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Swiss vote on banning tobacco advertising, animal testing
AFP, Published on 13/02/2022
» GENEVA: The Swiss were voting Sunday on whether to ban almost all advertising of tobacco products and separately on a blanket ban on all animal testing.
China passes tough new online privacy law
AFP, Published on 20/08/2021
» BEIJING: China passed a sweeping privacy law aimed at preventing businesses from collecting sensitive personal data Friday, as the country faces an uptick in internet scams and Beijing targets tech giants hoovering up personal data.
Apple defends child protection features over privacy concerns
AFP, Published on 14/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Friday defended new child protection features that would check images uploaded to its cloud storage and on its messaging platform, rejecting concerns the updates pose threats to privacy.
China's first vaccine hustled to market
AFP, Published on 31/12/2020
» BEIJING: China has granted "conditional" market approval to a Sinopharm vaccine with a reported 79% efficacy rate against Covid-19, health authorities said on Thursday, a major stride towards inoculating the world's largest population.
Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update
Published on 06/04/2020
» Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.
US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report
AFP, Published on 27/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department and state attorneys general are meeting this week for talks on their concurrent investigations into possible anti-competitive practices by Google, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
Facebook overhauls privacy settings amid data breach outcry
AFP, Published on 29/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Facebook on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, unveiling new privacy tools and settings aiming to give users more control over how their information is shared.
'Spy' toys face complaints from EU, US watchdogs
AFP, Published on 06/12/2016
» BRUSSELS - EU and US consumer watchdogs announced Tuesday they are filing complaints against a clutch of smart toys that can "spy" on children and their homes, for allegedly breaching privacy and data protection laws.
EU still hopes for Canada trade deal in overnight talks
AFP, Published on 21/10/2016
» BRUSSELS - The EU said it still hoped to clinch a high-stakes trade deal with Canada as negotiators worked into Friday morning in a bid to win over reluctant regional Belgian leaders.
Protesters rally across Germany against mega trade deal
AFP, Published on 17/09/2016
» BERLIN - Demonstrators took to the streets across Germany on Saturday in protest over a massive transatlantic trade agreement, dealing a new blow to the disputed accord.