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Malaysian teen who reportedly jumped to death after Instagram poll sparks calls for probe: media
Published On: May 15, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15: Malaysian lawmakers on Wednesday called on authorities to investigate reports of a teenager who allegedly jumped to her death after asking her social media followers to vote on whether she should take her own life.
Trump seeks extra $1.6 billion in NASA spending to return to moon by 2024
Published On: May 14, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 14: The Trump administration asked Congress on Monday to increase NASA spending next year by an extra $1.6 billion as a “down payment” to accommodate the accelerated goal of returning Americans to the surface of the moon by 2024.
HIV could soon end after radical drug found to stop virus transmitting
Published On: May 3, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
Scientists say an end to the "HIV pandemic" could be in sight after a study found that effective treatment can prevent sexual transmission of the virus.
Facebook bans Alex Jones, other extremist figures
Published On: May 3, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3: Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was banning Alex Jones and other controversial U.S. political personalities for violating the social media company’s policies on “dangerous individuals and organizations.”
Facebook overhauls design as it pivots to private messaging
Published On: May 1, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SAN JOSE, May 1: Facebook Inc debuted an overhaul of its core social network on Tuesday, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it tries to move past scandals while tapping new revenue sources.
Zuckerberg to explain how Facebook gets ‘privacy focused’
Published On: April 30, 2019 03:03 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30: CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off Facebook’s annual F8 conference Tuesday with what are expected to be more details about his new “privacy-focused” vision for the social network.
U.S. youth suicides up after Netflix show, cause unclear: study
Published On: April 30, 2019 11:11 AM NPT By: Reuters
LOS ANGELES, April 30: Suicides by young Americans rose by nearly a third in the month following the 2017 debut of popular Netflix television drama series “13 Reasons Why,” in which a teenage girl kills herself, a U.S. study showed on Monday.
Facebook users care less about privacy than regulators
Published On: April 26, 2019 12:35 PM NPT By: Reuters
April 26: Facebook Inc is preparing for a record-setting fine from U.S. regulators over privacy issues, but Wall Street shrugged at the looming penalty after the company added users and trounced profit expectations for the first quarter.
Nepal launches its first ever satellite this morning (with video)
Published On: April 18, 2019 08:25 AM NPT By: Republica
KATHMANDU, April 18: NepaliSat-1- Nepal has launched its first ever satellite on Thursday morning.
Google blocks Chinese app TikTok in India after court order
Published On: April 17, 2019 11:39 AM NPT By: Republica
NEW DELHI, April 17: Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court’s directive to prohibit its downloads, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
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