€91m fine slapped on Meta over passwords storage
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has been fined €91 million (£75 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) following an inquiry into...
UK: Starmer gets more clothes worth £16,000
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer received more clothes donations worth £16,000 from Labour peer Lord Alli, according to new reports. The donations, initially...
Case against Taliban in international court over gender discrimination
Canada, Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands have initiated legal action against the Taliban at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for gender discrimination, in...
Australia lithium market hit by plummet prices
Often referred to as “white gold” and a crucial element in rechargeable batteries, lithium is so light that it floats on water, yet its...
Canada: Trudeau survives confidence vote
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has successfully overcome a vote of confidence, as his main political adversary failed to secure enough support to end...
Economic crisis worsens in Pakistan; IMF announces $7 billion loan
Pakistan announced on Thursday that it would need to endure some “transitional pain” after securing a new $7 billion relief package from the International...
Disney to lay off 300 staff again
Disney has announced another round of layoffs in the United States as part of its ongoing cost-cutting efforts. According to Deadline, this latest wave...
Switzerland: In a first, woman dies in ‘suicide pod’
Swiss police have arrested multiple individuals following the reported use of a "suicide pod" by a woman to end her life, marking what seems...
Climate change: Europe sees ‘doubled’ rain
A study has found that pollution from human activity has doubled the likelihood of the extreme rainfall that hit central Europe in September. The...