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October 4, 2024 3:55 PM

Meta must limit data use for targeted advertising, top EU court rules

Meta Platforms must restrict the use of personal data harvested from Facebook for targeted advertising, Europe's top court ruled on Friday, backing privacy activist Max Schrems. Schrems took his grievance to an Austrian court, saying he had been tar...

October 4, 2024 3:18 PM

Khamenei says Iran and its allies will not back down from Israel

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran and its regional proxies will not back down from Israel hours after an Israeli attack on Beirut that is thought to have targeted the heir apparent to Tehran-backed Hezbollah's slain secre...

October 4, 2024 2:33 PM

Pakistan seals off capital, blocks cellphones ahead of protest by Imran Khan’s party

Authorities in Pakistan sealed off the capital, Islamabad, and blocked cellphone services on Friday to prevent an anti-government rally by supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, officials said. It would be the latest in a series of p...

October 4, 2024 12:56 PM

PM Modi to unveil major initiatives and infrastructure projects during Maharashtra visit on October 5

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Maharashtra on Saturday to inaugurate several development projects across the state.. His first stop will be in Washim, where he will perform darshan at the Jagdamba Mata Temple in Poharadevi. Follow...

October 4, 2024 12:27 PM

Taiwan re-opens, mopping up after Typhoon Krathon

Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a major port city, while most of the rest of the island resumed work and financial markets re-opened. Krathon, now downgraded to a tr...

October 4, 2024 12:26 PM

Ukraine’s top commander orders defences bolstered in the east after Vuhledar falls

Ukraine's armed forces commander General Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Thursday he had ordered defences to be strengthened in the eastern Donetsk region, a day after Kyiv forces announced they had withdrawn from the town of Vuhledar. President Volodymyr...

October 4, 2024 12:20 PM

Thousands protest in Berlin against arms supplies to Ukraine

Thousands of demonstrators marched through central Berlin on Thursday, protesting against the German government's continued supply of weapons to Ukraine and criticizing Western nations for fueling the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. The ra...

October 4, 2024 12:14 PM

US-India commercial dialogue marks progress in semiconductor, clean energy, and innovation partnerships

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal convened the 6th ministerial-level U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue on Friday, reviewing the progress made since the 5th ministerial meeting in March 2023 i...

October 4, 2024 11:55 AM

France looks to host 30,000 Indian students, strengthen economic ties

The French Ambassador to India, Thierry Mathou, on Friday said that France aims to host 30,000 Indian students in the coming year, as part of its broader objective to foster people-to-people exchanges within the Indo-French bilateral relationship. M...

October 4, 2024 11:10 AM

What is Marburg virus, and how worrying is it?

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths. The World Health Organization said this week the risk of the outbreak is very high in Rwanda, high across the African region, and lo...

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