Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast.
Apple once threatened Facebook ban over Mideast maid abuse
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two years ago, Apple threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from its app store over concerns about the platform being used as a tool to trade and sell maids in the Mideast.
Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate, terrorism
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly banned the hashtag #AlAqsa, a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, a flash point in
Chinese, Taliban representatives to meet in Qatar
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with Taliban representatives during a trip this week to the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar, an official said Monday.
Greek Socialist leader Gennimata dies after long illness
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leader of Greece’s third-largest political party, Fofi Gennimata, has died after being hospitalized for treatment for a long-term illness earlier this month. She was 56.
Cambodia amends charter to bar dual citizens from top office
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Lawmakers in Cambodia on Monday approved an amendment to the constitution barring Cambodians with dual citizenship from holding high government office, a move initiated by Prime Minister Hun Sen and directed at prominent opp...
‘Never going to be ashamed:’ Métis, two-spirit NDP MP wants to rebrand Alberta
EDMONTON — Blake Desjarlais says he represents what Alberta is truly about and it's not what the rest of Canada might think. Believed to bethe first two-spirit member of Parliament, the 27-year-old says his ancestry and Métis identity tell a juxtaposed...
‘Everybody knows everybody:’ Nunavut voters head to the polls in territorial election
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Campaigning in Nunavut's territorial election is a little like competing against your neighbours and friends, says former premier Paul Quassa. Voters head to the polls Monday to elect their representatives in the territory's sixth le...
Ontario lifts capacity limits where proof of vaccination is required
TORONTO — Municipal leaders and business owners in Ontario welcomed the lifting of capacity limits for facilities requiring proof of COVID-19 immunization on Monday, but said more help is needed to bounce back from the pandemic. Starting at midnight, r...
Path to Trudeau’s new cabinet hits final stretch ahead of swearing-in ceremony
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau is poised to conduct a major overhaul of his cabinet Tuesday, crafting a new lineup of ministers intended to signal his government's sense of urgency to deliver on a half dozen priority commitments, including climate change