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Twitter tells staff to work from home due to virus fears
Twitter told its more than 4,800 employees around the world to work from home, amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
“Beginning today,...
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COVID-19: Commission launches 'Corona response team'
As the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Europe is on the rise and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has...
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The benefits of hysteria
The epidemic of the COVID-19 is a fact, as are seasonal influenzas of various types that affect large amounts of people during winter, every...
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ICT industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030
The new standard developed by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 45% from 2020 to...
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France braces for coronavirus epidemic, Macron warns
French president Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the country was preparing for a spike in the number of coronavirus cases.
"We are facing a crisis,...
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Facebook cancels F8 conference due to coronavirus
Facebook on Thursday canceled its annual F8 developers conference over coronavirus fears. The company’s biggest annual event had originally been scheduled for early May.
"In...
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Privacy is the EU’s distinct business and technology doctrine
What expectations for privacy might an individual have and what expectations should an individual have in the digital age? People proclaim that they do...
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Tech platforms free to censor content under US constitution
A US court ruled Wednesday that tech giants are free to censor content as they wish.
The claims of the news outlet PragerU, that Google-owned...
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EU urged to launch own OS, web browser
Finnish finance minister Katri Kulmuni on Wednesday urged the European Union to develop its own computer operating system and internet browser, and to reduce...
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Germany at start of coronavirus epidemic
Germany’s health minister said Wednesday that the country was “at the beginning of an epidemic”, just a few days after the number of people...
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WHO calls on EU for Coronavirus pandemic preparedness
The World Health Organisation's (WHO) regional Director in Europe, Hans Kluge has called on European countries to be in a "phase of preparedness" for...
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Brazil reports first case of Coronavirus in South America
The Brazilian Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of COVID-19 (popularly known as coronavirus) during a press conference on Wednesday, February 26.
The...
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France reports first coronavirus death, as epidemic spreads in Europe
The French Health Ministry reported that a 60-year-old man died of a COVID-19 (popularly known as coronavirus) infection overnight on Wednesday, February 26 in...
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Internet giants fight spread of coronavirus disinformation
Internet companies are stepping up their fight against the spread of disinformation about the coronavirus, after new cases and fatalities outside China have seen...
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Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6b opioid settlement
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt announced it has a tentative $1.6 billion deal to settle lawsuits over its role in the United States’ opioid crisis.
The deal aims...
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Greece reports first Coronavirus case
A 38-year-old woman in Thessaloniki is the first confirmed case of Coronavirus in Greece, according to a Health Ministry spokesperson.
The woman, who had recently...
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Italy may miss on budget targets over coronavirus outbreak
Italy's deputy economy minister Laura Castelli said Tuesday that the EU should leave Italy more room on its budget targets as the country’s struggle...
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US military adopts new ethical guidelines for using AI in war
The US military announced Monday it has adopted new ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence in warfare.
The move comes after 15 months...
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Stock market plummets amid coronavirus fears
In just a few days, coronavirus cases have risen rapidly across the world, despite the World Health Organization saying the spread has slowed in...
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WHO warns of pandemic risk as coronavirus cases grow
The World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom has issued a warning to the international community that most countries need to brace for a “potential...
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COVID-19: EU advances efforts to tackle outbreak, pledges €232 million aid
EU's Health Chief, Stella Kyriakides and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič announced on Monday that €232 million will be allocated by the European...
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Iran announces 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom
50 people have died in the Iranian city of Qom from the new coronavirus this month, local media reported on Monday.
Just a few hours...
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International fears grow with rise of coronavirus deaths outside China
New cases and fatalities from the new coronavirus outbreak outside China have seen a major spike, days after the World Health Organization has warned...
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An academic’s view of the coronavirus
Two months after the coronavirus outbreak began in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the deadly pathogen has gone on to claim the lives of...
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New Mexico sues Google for collecting children’s personal data
New Mexico’s attorney general Hector Balderas announced on Thursday that it sues Google. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Albuquerque. It...
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Boeing says it found debris in fuel tanks on grounded 737 Max jets
Boeing announced it has ordered inspections of its grounded 737 Max series jets, after it found foreign objects in the fuel tanks of some...
