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TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7m child accounts in Indonesia
Social media companies TikTok and YouTube have deactivated a total of around 4.7 million accounts belonging to children under the age of 16 in Indonesia, the country’s communications minister said, as its social media curbs began to take effect. TikTok, developed by Chinese technology company ByteDance, has deactiva...
Stock market jitters remain amid tech fears and renewed Middle East attacks
US stock markets recovered some of Friday's sharp losses on Monday, but other markets have fallen amid a sell-off in technology shares.
Elon Musk’s stratospheric rise to trillionaire status – in charts
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire on Friday, following the record-breaking stock market debut of his company SpaceX.
I will never get over watching my home of 13 years burn down
Families in Belfast, including one with a two-month-old baby, are counting the cost of Tuesday night's violence after being forced to flee their homes in the face of fires.
Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
After a weekend of co-ordinated attacks across Mali by separatist fighters and Islamist militants, Russian forces who are in the country helping protect the military government have confirmed they have pulled out of the northern city of Kidal.
Teen suspects fatally shoot three in suspected hate crime at San Diego mosque
Two teenage attackers fatally shot three men at a mosque in San Diego, California, in a suspected hate crime, before taking their own lives, say police.
US House approves outline for $70bn more for immigration enforcement
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a three-year budget plan that would pave the way for Congress to consider an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement activities by federal agents.
Universal Music to sell half its Spotify stake for buybacks, Q1 hit by weak dollar
Universal Music Group said on Wednesday it would sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and double its share buyback programme, as it reported first-quarter revenue held back by a weaker U.S. dollar.
‘My life was easier when I had multiple women’ – Akon
Popular Senegalese-American rapper, Akon, has claimed his life was easier when he was in relationships with multiple women.
US singer D4vd bought tools online to dispose of girl’s body, prosecutors allege
US singer D4vd has been accused of purchasing tools online - including chainsaws - after prosecutors say he stabbed a teen girl to death.
The world’s oldest president left for a ‘brief stay’ in Europe. He hasn’t returned in two months
When Paul Biya won his first presidential election in Cameroon in 1984, Nformi Bime was 23 and still a student. Bime is now 65 and retired from teaching. Biya is 93 – and still president. Last year, he won a disputed eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. “The […]
Signs grow that Starmer will set out timetable to resign as mood in government shifts
The signs are growing that Monday could see the prime minister set out a plan to stand down.