While his media organisations cast doubt on the Covid-19 vaccine, Rupert Murdoch has received a free COVID-19 vaccination on the UK National Health Service.
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UK: UNICEF Pledge £700,000 To Feed Nation’s Hungry Children
UNICEF has pledged to donate £700,000 to feed hungry children in the UK in what the UN agency calls a “domestic emergency.”
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BREXIT: Facebook To Move UK Users Onto US User Agreements
Facebook will shift its UK users onto agreements with the company’s corporate headquarters in California, a move that puts UK users not protected under the European privacy laws.
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NEW ZEALAND: Prostitute Wins Sexual Harassment Suit
A New Zealand prostitute has won a six-figure payout settlement for sexual harassment complaint against a brothel owner.
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FRANCE: Paris City Fined €90k For Giving ‘Too Many’ Women Senior Position
For breaching a national rule (Sauvadet law) designed to bring about gender parity in employment, Paris town hall has been fined €90,000 by the public service ministry for appointing too many women into senior roles.
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NIGERIA: FirstBank Dissociates From Money Transfer Service
First Bank of Nigeria has issued a disclaimer against Azimo, and online money transfer company.
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HUNGARY: Anti-gay Politician Resigns After Being Busted At A Gay Party
Hungarian member of the European Parliament, Jozsef Szajer has resigned after he was caught at a sex party in Brussels in violation of Belgium’s coronavirus restriction measures.
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FRANCE: Google, Amazon Fined €135m For Dropping Ad-tracking Cookies
France’s data protection agency been fined Google and Amazon for breaking the country’s rules on online advertising trackers known as cookies.
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TANZANIA: No Ministerial Role For MP After Struggling For Words Through Oath Of Office Ceremony
President John Magufuli of Tanzanian has dropped an MP nominated for a ministerial position in his newly formed cabinet after he hesitated and struggled for words while taking the oath of office.
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CHINA: Nation Appoints Former Uganda Chief Justice To Supreme Court
Six months after his retirement as Uganda’s chief Justice, Bart Katureebe has been hired as a member of China’s expert committee on adjudication of international commercial disputes.
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