Facebook parent Meta to pay $725m in Cambridge Analytica scandal
Proposed settlement is largest in a US data privacy class action and the most Meta has paid to resolve a class action lawsuit. Facebook owner...
One-day tally of COVID cases in China hits 37 million: Report
Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with COVID-19 on a single day this week, the Bloomberg news agency has reported, citing...
Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate. Britain’s health workers have announced a new round...
Gunman in Paris kills three in attack on Kurdish cultural centre
Authorities say a suspect, 69, was arrested after the shooting at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris. At least three people have been killed and...
Bankman-Fried, FTX execs received billions in hidden loans
Caroline Ellison, Bankman-Fried’s colleague, said she agreed with him to hide the loans from FTX investors. Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives have received billions...
UN envoy calls for pressure on Taliban over women university ban
Gordon Brown urges more leaders in Islamic countries to denounce a move barring Afghan women from higher education. The United Nations’ special envoy for global...
US House passes massive $1.7 trillion spending bill
Bill boosts military spending by 10 percent to a total of $858bn, alongside $772.5bn for domestic programmes. The United States House of Representatives voted on...
Sitiveni ‘Rambo’ Rabuka confirmed as Fiji’s new prime minister
Outgoing Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said after losing nomination vote: ‘This is democracy and this is my legacy.’ Sitiveni Rabuka has become Fiji’s 12th prime...
‘The junta is heartless’: Landmine victims blame Myanmar military
Myanmar’s military accused of deliberately planting landmines to target civilians as armed resistance movement grows. Chiang Mai, Thailand – Three months after she was forced to...
Ukraine’s Zelenksyy warns of Russian attacks over Christmas
The Ukrainian president also issued a warning to Russian people that ‘terror never goes without a response’. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned his country...