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Airbus announces 2,300 job cuts in defense and space division
European planemaker Airbus announced that it plans to cut 2,362 jobs across several countries by the end of next year.
Its Germany-based subsidiary, Defence and...
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IRS sues Facebook for $9b over Irish offshore deal
Facebook and US tax authorities are beginning a multi-billion dollar dispute over profits shifted to an Irish subsidiary by the social media giant.
The US...
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France steps up Ghosn probe into misuse of funds at Renault
French prosecutors have stepped up their investigation into alleged misuse of funds at Renault by former boss Carlos Ghosn. A judge had been assigned...
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China prepares to launch new satellite, role not revealed
China’s space program is expected to soon launch its Long March 7A rocket from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.
The official acknowledgement of a mission...
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Spain moves forward with new digital tax on tech giants despite US warning
Spain’s government approved the introduction of new taxes on digital business and stock market transactions. The move has angered United States’ authorities and brought...
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US House speaker Pelosi warns allies against working with Huawei
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi warned NATO allies against allowing Chinese tech giant Huawei into their 5G networks.
During her visit to Brussels,...
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France confirms first coronavirus death outside Asia
France on Saturday reported the first coronavirus death outside Asia. The victim was an 80-year-old Chinese tourist who was initially turned away by two...
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Xi Jinping knew about the coronavirus outbreak nearly two weeks before going public
China’s strongman, Communist leader Xi Jinping knew of the outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Wuhan almost two weeks prior to publicly...
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Zuckerberg calls on Europe to better regulate social networks
During meetings with European officials in Brussels, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg urged the EU to better regulate political advertisements on social media and take...
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Zuckerberg welcomes new framework for digital tax
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg backed the OECD moves, saying he accepts he may have to pay more taxes under the proposed digital tax reforms.
The...
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Boeing vows to rebuild public trust
Boeing says it is working to rebuild trust in its brand, even as it struggles to bring its 737 Max back into service.
The plane...
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UK to hold social media companies responsible for harmful content
The UK government has announced it will appoint media watchdog Ofcom as an online regulator that will have power to hold social media companies...
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Commission calls on Romania, Greece and Malta to adopt national air pollution control programmes
Romania, Greece and Malta need to adopt their first national air pollution control programmes to limit their annual emissions, according to a warning issued by the...
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EU and Google go to court over €2.4bn fine
Google on Wednesday sought to overturn a €2.4 billion EU antitrust fine at the EU's General Court.
The EU’s antitrust office, headed by competition Commissioner...
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WHO convenes experts to develop coronavirus drugs, vaccines
The World Health Organization gathered 400 scientists yesterday for a two-day meeting, in an effort to speed the development of tests, treatments and vaccines...
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US orders Facebook, Amazon and others to reveal details of years of acquisitions
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has ordered Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook to provide detailed information on their acquisitions of...
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Lawyers say Ghosn used Nissan-Mitsubishi venture to inflate pay
Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used a joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi to inflate his pay and to cover a personal tax debt,...
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EU's health chief Kyriakides meets China's ambassador to the EU for updates on Coronavirus
While the number of confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of Coronavirus still remains low across the bloc, the EU's health chief, Stella Kyriakides met on...
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Europe’s plan to beat cancer
Every year 3.5 million people across Europe are diagnosed with cancer, but their chances of survival depend on their location. The Commission hopes to...
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Facebook demands Clearview stop scraping images for facial recognition tech
Facebook has warned US-based tech company Clearview AI to stop using data scraped from its social networks for its facial recognition database.
“Scraping people’s information...
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Boeing finds new software flaw on grounded 737 MAX jet
Flight testers have found another flaw in the software of Boeing's grounded 737 MAX plane. Boeing as well as the top US aviation regulator...
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WHO appeals for $675m to fight coronavirus
The World Health Organisation called for US$675 million in donations for a plan to fight the coronavirus, mainly through investment in countries considered at...
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US, Chinese officials to meet to discuss further Huawei restrictions
High level US officials agreed to meet later this month to discuss further restrictions on tech exports to China and the telecoms company Huawei.
Media...
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Google admits it accidentally sent users’ private videos to strangers
Google alerted some of its Google Photo users that the tech giant accidentally sent their private videos to strangers. The company said the reason...
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