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Facebook and Instagram probed over fears they may be too addictive for children 2024-05-16
CNN

The European Union is worried that Meta is failing to protect children on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, and has launched a formal investigation that could result in a hefty fine. The probe is the latest evidence that regulators are increasingly focussing on the harmful impact of Meta’s...

photo: AP / Jenny Kane

Dutch Government Veers to Far Right With Newly Formed Coalition Dominated by Wilders 2024-05-16
Time Magazine

THE HAGUE — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear who will become prime minister. [time-brightcove...

photo: AP / Mike Corder

China commits to supporting peace, stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Chinese envoy 2024-05-16
China.dot.org

UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to play a constructive role in maintaining peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Wednesday. During a Security Council briefing on...

photo: UN / Manuel Elías

Open letter before European Parliament vote calls for prioritizing democracy 2024-05-16
Naharnet

Nearly 300 signatories have signed an open 10-point letter before next month's European Parliament election, saying lawmakers should be putting democracy at the top of their agenda in an increasingly authoritarian world. The letter, which was released on Thursday, calls for widening powers to uphold...

photo: © European Union 2024 - Source : EP

Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico expected to survive 'politically motivated' assassination attempt 2024-05-16
Beijing News

Handlova [Slovakia], May 16 (ANI): Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister Tomas Taraba provided reassurance amidst the chaos following an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico, CNN reported. "Fortunately, as far as I know, the operation went well and I guess in the end he will survive,"...

photo: AP / Denes Erdos

State of emergency takes effect in New Caledonia after four killed in riots 2024-05-16
Al Jazeera

France has declared a state of emergency in its Pacific island territory of New Caledonia and deployed police and military reinforcements in an attempt to end days of unrest over Paris’s move to change the rules governing provincial elections. Three Indigenous Kanak people and a police officer have...

photo: AP / Clotilde Richalet, File

Slovak PM in life-threatening condition after being shot 2024-05-15
Xinhua

BRATISLAVA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in Handlova, Slovakia's Trencin...

photo: AP / Petr David Josek, File

Slovac PM injured in shooting: media 2024-05-15
Xinhua

BRATISLAVA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting and taken...

photo: AP / Petr David Josek, File

Robinhood Bets Big on Crypto in Europe: Launches Staking 2024-05-15
Finance Magnates

Although Robinhood may face enforcement actions in the United States for its cryptocurrency offerings, it is expanding its services in Europe further. Today (Wednesday), the brokerage has announced its first crypto staking services for Solana holders, which will be available only to its customers in...

photo: Creative Commons

Georgia’s pro-EU Generation Z spearheads ‘foreign agent’ protests 2024-05-15
Philenews

For 20-year-old Georgian student Irakli, the almost nightly trip to protest outside parliament is part of a wider struggle where he and his generation have a special role to play. For weeks, the international relations student and his classmates have joined the huge crowds protesting against a draft...

photo: AP / Zurab Tsertsvadze