WhatsApp has been hit with a fine of €225 million by the data protection commissioner, following an investigation into GDPR practices at the company.
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Six Weeks Abortion Ban Law Comes To Effect In Texas
A Texas state law banning abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy has come into effect overnight following inaction by the US Supreme Court on emergency appeals to block it from abortion providers in the state.
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Anti-Vax Woman Flogging Fake COVID-19 Certificate On Instagram Charged
A self-proclaim anti-vaccine entrepreneur who sold about 250 fake COVID-19 vaccination cards through Instagram to New York healthcare workers and a co-conspirator have been charged in Manhattan.
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Judge Reverses Order Preventing Unvaccinated Mom From Seeing Son
A Cook County, Illinois judge who barred a mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19 has reversed the judgement.
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CHINA: Six-year-olds To No Longer Sit Exams As Part Of Beijing’s Education Reforms
In a sweeping education reforms, China is moving away from its exam-oriented system by banning written exams for six- and seven-year-olds.
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Afghan Girls’ Robotics Team Tells Allyson Reneau To Quit Taking Credit For Their Rescue
A lawyer for the Digital Citizen Fund, which supports the all-girls “Afghan Dreamers” robotics team who recently escaped from Afghanistan, has sent a formal cease-and-desist letter to an Oklahoma woman who claims she helped rescue the girls.
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NIGERIA: Concern Over Doctors Record Uptake Of Saudi Arabia Move Offer
In Nigeria, a government-licensed recruiting agency based in the capital, Abuja, is inundated with the number of qualified doctors intending to leave Nigeria to work in Saudi Arabia.
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KENYA: New Law Bans Nose Blowing In Public Without Tissue In Nairobi
The Nairobi County government has introduced a raft of new rules and regulations aimed at keeping the city clean and hygienic.
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UK: Michael Parkinson Apologize To Meg Ryan For Infamous 2003 Interview
Broadcaster and chat show host Michael Parkinson has apologised to Meg Ryan over their infamous 2003 interview for the frosty exchange during an interview with the Hollywood actress.
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KENYA: Married Cop Shots Himself After Killing Mistress In Hospital
A married police Constable Bernard Sivo has committed suicide after shooting death his mistress at Njoro Sub County Hospital Njoro in Nakuru County, Kenya.
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