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TikTok ‘not an agent of China’: Chief executive Shou Zi Chew defends video app during tense US Congress hearing | World News
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TikTok’s chief executive has sought to reassure US Congress that the Chinese-owned video app is not “an agent” of Beijing and poses no risk to national security. Shou Zi Chew faced hours of tough questioning by deputies in the House of Representatives convinced that the popular app is a “tool” of the Chinese Communist Party.…
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Where TikTok is restricted around the world as the UK government considers taking action | Science & Tech News
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TikTok could find itself in the crosshairs of UK authorities as they consider whether the video-sharing app should be banned. Security minister Tom Tugendhat told Sky News he had asked the National Cyber Security Centre to look into the Chinese-owned platform, which has more than one billion users worldwide. Despite its popularity, it has come…
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Bird flu spillover ‘concerning’, doctor warns – as virus in girl who died had mutations making it better adapted to humans | World News
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The bird flu virus isolated from a girl who died from the disease had mutations that made it better adapted to human cells, Sky News has learned. The 11-year-old is believed to have been infected by poultry kept by her family in Prey Veng province, in the south of Cambodia. Her father also tested positive…
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TikTok banned from EU Commission phones over cyberattack fears | World News
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The European Commission has temporarily banned TikTok from its employees’ phones over concerns around potential cyberattacks. The Commission, which draws up proposals for new European laws and manages EU policies, has suspended the Chinese-owned video sharing app on both phones issued to staff and personal devices that are used for work. The move reflects widening…
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Cambodia girl, 11, dies from bird flu, health officials say | World News
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An 11-year-old girl from Cambodia has died from bird flu, health officials have said, the first person in the country to die from the infection since 2014. The girl was from the rural province of Prey Veng, in south-eastern Cambodia, and became ill on 16 February. She went to hospital in the capital, Phnom Penh,…
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Spice rack revealed as germiest place in the kitchen – and it’s more likely to get you sick than the bin lid | World News
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You’ve probably heard horror stories about the germs lurking on your kitchen sponge, and maybe you’re a bit squeamish about touching the bin lid. But your spice rack could be the quiet culprit for making you sick. That’s according to a study commissioned by the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).…
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Japan space agency abandons rocket launch moments before lift-off | World News
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Japan’s space agency aborted the launch of its first new rocket in more than 20 years after parts of the system failed. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) stopped the launch of its flagship H3 rocket moments before lift-off when a pair of its auxiliary rockets did not ignite. A TV livestream showed smoke had…
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Dubai’s flying taxis could be launched as early as 2026 | World News
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Flying taxis could be with us sooner than you think as Dubai hopes to launch its “aerial ridesharing” service by 2026. United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has announced the approval of the designs for new air taxi stations across the city. Renewing Dubai’s commitment to the flying taxi programme, he…
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Why was the destruction to buildings in Turkey so catastrophic? | World News
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The images of collapsed, and collapsing buildings are truly distressing. After all, structural failure is the main reason for the catastrophic loss of life in this earthquake. So why has it been so bad in an area of known risk? Above all else, this was a very severe earthquake. Possibly even more severe than even…
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China threatens ‘further actions’ over US downing of suspected spy balloon | World News
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China has threatened “further actions” in response to America’s “serious overreaction” in the downing of a suspected spy balloon. The white aircraft was shot out of the sky off the South Carolina coast on Saturday after days of intrigue, while diplomatic relations soured further between Washington and Beijing. US President Joe Biden ordered the object…