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App Store Revisions Are a Middle Finger to Microsoft
Apple and Epic Games have been in a legal tussle since August, when the maker of the popular video game launched its own in-app payment system, which was in violation of the iPhone maker's app store guidelines. In its filing, Apple blatantly calls out Epic's actions as a "hidden commission-theft functionality" within Fortnite , while also pointing out the email that Sweeney sent to Apple's... [Full Article...]
Bahrain to join UAE in striking deal with Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, hailed a "new era of peace" and said "there will be more [peace deals with Arab states]". Meanwhile, Washington appears convinced that more Arab states will join the UAE and Bahrain In recent years, the Trump administration has consistently maintained that in the normalization fray is synonymous with pushing for "peace" and stability in the regio... [Full Article...]
MI athletics reports 12 additional COVID-19 cases
In-person classes at the University of Wyoming will begin for the fall semester no sooner than Monday amid ongoing efforts to test for the coronavirus among students and others on campus, university officials said Wednesday. "Beyond that, we do not expand on student inquiries, per privacy laws", a spokesperson said in a statement. "That's why I'm at my house", the student responds. [Full Article...]
Whistleblower alleges pressure to alter intelligence reports
Murphy's claim", said DHS spokesperson Alexei Woltornist. Brian Murphy, a former Homeland Security deputy undersecretary for intelligence, said in the complaint that Wolf told him in mid-May to begin reporting instead on political interference threats posed by China and Iran , and to highlight the involvement of left-wing groups in domestic disorder. [Full Article...]
Android Go 11 squeezes more performance from modern budget phones
Android 11 (Go edition ) also brings with it some of the new features that arrives on the full Android 11 , including a dedicated messaging section in the notification section. Gesture-based navigation is also making its way to Android 11 (Go edition ) to allow users to better control devices with larger displays. More importantly, if an app isn't used for an extended period, app permissions wil... [Full Article...]
ByteDance may miss US deadline for TikTok deal
The Trump administration has threatened to impose a nationwide ban on the app unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests the operations to an American company. "Discussions around such an option have risen in prominence since the Chinese government took steps that make a sale to a USA technology giant like Microsoft Corp. [Full Article...]
Brexit: Taoiseach not hopeful of deal after 'trust eroded'
The Commission says that the bill the Government has proposed that would override the withdrawal agreement has "seriously damaged trust" between the European Union and UK. The EU has an ally in Nancy Pelosi , speaker of the US House of Representatives. 'If the UK violates that global treaty and Brexit undermines the Good Friday accord, there will be absolutely no chance of a US-UK trade agr... [Full Article...]
NIH director addresses clinical hold on AstraZeneca vaccine
It was widely hoped that the vaccine , which was developed in conjunction with the University of Oxford , might be in line for a potential rollout at the end of the year, as its lead developer had previously suggested. "With many thousands of people getting the vaccine, medical events can happen that have nothing to do with a vaccine". US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said on Wednesd... [Full Article...]
BREXIT IN CRISIS: EU warns United Kingdom over divorce pact
Asked if anything in the proposed legislation potentially breached worldwide legal obligations or arrangements, Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis said: "Yes, this does break global law in a very specific and limited way". This is "a really unwelcome distraction, which is hugely problematic and illegal", he added. The move could change the nature of new Northern Ireland customs arrangements... [Full Article...]
Jaishankar to meet his Chinese counterpart on Ladakh standoff today
The Indian Army has occupied heights that allow it to dominate the Chinese Moldo garrison and the Spangur Gap under Chinese control. "Particularly on the Chabahar (port) project, both sides noted that the traffic by Chabahar is increasing and we are seeing increased cargo movement through this port", he said. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus: Portugal added to England's quarantine list
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The government has made consistently clear it will take decisive action if necessary to contain the virus, and data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre and Public Health England has indicated a significant change in both the level and pace of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Portugal , Hungary, French Polynesia and Réunion. [Full Article...]
Android 11 is Officially Launching Today
You might also want to visit Settings System Advanced System update and triple-checking there aren't any new updates for your phone . Google has really stepped their game up when it comes to notifications in Android 11. On top of that, apps you haven't used recently will have their permissions automatically reset, so you'll have to grant them again if you feel like it. [Full Article...]
Massive fire breaks out in Beirut port one month after devastating blast
No casualties have been reported. Pictures and video of the Thursday fire posted online show thick black smoke billowing from a building in the port, with flames shooting from the structure and fire crews working to put them out. "We ran. We heard people scream "run run". The raging fire and column of smoke was eerily similar to the one that preceded the devastating explosion. [Full Article...]
Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials to continue in India: Serum Institute
Francis Collins said before a Senate committee. There's a saying going around on the internet that the coronavirus pandemic isn't over just because you're over it. "We are optimistic that among these candidates there will be a safe and effective vaccine against Covid-19 to help us defeat this pandemic", European Union health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said without elaborating on a possible... [Full Article...]
India is now the 2nd worst-hit nation by Covid-19
The total number of cases now stands at 5,17,094 including 96,769 active cases, 4,15,765 recoveries and 4,560 deaths, according to the State COVID-19 nodal officer. Only the U.S. is worse hit, with 6.2 million cases and 188,000 deaths as of Sunday night , according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University . [Full Article...]
Allemagne: 13.000 chaises devant le Reichstag pour les migrants à Lesbos
Plusieurs heures après le début de l'incendie, une fumée noire continuait à s'élever du camp, qui héberge près de 12 700 demandeurs d'asile, quatre fois sa capacité d'accueil. " La zone paie le prix de l'indifférence et de l'abandon ", commente sur sa page Facebook l'association des habitants de Moria et des autres villages environnants qui appelle les autorités à agir rapidement pour trouver une... [Full Article...]
833 new cases; one new death
There were 12,578 test results reported to the department through 10 p.m. Monday. Mariposa County: No new cases Tuesday or over the weekend, 74 to date; no additional deaths, two to date; 70 people recovered. But no additional deaths from the novel coronavirus and the resulting respiratory disease were reported until Tuesday by health officials in Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced and Tulare c... [Full Article...]
Cohen's Bogus Book Doesn't Match Trump's Record
Cohen said in a recording released a year ago by comedian Tom Arnold that the Falwells earlier sought aid in stopping "a bunch of photographs, personal photographs" from being posted online. Now it's a s***hole. According to Cohen, Trump told his former lawyer that Black and Latino voters were "too stupid" to vote for him, and said that any country run by Black leaders was a "shithole". [Full Article...]
SMIC shares plunge 15% in Hong Kong on U.S. blacklist fears
Asian stocks closed mostly lower on Monday, due to mixed trade data released by China and on worries about rising tech tensions between Washington and Beijing after reports that the U. Analyst Mark Li says SMIC could go under in a few years if sanction is imposed. SMIC, China's biggest semiconductor maker, said on Monday that it was 'in complete shock '. [Full Article...]
Tropical Depression Rene expected to regain tropical storm status
The hurricane center said it could become a tropical depression by late this week or over the weekend while it moves westward across the Atlantic . The storm was centered about 1,285 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands and moving northwest at 6 mph, posing no current threats to land. The depression could bring 2 to 4 inches of rain to the islands, as well as tropical storm force winds and ... [Full Article...]