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Whistleblower takes on Meta over climate change, Covid misinformation
The two complaints have been filed in the US Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) complaints by Whistleblower Aid, reports The Washington Post. The first complaint alleged the presence of readily available climate change misinformation on Facebook, making Facebook's claims that it's fighting climate denial fall flat. It also contains internal documents detailing employees' own experiences with climate-related falsehoods on the platform.
Ex-Pak ISI chief named in 'Suisse secrets' list of global money laundering
Dubbed the ‘Suisse secrets', this massive trove was provided to Suddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper, by a whistleblower and claims to have exposed the secret wealth of clients notorious for drug trafficking, money laundering and corruption. According to the OCCRP, a network of journalists from around the world that sifted through the data, accounts identified as potentially problematic held over $8 billion in assets.
World's richest man Musk 'dating' Australian actress Natasha Bassett
According to Bassett, she has fallen for the 50-year-old's brains, "not his bank balance", reports Daily Mail. At the moment, Musk has a net worth of $233 billion as the richest person on earth. Bassett was recently spotted leaving Musk's private jet called Gulfstream in Los Angeles in the US. "Bassett has been seeing Elon for some time. They were friends first and only became romantic after he split with Grimes".
Hamas denies progress on prisoner exchange deal with Israel
Zaher Jabarin, a member of Hamas's politburo, said in a statement sent to Xinhua news agency that "until now, there is no progress because the Israeli side is not taking any serious steps" regarding the issue. Jabarin was responding to Israeli Labor Party lawmaker Emilie Haya Moatti's remark that indirect negotiations between the two sides for a prisoner exchange deal have witnessed progress.
US ready to hold summit talks with Russia if invasion of Ukraine does not happen: France
“(Macron) proposed a summit to be held between President BIDEN and President PUTIN and then with relevant stakeholders to discuss security and strategic stability in Europe. Presidents BIDEN and PUTIN have both accepted the principle of such a summit,” The Elysee said in a press release after the French President spoke to his Russian and American counterparts.
New yet weaker Iran nuke deal imminent: Israel PM
Referring to the negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers, Bennett told his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that "the talks are advancing quickly... We may see an agreement shortly", reports Xinhua news agency. But "the new apparent agreement is shorter and weaker than the previous one," he said. The Israeli leader warned that the lift of sanctions against Iran will provide the country with more money to build weapons.
Foreign terrorists in Afghanistan pose threat to Pak: Envoy
Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan's Ambassador to Afghanistan, has said that the presence of foreign terror groups like the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda in the war-torn country poses a threat to Islamabad, as well as to the entire region, the media reported. The Ambassador also said that Pakistan has been trying to improve trade, social, economic and political ties with Kabul.
1 dead, 1 injured after police helicopter crashes in California
The helicopter crash-landed in the Newport Beach area in Orange County at around 6.30 p.m. local time (0230 GMT Sunday), according to the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD). A witness at the scene told KABC-TV, the West Coast flagship station of the ABC television network, that people saw the helicopter spinning and descending rapidly into the water, Xinhua news agency reported.
Indian students, nationals advised to leave Ukraine temporarily
"In view of the continued high levels of tensions and uncertainties with respect to the situation in Ukraine all Indian nationals whose stay is not deemed essential and all Indian students are advised to leave Ukraine temporarily," Xinhua news agency reported, citing the advisory issued by the Indian embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Macron, Putin hold phone call over Ukraine, stress need for diplomatic solution
According to the Elysee, Macron and Putin have agreed to resume the work within the framework of the Normandy format on the basis of the exchanges and proposals made by Ukraine in recent days, and to enable a meeting of the trilateral contact group to be held in the next few hours with the aim of obtaining "a commitment to a ceasefire" from all the stakeholders, Xinhua news agency reported.
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