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Myanmar's military coup creates banking woes
YANGON (AFP): Early bird customers of a military-owned bank queued anxiously as dawn light crept over Yangon, after a strict new limit on daily cash withdrawals fuelled rumours of a money shortage in post-coup Myanmar.
Reaction to Facebook agreeing a concession deal with Australia on media bill
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Facebook said on Tuesday it would restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms.
Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Facebook will restore Australian news pages, ending an unprecedented week-long blackout after wringing concessions from the government over a proposed law that will require tech giants to pay traditional media companies for their content.
Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms.
Facebook makes a power move in Australia – and may regret it
For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy. Early Thursday, though, it abruptly pivoted to take the offensive in Australia, where it lowered the boom on publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country.
New look at first black hole detected shows it is bigger than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fresh examination has revealed new details about the first black hole ever detected - which was spotted in 1964 and became the subject of a friendly wager between renowned scientists - including that it is bigger than previously known.
Reaction to Facebook blocking Australian news
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The following are reactions from academics, politicians and NGOs after Facebook Inc blocked all Australian media content including official information on coronavirus, wildfires and other important services, in an escalating dispute over paying for content.
Boost for research
THE Higher Education Ministry has awarded Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) a total of RM787,987 in research grants.
Higher food costs stalk Britons in 2021
LONDON: The supermarket sticker shock threatened by a no-deal Brexit has been averted, but British shoppers still may find prices creeping higher in the new year.
UM Consumer Sentiment Index rises in December
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The University of Michigan (UM) Surveys of Consumers on Wednesday reported the Consumer Sentiment Index at 80.7 in December, up from 76.9 in November but below last December's 99.3.
