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The social network became the first American platform to lose the legal protections on Wednesday, with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology claiming the site had not yet come in line with new social media rules implemented in late May, according to several local media outlets. “Due to their …

Scores of migrants attempted to cross over to Melilla on Tuesday, facing off with members of Spain’s Civil Guard that blocked the entrance. Footage of the altercation shows migrants advancing along a border fence toward the officers. The migrants can then be seen hurling stones, prompting the officers to respond …

The Russian currency was trading at around 72 rubles against the greenback on Wednesday as oil prices hit a 26-month high, and the country’s monetary regulator hiked key rates to rein in inflation. Meanwhile, Russian bond yields rose last week even as US yields retreated. “There’s likely to be more …

There were fears that the man, who had clearly lost controlled of his direction as he tumbled from the sky in the alarming descent, had been seriously injured or hurt members of the crowd after he plunged towards the main stand before landing on the turf at shocking speed. His trajectory …

Making a maiden appearance at a major tournament finals, Finland have already surprised many by beating Denmark 1-0 in their opening game in Copenhagen on Saturday. Any joy at the result was tempered somewhat by the worrying scenes with Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen during that match, although fans will have …

Love is in the air Love seems to be in the air in Indo-US relations. The two nations now seem to be closer than ever before – geopolitically as well as militarily. Ever since the West started to consider India a ‘rising power’ in the early 2000s, the political elite …

The vote passed on Tuesday by a vote of 157-1. The law was included in a larger bill cracking down on pedophilia by creating a register of child sex offenders, implementing stricter punishments for child pornography, and barring pedophile offenders from jobs where they would encounter children. It also singled …

“If you said to us on day one, at the beginning of Covid, that we would be capable of what we have done, no one would believe it,” Cuomo said, adding that the state now boasts the country’s “lowest Covid positivity rate.”  Hyping the state’s broad obedience to his executive …

The blasts hit a facility used by 30th Brigade of the National Army on Tuesday afternoon, injuring 36, Defense Minister Diego Molano told reporters, noting that three were seriously wounded.  “We reject and repudiate this vile and terrorist act which sought to attack the soldiers of Colombia. Thirty-six people were …