Month: September 2020
More than 50 women in Democratic Republic of Congo allege abuse by Ebola aid workers
More than 50 women have alleged that they have been sexually abused or exploited in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Ebola aid workers who said they were from some of the world’s top humanitarian organisations.
Read MoreFive activists go on trial for seizing African artwork from Paris museum
Five activists go on trial in Paris on Wednesday for trying to seize an African funeral staff from France’s pre-eminent indigenous art museum, hoping to increase pressure on the government to restitute items they say were stolen. Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza,
Read MoreXbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get EA Play on November 10th
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers would be able to access EA Play for no additional cost. The company shared more details about the rollout. Console players will be able to activate their complimentary EA
Read MoreActivists go to High Court after Knesset restricts protests during lockdown
New law that drastically limits demonstrations against Netanyahu faces withering criticism, legal action; prominent anti-government demonstrator says he was harassed at his home
Read MoreWhat’s the matter with the Universe? Scientists have the answer
A team of US astrophysicists has produced one of the most precise measurements ever made of the total amount of matter in the Universe, a longtime mystery of the cosmos. The answer, published in The Astrophysical Journal on Monday, is
Read MoreJapan ‘Twitter killer’ victims consented to their deaths, say lawyers
A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” for luring his victims on social media admitted in court Wednesday to killing nine people, local media said. But lawyers for Takahiro Shiraishi, 29, argued the charges should be reduced because the victims
Read MoreTrump offered Amy Coney Barrett the SCOTUS job less than 72 hours after Ginsburg’s death – CNN
Trump offered Amy Coney Barrett the SCOTUS job less than 72 hours after Ginsburg’s death CNN President Trump backs his Supreme Court nominee ABC News Amy Coney Barrett Is No Threat to Obamacare Bloomberg Judging Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination The Washington Post
Read MoreApple removes two RSS feed readers from China App Store
It looks like Apple is scouring its Chinese App Store for any remaining services that may not sit well with Chinese censors. Two RSS reader apps, Reeder and Fiery Feeds, said this week that their iOS apps have been removed
Read MoreApple to release new emojis with iOS 14.2
While the current version of iOS is iOS 14.0.1, Apple is already testing iOS 14.2. The company released an early beta version of the update yesterday, and it includes a new set of emojis, as Emojipedia spotted. Apple already shared
Read MoreWho are the Proud Boys, the far-right group that got a shoutout from Trump?
Founder Gavin McInnes made video titled ’10 things I hate about the Jews,’ and complained that Jewish people have a ‘whiny paranoid fear of Nazis’
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