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Facebook parent to take politics, race out of ad targeting
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-parent Meta said it will stop letting ads be targeted at users based on "sensitive" topics such as race, religion, sexuality or political party, citing concerns about abuse.
The company's deep knowledge about its…
WHO warns of massive syringe shortfall in 2022
GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned Tuesday there could be shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022, which threatens to hamper vaccine efforts globally is production does not improve.
The shortages are the result of…
US finally reopening borders after 20 months
WASHINGTON: The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and…
Record 18 Covid-19 deaths in Singapore
PETALING JAYA: Singapore recorded 18 Covid-19 deaths yesterday, the highest in a single day since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
In a statement, Singapore’s health ministry said the 18 were aged between 55 and 96 years. Nine of…
1,862 houses damaged in Bali earthquakes
JAKARTA: Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Tuesday that at least 1,862 houses in the resort island of Bali were damaged by earthquakes measuring 4.8 and 3.8 magnitude last Saturday (Oct 16).
Of the 1,862…
Lelaki bunuh isteri mengandung, anak perempuan kemuka rayuan
SINGAPURA: Seorang lelaki yang mencekik isterinya yang sedang hamil hingga mati, sebelum membunuh anak perempuannya berusia empat tahun mengemukakan rayuan untuk melepaskan diri daripada tuduhan menyebabkan dua kematian hari ini.…
S’pore records highest number of daily cases since start of pandemic
SINGAPORE: More than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Singapore on Tuesday, the highest since the pandemic began last year.
The ministry of health said 2,767 of the 3,486 new cases were reported in the community, 713 in the…
Controversial Swedish cartoonist dies in crash
STOCKHOLM: Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who lived under police protection after his 2007 depiction of the Prophet Mohammed prompted death threats, died Sunday in a car accident.
The 75-year-old and two police officers were killed in a…
Malay language interpreters steal spotlight at Guantanamo terror trial
PETALING JAYA: The quality of the Bahasa Malaysia-English interpreter was called into question at the two-day trial of Malaysian terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay military court two days ago, prompting the judge to perform “a trial…
Israeli websites see hacker message from ‘DragonForceMalaysia’ — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 2): Several Israeli websites were subjected to a cyberattack by a pro-Palestinian Malaysian hacker group known as DragonForce over the past weekend.
Israeli publication The Jerusalem Post (JPost) reported the matter on…