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Australia is trying to enforce the first teen social media ban. Governments worldwide are watching.
Australia on Wednesday became the first country to formally bar users under the age of 16 from accessing major social media platforms, a move expected to be closely monitored by global tech companies and policymakers around the world. Canberra’s ban, which came into effect from midnight local time, targets 10 major services, including Alphabet’s YouTube,…
Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations, including Afghanistan and Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted Tuesday…
In surprise move, Turkey’s Central Bank hikes interest rates to 50%
The move comes after the bank announced last month that it was pausing the hikes. ANKARA — Turkey’s Central Bank, in a unexpected move, hiked interest rates Thursday by another 500 basis points, from 45% to 50%. The monetary policy committee cited a “higher than expected” surge in the country’s year-on-year inflation last month, which hit almost 70%. The…
Breaking News | Israel | NewsLebanon front with Israel heats up, stoking fears of wider war
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Weeks of hostilities across the Lebanese-Israeli border have escalated, with growing casualties on both sides and a war of words fuelling concerns of a widening conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah. Israeli strikes killed two people in south Lebanon on Monday, according to a first-responder organisation affiliated to…
Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations, including Afghanistan and Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pausing all immigration applications such as requests for green cards for people from 19 countries banned from travel earlier this year, as part of sweeping immigration changes in the wake of the shooting of two National Guard troops. The changes were outlined in a policy memo posted Tuesday on…


