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Who thinks oil state Azerbaijan is ‘perfectly suited’ to hosting a climate summit? Azerbaijan does | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Azerbaijan, a major oil and gas producer accused of serious human rights abuses, is “perfectly suited” to host a critical global climate summit, according to its man in charge. Before the COP29 climate talks kick off in the capital Baku on Monday, the president of the talks, Mukhtar Babayev, told Sky News the country has…
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TikTok bans Russian state media accounts over ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US election | Science & Tech News
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TikTok has said it’s removed accounts associated with Russian state media for “engaging in covert influence operations”. It’s part of the site’s efforts to prevent disinformation in the run up to November’s US presidential election. Accounts affected are those from media group Rossiya Segodnya, which owns the RIA Novosti and Sputnik news services; and TV-Novosti,…
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Iceland braces for volcanic eruption: As state of emergency is declared, what is happening under the surface? | World News
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Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth’s core. The molten rock that now sits 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik is expected to reach the surface within days, the latest in a long history of eruptions. Around 4,000 inhabitants were evacuated in the early hours of Saturday after a swarm…
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US state votes to ban TikTok for first time – but how would Montana’s law work? | Science & Tech News
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Montana has passed a bill banning TikTok in the state. The state House voted 54-43 to pass the bill – which goes further than prohibitions in place in nearly half the states and the US federal government that prohibit the video-sharing app on government devices. The measure now goes to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte for…
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Utah is first US state to require parental consent for under-18s using social media | Science & Tech News
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People aged under 18 in Utah will need the permission of a parent or guardian to use social media such as Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. It is the first US state to put such a measure into law and is aimed at shielding minors from the “addictive” platforms amid claims such apps damage children’s mental…
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TikTok sued by US state of Indiana over alleged Chinese access to user data | Science & Tech News
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TikTok is being sued by the US state of Indiana, alleging deception of its users about China’s access to their data. The short-form video app, which has more than one billion users worldwide, also exposes children to inappropriate content relating to sex and drugs, say lawsuits filed by the office of attorney general Todd Tokita.…