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ICC judges unseal an arrest warrant for an alleged Central African Republic rebel
Judges at the International Criminal Court have unsealed an arrest warrant for an alleged rebel from the Central African Republic accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity more than a ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
The island of Mauritius, praised as an African success story, will hold its national election
The Indian Ocean-island nation of Mauritius will hold a national election this weekend, when Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth seeks to win a second term as leader of a nation often praised as one of ...World - ABC News - Yesterday -
TikTok’s Owner Already Publishes Digital Books. Now It Is Moving Into Print.
ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant that owns TikTok, will focus its publisher, 8th Note Press, on popular genres such as romance, romantasy and young adult fiction.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Donald Trump has a new crypto venture. The industry is not impressed
Industry executives worry World Liberty Financial will undermine painstaking efforts to rebuild trust after scandalsBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
8 Affordable Marketing Solutions That Beat Digital Every Time
Thinking outside the feed: Discover affordable and effective marketing strategies.Business - Inc. - October 17 -
Europe should take a digital leap across its innovation gap
The US is enjoying a virtuous cycle, while the EU is caught in a mid-tech trapWorld - Financial Times - October 20 -
Cyprus thwarted a digital attack against the government's main online portal
Cyprus says it has successfully thwarted a digital attack aimed at blocking access to the government’s central online portalTech - ABC News - October 20 -
Epic Games launches Fab unified digital content marketplace
Epic Games has launched Fab, a new unified content marketplace that enables developers to access digital assets from a single online market.Tech - VentureBeat - October 22 -
Kroger and Walmart Deny ‘Surge Pricing’ After Adopting Digital Price Tags
Some members of Congress have expressed concerns that stores will monitor customers and raise prices. Business experts say the technology has not raised customers’ grocery bills.Business - The New York Times - October 23 -
LinkedIn fined $335 million over digital advertising in Europe
LinkedIn on Thursday was hit with a fine of €310 million ($335 million) over its use of targeted advertising.Business - MarketWatch - October 24 -
Local Digital News Startups Fight Shrinking News Source Trend
As U.S. newspapers keep closing, innovative online sites fight the growth of local news deserts.Business - Inc. - October 24 -
Meta Reports Record Revenue, Slower Ad Growth
The social media giant is spending billions on artificial intelligence and products for virtual and augmented reality.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31 -
Digital tech can offer rich opportunities for child development, study says
Activities of those aged 0 to three often involve sensory exploration and embodied cognition, researchers find. Although it has been argued that under-threes should not have any screen time at ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
The Best Online Gift Cards and Digital Gift Ideas (2024)
Forget the wrapping paper and shipping. Go digital this year with subscriptions, ebooks, apps, and more.Tech - Wired - 4 days ago -
After the Election, Interest in Digital Nomad Visas and Moving Abroad Is Rising
Google searches for “best countries to move to” peaked immediately after the election. Here’s what you need to know about digital nomad visas.Business - The New York Times - Yesterday -
UK will provide $3bn towards G7 loan for Ukraine
US and Japan only member nations still to clarify their contributions to $50bn packageBusiness - Financial Times - October 21 -
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Struggling With Debt? Bankruptcy Can Provide a Second Chance.
Many people who should consider filing for bankruptcy avoid doing so out of shame or fear it could ruin their credit. But it can provide much-needed relief.Business - The New York Times - 14 hours ago -
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Russia says it captured a southern Ukraine village in a push before winter comes
Russia says it has captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war’s roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line before winter arrivesWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Israel widens Lebanon campaign with air strike on northern village
Attack on Christian-majority area follows targeting of Israeli army base by HizbollahBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
Israel Destroys Nearly All of a Lebanese Village, Photos and Videos Show
About two dozen buildings were demolished in the village, which The Times identified as Mhaibib, just over a mile from Israel’s northern border.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Welsh village becomes UK area where everyone has ultrafast broadband
Before the changes, one resident said it was quicker to send a postcard than message.Top stories - BBC News - October 19 -
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India’s start-ups look to villages to drive next leg of growth
Indian start-ups are shifting their focus to rural consumers, hoping to tap into a new wave of growth.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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Villagers are wary of plans to dam a river to ensure Panama Canal's water supply
The Panama Canal Authority is reaching out to communities that could be impacted if the Indio River is dammed to make a new reservoir ensuring the water supply needed to operate the Panama CanalWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
‘Pole of Cold’: life in the coldest inhabited village on Earth – photo essay
The Siberian republic of Sakha in the Russian far east is one the coldest inhabited regions in the world. The photojournalist Natalya Saprunova spent almost two months documenting the daily lives ...World - The Guardian - October 25 -
Navy issues apology for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882
The attack on Angoon was one of a series of conflicts between the American military and Alaska Natives in the years after the U.S. bought the territory from Russia in 1867.Top stories - CBS News - October 26 -
'Outnumbered by puppets': Depopulated village in Japan crafts dolls for sense of life
With most of the population gone, residents of one village in Japan have come up with a novel plan to make it less lonely — replacing people with puppets.Top stories - NBC News - October 27 -
In England’s Most Haunted Village, Halloween Means Screams and Skeptics
Pluckley is said to count at least 12 spirits among its 1,000 residents. Come October, ghost hunters arrive in droves to a place where even nonbelievers concede they’ve had eerie encounters.Top stories - The New York Times - October 28 -
Village in India where Harris is ‘daughter of the land’ on edge as US election looms
Billboards with Harris’s face wishing her good luck erected across sleepy village and daily prayers held at local temple. Kamala Harris may never have visited Thulasendrapuram, a sleepy village ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
As data center industry booms, an English village becomes a battleground
The English village of Abbots Langley has become a flashpoint in a British battle over data centersTech - ABC News - November 2 -
Crashing waves in a hilltop village, a night of terror from Spain's floods
Irene Cuevas says she has the roar of the waves produced by a flash flood burned into her memoryWorld - ABC News - 6 days ago
