IBM says US should adopt new export controls on facial recognition systems
Technology
September 11, 2020
IBM says US should adopt new export controls on facial recognition systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – IBM Corp said on Friday the US Commerce Department should adopt new controls to limit the export of…
Despite Trump’s ‘law and order’ rhetoric, protesters won’t back down
World
September 11, 2020
Despite Trump’s ‘law and order’ rhetoric, protesters won’t back down
(Reuters) – Anti-racism protesters recognize the risk that comes with their calls for equal justice, knowing that for all their…
Huge explosions rock military facility in Jordan, no reports of casualties
Middle East
September 11, 2020
Huge explosions rock military facility in Jordan, no reports of casualties
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan said a series of massive explosions that rocked the city of Zarqa early on Friday was…
Belgian city finds its former mayor’s heart in a fountain
World
September 11, 2020
Belgian city finds its former mayor’s heart in a fountain
VERVIERS (Reuters) – For years it was just an urban myth. Then the diggers moved in and found it was…
Egypt’s headline inflation decreased to 3.4% in August
Business
September 11, 2020
Egypt’s headline inflation decreased to 3.4% in August
Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation decreased to 3.4 percent in August from 4.2 percent in July, the country’s statistics…
Egypt to hold parliamentary elections on October 24-25: official
Egypt
September 11, 2020
Egypt to hold parliamentary elections on October 24-25: official
Egypt will hold parliamentary elections on October 24-25, elections commissioner Lasheen Ibrahim told a televised press conference on Thursday. Egypt…
Europe’s south tells Turkey: resume talks this month or risk sanctions
World
September 11, 2020
Europe’s south tells Turkey: resume talks this month or risk sanctions
AJACCIO, France (Reuters) – The European Union will draw up a list of new sanctions on Turkey at the end…
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
World
September 10, 2020
Myanmar police detain student protesters in Rakhine state
(Reuters) – Myanmar police detained three students after breaking up an anti-government demonstration in the restive Rakhine state on Wednesday,…
Oregon wildfires destroy five towns, as three fatalities confirmed in California
World
September 10, 2020
Oregon wildfires destroy five towns, as three fatalities confirmed in California
(Reuters) – An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a…
Exclusive: Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources
World
September 10, 2020
Exclusive: Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that…