Users of Meta Platforms Inc. run social-media platform Facebook will soon no longer be able to seek the help of their friends in case they lose access to the website. What Happened Currently, Facebook users can utilize the “Trusted Contacts” feature to get back on the platform if they get locked out of their accounts. Facebook said on…
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Elon Musk Comments on Twitter De-Boosting, Says It’s ‘Weird’: What You Should Know About This Feature
Elon Musk, who has made an offer for Twitter, Inc. on Sunday engaged in a conversation on the platform regarding de-boosting. What Happened When Cleantechnica writer Johnna Crider inquired on Twitter why the platform is de-boosting many of Musk’s supporters when they reply to him, the Tesla, Inc. CEO reasoned that it could be due to…
Australian Casino Fined $80 Million for Illegal Chinese Money Transfers
May 31, 2022
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Victoria’s Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) has fined Crown Melbourne $80 million (US$57.5 million) for organising a scheme that enabled illegal money transfers from China. The fine was imposed after the VGCCC’s investigation revealed that Crown casino set up a process to circumvent Chinese currency restrictions and allow funds to be transferred out of…
US National Guard to Cooperate With Taiwan Military: President Tsai
May 31, 2022
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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday that the United States is planning on “cooperation” between its National Guard and Taiwan’s military amid mounting threats from communist China. The announcement comes as China, which wants to claim the self-ruled island as its own, has stepped up its military harassment of Taiwan in recent years. Last week, China’s…
The Uluru Statement: Albanese’s Improbable Project
May 31, 2022
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Commentary The new Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, in his first statement in office, committed his government to the implementation in full of the Uluru Statement from the Heart (pdf). The statement calls “for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.” It captures the Indigenous people’s “aspirations for a fair and…
Senegal Police Arrest 2 Health Workers After Neonatal Fire
DAKAR, Senegal—Senegalese officials have arrested two health workers from a neonatal unit where a fire killed 11 newborns last week. The nurse and a nurse’s aide who were on duty Wednesday night when the fire took place at the Abdoul Aziz Sy Dabakh Hospital were arrested for “neglecting children” and “endangering the lives of others,”…
Johnny Depp Makes Another Surprise Appearance at UK Concert Amid Amber Heard Defamation Trial
Actor Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at a concert in the United Kingdom on Sunday night as he awaits the verdict in his $50 million defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp, 58, took to the stage in Sheffield with rock guitarist Jeff Beck, who is touring the country, on Saturday night. He then returned to the stage…
Crowd Confronts Official Over Deadly Iran Collapse
Protesters angry over a building collapse in southwestern Iran that killed at least 31 people shouted down an emissary sent by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking a crackdown that saw riot police club demonstrators and fire tear gas, according to online videos analyzed on Monday. The demonstration directly challenged the Iranian government’s response to…
Palau Questions China’s ‘True Intent’ in Pushing New Security Deals in Pacific
May 31, 2022
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Pacific island nations have made the right decision by withdrawing from China’s proposed regional economic and security deal, Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. said on Monday, pushing back on Beijing’s plans in the region. “I think it’s always been about what is the true intent in stepping up, especially when it came to security. Why…
294 Migrants Rescued Off Libya Arrive in Sicily
A group of 294 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya disembarked in Sicily on Monday morning after spending ten days at sea. On Sunday a woman who was eight months pregnant was evacuated from the Ocean Viking rescue ship for medical reasons. According to SOS Mediterannee, which runs the rescue ship, there were 49…
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