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Doomscrolling might be fun in the moment, but it isn’t healthy to do all the time. Now, Google has rolled out yet another tool to let you know how much time you’re wasting watching TikTok. Google has introduced a new feature called “Screen time reminders” to its Digital Wellbeing suite of wellness features on Pixel […]
Southeast Asian claimants to the South China Sea should retrain their focus on forging a common stance on rival ambitions by China, experts say, after Malaysia vowed to protest Philippine laws which it says overlap on maritime claims held by Sabah State. Malaysia on Thursday said it will issue a formal protest to the Philippines, […]
An Garda Síochána in Limerick have issued a warning about social media posts that are soliciting vendors for a Christmas fair at Limerick Racecourse in December. The Christmas fair, however, is not planned, prompting the official warning from Gardaí. “We’ve become aware that this false advertisement for a Christmas Fair and Market to be held […]
Article content Police in Squamish are warning the public not to engage in vigilantism after being alerted to social media posts claiming to expose suspects in recent investigations. The RCMP issued a statement on Wednesday saying none of the people in recent photos posted online has been identified as a threat to public safety, and […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A senior police officer warned Tuesday of calls for more rioting in Amsterdam, after dozens of people armed with sticks and firecrackers set a tram on fire Monday night as the city faces tensions following violence last week targeting fans of an Israeli soccer club. Olivier Dutilh, of the Amsterdam […]
Leaders and coordinators of the Phase One Ex-agitators have warned some detractors in the Niger Delta against blackmailing and attacking the Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro. Arising from their meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at the weekend, the leaders also condemned the ongoing plot to link Otuaro to a purportedly leaked […]
Stocks notched their best week of the year as investors cheered President-elect Donald Trump’s economic agenda. “Tax cuts are behind the rally … and in general, there is the perception that markets like Republican administrations, although certainly the performance for the past few years of the Democratic administration has not exactly been shabby,” Interactive Brokers’ […]
The IPC Famine Review Committee said it was clear the worst-case scenario its analysts had developed earlier was “now playing out in areas of the northern Gaza Strip.” Source link
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — There is a strong likelihood that famine is imminent in parts of northern Gaza, where Israeli forces are conducting a major offensive, hunger experts warned Friday. An alert issued by the four experts called the humanitarian situation throughout the war-torn Gaza Strip “extremely grave and rapidly deteriorating” and worst in the […]