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Meta has officially revealed that paid subscriptions will be available for its major platforms worldwide. Users are now able to subscribe to Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp premium versions. Subscription pricing
The fifth edition of the Kurdish Cultural Festival in Paris was held from Friday, May 29th – Sunday, May 31st. The festival, organised by the CDK-F (Conseil Démocratique Kurde
Three people were stabbed and injured in what authorities have called an “act of terror” at a train station in the Swiss city of Winterthur. The assault occurred just
Inter-Tech policy and other differences between Washington and Paris are constraining the ability of the ministers to smooth the process for the G7 heads of state meeting in eastern France’s
President Lee Jae Myung called for thorough preparations for South Korea’s first hosting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, saying the summit should serve as a showcase of the country’s
The death of 16 students in a fire on 28th May has brought back the question of the safety of boarding schools in Kenya. The tragedy happened at Utumishi
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it responded to a US airbase in Kuwait by firing a retaliatory attack. The attack on Thursday was made at 04:50 a.m. local
Gold reversed a loss on Thursday after the release of eagerly awaited April U.S. consumer and wholesale price data. But bullion prices posted their third straight losing session even after
Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially landed in the capital of Astana for a high-profile state visit, which is the highest level of diplomatic interaction between the two countries.
Recently, the PLA Naval Aviation University in China held a live-fire combat training exercise for pilot cadets of the J-15 carrier-based fighter jet. The drill was intended to mimic conditions
Meta rarely responds when users complain about being banned from their accounts, according to an EU-based independent dispute resolution body. Appeals Centre Europe looked at 4,600 cases of Facebook,
On May 21, marking the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between China and Pakistan, an exhibition titled “Enduring Culture, Profound Friendship,” celebrating Chinese culture, was inaugurated at the Lahore
The Israeli military has substantially stepped up its attacks in southern Lebanon, striking more than 100 sites overnight. The strikes were reportedly aimed at storage facilities, observation points, and command
With Afghanistan’s economic growth stuck around 4.8% in 2025, poverty and financial strain will likely be hitting the country hard. The World Bank’s latest “Afghanistan Development Update” seems to suggest
On Wednesday, the U.S. forces launched new airstrikes in response to Iranian targets. The military action came amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that Iran is “negotiating on fumes,” meaning
On 24th October, the European Union indicated that Meta and Tit Tok had violated their transparency requirements following an inquiry which may lead to billions of dollars in fines. The
On October 22, 2025, in Lusaka, Rodney Sikumba, the Minister of Tourism in the Republic of Zambia, who heads the issues related to tourism in the country, and the Ambassador
In 2026, there will be a 2.8 percent increase in social security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments that will be received by 75 million Americans. Retirement benefits under […]
In a cross-country operation that has taken place in Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, Bavarian police have allegedly recovered millions of euros of counterfeit art purporting to depict Picasso, Rembrandt, and
It was daytime, and Omar Diaw, who is also his artist name “Chimere” in French chimera ), went to a blank wall next to the main street in the capital
A legal presumption that parents of children between 10 and 14 are incapable of evil, which dates back many centuries, must be made law as one of the recommendations in
Parents looking to TikTok stars and Instagram experts for guidance on issues ranging from potty training to child vaccination risk are being tricked by inaccurate and substandard information, the education
Seventy years after the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference, Bandung again became a platform for global unity as the city hosted the venue for the 2025 Asia-Africa Festival (AAF) on Saturday, October
Nine students from Montana Technological University spent two weeks this summer at Minghsin University of Science and Technology in Taiwan, getting an introduction to culture, language, and advanced technology. “This
Social media use is associated with reduced preteen cognitive performance. Growing social media use among children is associated with decreased cognitive performance. According to a JAMA study on 6,554 adolescents
A terrifying new trend of AI chatbots bullying kids and even prompting them to kill themselves has left the Australian government extremely worried. Talking to journalists on 18th October the
The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization and UNESCO co-organized the UNESCO Creative Cities Design Forum with the theme design empowers traditional crafts to unlock economic value as part
An illegal gold rush has stripped 140,000 hectares of rain forest in the Peruvian Amazon and is gathering pace as foreign, armed groups move into the region to make fortunes
A legendary mural of George Floyd was vandalized during the week in Minneapolis, say caretakers of his memorial. Marcia Howard, an activist and teacher, shared a video on social media
A group of 35 multi-coloured lions, which created a walking trail across the summer months, has fetched £220,000 at auction. The hand-painted statues from the Lions at Large art trail
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