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Brazil to launch anti-Zika app for Olympics
AFP, Published on 25/03/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's health ministry said Thursday it will launch a smartphone application to track the Zika virus during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and help visitors detect the disease.
3D images of Syria archaeological treasures go online
AFP, Published on 14/03/2016
» PARIS - 3D reconstructions of some of Syria's most spectacular archaeological sites go online Tuesday after a big push to digitalise the war-torn country's threatened heritage.
French interior minister backs FBI in Apple battle
AFP, Published on 12/03/2016
» WASHINGTON - French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve voiced support Friday for President Barack Obama's administration in its efforts to get Apple to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino attackers.
British MPs criticise 'small' Google tax deal
AFP, Published on 24/02/2016
» LONDON - A tax deal last month between Britain and US Internet giant Google that forced Prime Minister David Cameron on the defensive was "disproportionately small", a group of British MPs said on Wednesday.
EU, Brazil agree to cooperate on ultra-fast 5G
AFP, Published on 23/02/2016
» BARCELONA - The European Union and Brazil signed an agreement Tuesday to cooperate on developing ultra-fast 5G mobile networks, aimed at massively speeding up Internet connections on either side of the Atlantic.
News sites 'not liable for offensive reader comment'
AFP, Published on 02/02/2016
» STRASBOURG (FRANCE) - News websites are not responsible for "insulting and rude" comments by readers, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday, after a Hungarian website was sued for messages on its forum.
Sri Lanka takes stake in Google balloon Internet venture
AFP, Published on 01/02/2016
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's government announced Monday it would take a 25 percent stake in a joint venture with Google designed to deliver a high-speed Internet service powered by balloons and that tests would begin this month.
Canada stops sharing intel over privacy breach
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» OTTAWA - Canada's ultra-secret eavesdropping agency said Thursday it has stopped sharing intelligence with international partners after revealing it had illegally collected Canadians' metadata in sweeps of foreign communications.
France to 'modify' AZERTY keyboard to improve French writing
AFP, Published on 21/01/2016
» PARIS - The French are known for being sticklers about the correct use of language, but they have discovered something is getting in the way of perfect prose: the AZERTY keyboard.
Kuwait tightens online media controls
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait's parliament on Wednesday passed legislation to regulate all web-based "professional" media, a day after a controversial cybercrimes law came into effect.