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Whistle-blower urges regulation to tackle Facebook ‘crisis’

Ex-employee says social media giant’s products ‘harm children, stoke division, weaken our democracy’

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US releases nuke bomb data after Trump blackout

Sept 30, 2020, figure last year at lowest level from 2 years prior

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French Catholic Church inquiry finds 216,000 sex abuse victims from 1950

Figure climbs to 330,000 when lay members, such as religious school teachers, are included

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Quizzing women on hijab in job interviews discriminatory: S. Korean rights group

This follows woman’s claim NGO told her headscarf would be a ‘hindrance’

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Justice Dept warns of threats to US schoolteachers from anti-mask parents

Disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation and threats of violence, says AG

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Philippines’ Duterte to prepare defence against ICC probe

Don’t cheat me on evidence, says outgoing president on investigation into drug war

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Singapore Parliament approves ‘foreign interference’ bill

Campaigners say it is the latest piece of draconian legislation to be rolled out in the city-state

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Zuckerberg says sorry for Facebook, WhatsApp disruption

I know how people rely on services to stay connected with loved ones, says founder

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Biden goes on offensive against ‘reckless’ Republicans

US president accuses party of obstruction in refusal to join Democrats to raise debt limit

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‘Australia’s nuclear-powered subs can use S’pore naval bases under strict rules’

Republic will facilitate port calls by naval vessels from countries that promote regional stability, says minister

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California rushes to contain oil spill as wildlife, beaches hit

126,000-gallon slick chokes waters south of Los Angeles

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US presses Iran on American said to need urgent surgery

Allow ex-Unicef official Baquer Namazi to exit country, seek medical care, Antony Blinken tells nation

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Pfizer jab prevents severe Covid-19 for at least 6 months: study

Protection includes over Delta variant, says analysis of US patients