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TikTok owner ByteDance to pay US privacy settlement
Belfast Telegraph 26 Feb 2021
TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance has agreed to pay 92 million dollars (£65.72 million) in a settlement to US users who are part of a class-action lawsuit alleging the video-sharing app failed to gain their consent to collect data in violation of a strict Illinois privacy law ... PA. / ... .
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Sri Lanka ends forced cremations after Imran Khan's visit
Urdu Point 26 Feb 2021
Colombo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Feb, 2021 ) .Sri Lanka on Friday ended forced cremations of people who have died of coronavirus, after visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Colombo to respect the funeral rites of the island's minority Muslims ... In response to the policy change, Khan thanked his Sri Lankan counterparts.
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Nodeep Kaur granted bail by Punjab & Haryana HC, likely to be released
Indian Express 26 Feb 2021
Dalit labour activist Nodeep Kaur, who was arrested in January by the Haryana Police under charges of extortion and attempt to murder, was granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday. Kaur’s bail plea came up for hearing before the bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan ... She has already been granted bail in the other two cases ... Tags ... .
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US conducts air strikes against Iranian-backed militia facilities in Syria: Pentagon
DNA India 26 Feb 2021
President Joe Biden on Thursday directed U.S. military airstrikes in eastern Syria against facilities belonging to what the Pentagon said were Iran-backed militia, in a calibrated response to rocket attacks against U.S. targets in Iraq ... 15 attack that wounded Americans. "At President (Joe) Biden’s direction, U.S ... A U.S ... strike ... In the Feb ... .
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Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns
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NASA shares incredible pic of our neighbouring planet. Can you guess which one?
Hindustan Times 26 Feb 2021
“How incredible,” wrote an Instagram user while commenting on the post. PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 11.19 AM IST. If you’re someone who regularly follows the various Instagram profiles managed by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA), then you may be aware that they are filled with mesmerising pictures of space.
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French Open champion Iga Swiatek reaches Adelaide final
Beijing News 26 Feb 2021
Reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek brushed aside the challenge of Jil Teichmann to reach the final of the Adelaide International at Memorial Drive in Adelaide on Friday ... Swiatek, the tournament's fifth seed, said she felt comfortable on the Adelaide courts ... Source. News24 .
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Tiger Woods transferred to LA hospital after surgery
Times Union 26 Feb 2021
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods was moved Thursday to another Los Angeles hospital after undergoing surgery to his right leg after being badly injured in a car crash. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center said Woods was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for “continuing orthopedic care and recovery." ... However, the crash investigation continues ... .
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Pakistan passes ‘historic’ bill banning corporal punishment of children
The Guardian 26 Feb 2021
Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will follow suit Pakistan has passed a bill banning corporal punishment for children in a move described as “historic” by rights activists ... “It is historic for Pakistan to pass a bill consensually for the wellbeing of children ... .
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Bankers union urges Government to make ‘right to disconnect’ code legally enforceable
The Irish Times 24 Feb 2021
Bank workers are urging the Government to go further in giving workers the ‘right to disconnect’ from out-of-hours contact from their employers through smartphones and other devices ... A “legally admissible” code would allow issues covered by the code to be referred to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ... Exploitation ... .
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Hollywood owners offer Wrexham players £250,000 bonus for promotion
The Times of India 26 Feb 2021
LONDON. actors and Rob McElhenney will pay players a £250,000 bonus ($353,000) should the club win promotion into the this season. Deadpool star Reynolds and McElhenney, who is best known for his role in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", completed their takeover of the Welsh club earlier this month ... Download ... Football. Sports. .
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‘Super-plant’ that absorbs roadside pollution identified by experts
Manila Bulletin 26 Feb 2021
The cotoneaster was seen to be at least 20 percent more effective in soaking up pollution as compared to other shrubs which did not make a difference on less busy streets ... (Source link) .
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Trudeau slammed for abstaining from Parliament’s meeting on Uyghur rights
The Siasat Daily 26 Feb 2021
Washington. While lauding the Canadian Parliament’s recognition of the Uyghur genocide, the US-based Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU) has slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet for abstaining during the meeting of House of Commons on the matter ... Also Read. Joe Biden’s comments on Uyghurs invite criticism ... Also Read ... .
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Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato welcome Equality Act vote
York Press 26 Feb 2021
Both stars are outspoken supporters of the LGBT community ... .
