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Teenagers resent social media and efforts to take it away
New York Times, Published on 24/05/2023
» NEW YORK: In Manhattan, one high school freshman said he is trying to cut down on scrolling through TikTok, but questioned whether age restrictions on social media use could ever effectively stop tech-savvy teenagers.
Quake death toll above 23,000 in Turkey, Syria
New York Times, Published on 11/02/2023
» The death toll in Turkey and Syria from this week’s catastrophic earthquake surpassed 23,600 on Friday as relief organisations struggled to overcome an array of obstacles to deliver aid to survivors in both countries.
'To save whales, don’t eat lobster'
New York Times, Published on 14/09/2022
» American lobster may be a beloved and delicious splurge, but it is no longer a sustainable seafood choice and consumers should avoid eating it, according to Seafood Watch, a group that monitors how fish and other seafood are harvested from the world’s oceans.
Chinese hackers targeted Russian defence data, report says
New York Times, Published on 06/06/2022
» TEL AVIV: The emails landed March 23 in the inboxes of scientists and engineers at several of Russia’s military research and development institutes, purportedly sent by Russia’s Ministry of Health. They carried a subject line that offered seemingly tantalizing information about a “list of persons under U.S. sanctions for invading Ukraine".
OPEC, Russia agree to increase oil output
New York Times, Published on 04/01/2022
» Officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other oil producers agreed Tuesday to continue their program of gradual monthly output increases in February, but there are growing doubts about whether they can deliver on the additional barrels. The decision was conveyed in a terse news release from OPEC.
Coronavirus and sex: questions and answers
New York Times, Published on 31/03/2020
» These are not sexy times.
Surging traffic is slowing down internet
New York Times, Published on 26/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: In late January, as China locked down some provinces to contain the spread of the coronavirus, average internet speeds in the country slowed as people who were stuck inside went online more and clogged the networks. In Hubei province, the epicentre of infections, mobile broadband speeds fell by more than half.
Saudi trainee kills 3 in Florida base shooting
New York Times, Published on 07/12/2019
» PENSACOLA, Florida: A member of the Saudi air force armed with a handgun fatally shot three people and injured eight others on Friday morning during a bloody rampage in a classroom building at the prestigious Naval Air Station in Pensacola, where he was training to become a pilot.
Obesity in monks ‘a ticking time bomb’
New York Times, Published on 13/08/2018
» The Buddha, in his laughing incarnation, is often depicted with a jolly smile and a giant, quivering belly. That model of plenitude seems ever more apt in Thailand, where the waistlines of the country’s Buddhist monks have expanded so much that health officials have issued a nationwide warning.
14m visitors to US face social-media screening
New York Times, Published on 31/03/2018
» Nearly all applicants for a visa to enter the United States -- an estimated 14.7 million people a year -- will be asked to submit their social-media usernames for the past five years, under proposed rules that the State Department issued Friday.