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Month: October 2023

EU demands Meta and TikTok detail efforts to curb disinformation from Israel-Hamas war

By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union has demanded Meta and TikTok detail their efforts to curb illegal content and disinformation during the Israel-Hamas war. The 27-nation bloc’s executive branch on Thursday formally requested that the social media companies provide information on how they’re complying with pioneering new digital rules

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Estados Unidos levanta algunas sanciones comerciales a Venezuela, tras acuerdo político entre la oposición y el gobierno de Maduro

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos anunció la suspensión de algunas sanciones comerciales con Venezuela, luego del acuerdo entre la oposición y el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro este martes para garantizar condiciones políticas de cara a las elecciones presidenciales de 2024, informó en un comunicado. “Estados Unidos acoge con beneplácito

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Communities can’t recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste. For years, the debate surrounding vaping largely centered on its risks for high

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In ‘solidarity’ with Palestinians, Algerian Football Federation suspends upcoming matches

By Thomas Schlachter and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) has suspended all its soccer matches amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. The FAF announced on Wednesday the suspensions were a way of showing “solidarity” with Palestinians. “Expressing its solidarity with the resistant brotherly Palestinian

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ICC drops war crimes charges against former Central African Republic government minister

By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press THE HAGUE, Nethlerlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court is dropping about 20 charges of murder, extermination, deportation, torture and persecution against a former government minister from the Central African Republic. The court cited a lack of evidence and available witnesses. The court’s chief prosecutor issued a statement saying he

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