Championship […]
NEW YORK: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday (Feb 26) that without new US military aid his country would be unable to defend a Black Sea shipping corridor that has allowed Kyiv to export millions of tons of grain to global markets. Ukraine launched the shipping corridor hugging its […]
TOKYO: The dollar traded on the back foot on Tuesday, as markets looked ahead to a week of U.S. economic data that will provide fresh signals on how soon the Federal Reserve may begin cutting interest rates. Leading cryptocurrency bitcoin soared to a more than two-year high above $57,000 after […]
OTTAWA: Canada on Monday unveiled draft legislation to combat online hate that would force major companies to quickly remove harmful content and boost the penalty for inciting genocide to life in prison. The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the bill with the stated aim of protecting children […]
MELBOURNE : Australia centre Lalakai Foketi is expected to make a full recovery from a neck injury that had raised fears for his rugby career and shook his New South Wales Waratahs teammates. Foketi received lengthy medical treatment at the Waratahs’ training ground on Thursday before being taken to a […]
Vin Diesel has promised fans that the final Fast And Furious movie will be a “a celebration of the incredible family we’ve built together”. The 56-year-old actor has played Dominic Toretto in the Fast And Furious franchise since 2001 and revealed that the final movie is well under way. In […]
JAKARTA: Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Thursday said it understood it was not required to pay for content of news publishers posted voluntarily by users in Indonesia, following a government regulation seeking a sharing of profits between digital platforms and media firms. Indonesia’s president signed a regulation on Monday requiring […]
LONDON: Britain’s High Court on Wednesday finished hearing two days of arguments over whether to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a fresh appeal against his extradition to the United States to face espionage charges. Two senior judges heard evidence from his lawyers and those representing Washington, and opted against making […]