Author: News Desk

California, US: The Irish Data Authority fined Facebook’s owner $275 million following a breach that resulted in the details of more than 500 million users being published online. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) claimed Meta had violated two provisions of the EU’s data protection rules after scraping information from global Facebook users’ public profiles in 2018 and 2019. The data was exposed on a hacking website last year, prompting a prob by the DPC, which regulates Meta across the EU. The watchdog stated that a “substantial” portion of the users was from the EU. The Authority “imposed a reprimand and…

United States: Thousands of flights were delayed and hundreds were canceled across the United States as inclement weather hampered travel on one of the busiest holiday travel weekends of the year. According to Authorities, there have been 6,027 flights into, out of, or within the US that has been delayed, and 171 US planes have been cancelled. A major storm system has moved from the Mississippi River Valley towards the Northeast, bringing with it a lot of rain and strong winds. Millions of travellers from the Midwest to the Northeast and all the way down to the Southeast were impacted…

California, US: The Governing body of American soccer temporarily removed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s symbol from the Iranian flag and posted it on social media in an act of solidarity with protesters. The graphic, which was published on the United States Soccer Federation’s (USSF) official Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, has now been removed. Iran, however, claims that this is not enough and has demanded that America withdraw from the Football World Cup. The Islamic Republic’s Flag has 3 red, white, and green horizontal bands with the word “Allah” scripted in the middle. According to a statement from the…

New York, US: The veteran American Singer-Songwriter Mr. Bob Dylan has apologized for the controversy around signed copies of his new book, stating that “using a machine was an error in judgment”. Earlier this week, Publishing Company Simon & Schuster confessed that “hand-signed” copies of Mr. Bob Dylan’s new book, The Philosophy of Modern Song, were in fact printed with an autopen technology, which employs a machine to automatically replicate a person’s signature. Early in November, a limited edition of 900 “hand-signed” volumes of the book containing the legendary singer-songwriter’s commentary on songs by other artists was made available for purchase…

San Francisco, US: Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, has stated that the number of new users signing up for the Social Media site is at an “all-time high” as he struggles with a large exodus of advertisers and users moving to other platforms due to worries about verification and hate speech. The current Head of Twitter informed followers in a tweet that signups were averaging over two million per day in the last seven days as of November 16th, which is actually 66 percent compared to the same week in 2021. Additionally, the CEO stated that User Active Minutes…

Kyiv, Ukraine: Millions of residents in and around the Ukrainian Capital’s metropolitan area are expected to experience heat and electricity shortages as a result of the heavy snowfall and below-freezing temperatures that are expected in Kyiv. Grid operator Ukrenergo stated that, the electricity producers were able to cover only three-quarters of consumption needs, necessitating restrictions and blackouts across the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has regularly urged citizens to use power sparingly in his nightly video speeches, therefore restrictions on its use are still in force across 14 regions and in Kyiv. It comes after Russian forces targeted vital Power…

Qatar: Superstar French footballer Kylian Mbappe scored his second goal in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar On November 26th against Denmark. Mbappe scored the game-winning goal against the World’s No. 10 team in the 86th minute of the Group D match at Stadium 974. Mbappe also scored in France’s opening World Cup match against Australia, when he scored the 3rd goal for Les Blues in the 68th minute. The PSG superstar’s goal for France was pivotal in helping them advance to the Round of 16 on November 26th. France became the first defending Champion in 16 years to…

Pyongyang, North Korea: North Korean Leader Mr. Kim Jong Un has declared that the country’s ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful nuclear force, as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of North Korea’s largest Ballistic Missile.The declaration was made after Mr. Kim inspected a test of the nation’s brand-new Hwasong-17 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) recently and pledged to counter American nuclear threats with nuclear weapons. Building the nuclear force is for reliably protecting the dignity and sovereignty of the state and the people, and “its ultimate goal is to possess the world’s…

Shanghai, China: Widespread rage over the strict COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place for over three years, as well as outrage over a fatal fire that was largely attributed to lockdowns, have led to protests bursting out across Chinese cities and University Campuses. A crowd in Shanghai called for the overthrow of the Communist Party and Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China, in an exceptionally daring move that demonstrated the desperation of the people. Chinese people typically avoid publicly criticising the Party and its leaders out of concern for retaliation. The demonstrations started November 25th…

London, UK: The first major Free Trade Agreement signed by Britain after Brexit has become a failure after new statistics showed that exports had dropped since the Agreement came into force.Ms. Liz Truss, the Former Prime Minister of UK,  signed a “historic” agreement with Japan as Trade Secretary in October 2020, defining it as a “landmark moment for Britain”. The deal was intended to promote trade by billions of pounds and help the United Kingdom recover from the pandemic. The Conservatives have no trade policy worthy of the name and ministers are failing to stand up for UK interests in…