FT journalist suspended over claims of Zoom eavesdropping

Mark Di Stefano is alleged to have sat in on rival newsrooms' conference calls detailing salary cuts and layoffs. | Continue reading


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Senegal's $1 Covid-19 test kit and the race for a vaccine

Spending billions on a coronavirus vaccine to save trillions in lost economic output. Plus, oil prices and green bonds. | Continue reading


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Sunlight humidity kill coronavirus fastest -U.S. Scientists say

Experiment shows UV rays destroy COVID-19 both on surfaces and in air, but US gov't research yet to be made public. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Buenos Aires backs off plan requiring those ≥70 to carry permits to leave home

Argentine capital faced backlash after initially saying those 70 years and older had to get permission to leave home. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

America isn't just a failing state, it is a failed experiment

And the mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic is just another proof. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

NY sends National Guard to seize ventilators as death toll nears 3k

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign executive order as number of coronavirus cases in the state tops 100,000. | Continue reading


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Nearly half of all jobs in Africa can be wiped out, UNDP warns

$220bn in lost income; nearly half of all jobs in Africa wiped out; UNDP warns of economic devastation for poor nations. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

To get through coronavirus lockdown, we need basic income

Ensuring a steady supply of food will not help people if they cannot afford to buy it. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Alarm and skepticism over North Korea claim of being free of Coronavirus

North Korea watchers say there are cases in the country and are concerned it will devastate impoverished nation. | Continue reading


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Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country – March 19th 2020

Countries around the world have taken drastic measures, including border closures, in an attempt to curb COVID-19. | Continue reading


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Hungary closed its borders on Tuesday leaving as many as 3,500 Romanians stranded. | Continue reading


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Mexico may consider border-crossing limits for USA

Mexican health officials say the virus would spread from the US to Mexico, as confirmed cases remain low in the country. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

India restores internet in Kashmir after 7 months of blackout

New Delhi revokes ban on social media sites and restores full but slow-speed internet access for two weeks in Kashmir. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

France recognises Uber driver's rights in blast to 'gig economy'

The ruling could have ramifications for France's 'gig economy', which leaves workers sans benefits such as sick leave. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

How China is using AI and big data to combat coronavirus outbreak

Authorities in China step up surveillance and roll out new artificial intelligence tools to fight deadly epidemic. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign peace deal

Peace deal signed in Qatari capital, Doha, will pave the way for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

China orders cremation of deceased from 2019-nCoV, prohibits funeral ceremonies

Experts say order that all victims be cremated quickly without a funeral is unnecessary and adds to families' grief. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Kenyan locust swarm estimated to be 930 square miles

Desert locust infestation threatens food security and livelihoods in region reeling from drought and deadly floods. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

World increasingly ruled by 'would-be or actual dictators'

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros lashes out at Putin, Trump, Xi and Modi as he announces new university project. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Cambridge Analytica and the End of Elections

The latest Cambridge Analytica leaks show just how compromised voting - one of the pillars of democracy - has become. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Iranian newspapers pay tribute to crash victims as anger grows

Calls for accountability flood front pages of Iranian dailies after Tehran admits it mistakenly shot down plane. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Pre-Crime: Has Minority Report-Style Policing Become a Reality?

Police are using technology and data to predict behaviour and prevent crime - but are innocent people being targeted? | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Fighting Slavery from Space

101 East shows how space technology is helping uncover modern slavery and free bonded workers. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Privacy fears as India police use facial recognition at rally

In a first, Delhi Police use facial recognition software to screen crowds at Modi rally, raising surveillance concerns. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Samoa Ends Measles State of Emergency as Infection Rate Slows

A mass vaccination drive covering 95 percent of population brings deadly disease under control. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Science in a Golden Age (2015)

The names of Newton, Galileo and Copernicus are well known, but how have the great Islamic thinkers of the middle ages contributed to the science of today? | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

US Senate passes defence bill that creates US Space Force

The $738bn defence policy bill now goes to the White House, where Trump has promised to quickly sign it. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

UK General Election: All the latest updates

PM Boris Johnson hails sweeping victory in general election, promises UK will leave the European Union by January 31. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

TikTok apologises for removing viral Uighur 'makeup tutorial'

Chinese-owned app TikTok admits it briefly removed video that condemned China's crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Doctors tell UK authorities Julian Assange 'could die' in jail

WikiLeaks founder should be sent from prison to hospital, some 60 doctors tell British interior minister in open letter. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Alibaba Prices Shares at $22 in Hong Kong IPO

The price for the retail shares of Alibaba's second listing in protest-hit Hong Kong will be finalised on Wednesday. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Berlin 1884: Remembering the conference that divided Africa

135 years ago today, European leaders sat around a horseshoe-shaped table to set the rules for Africa's colonisation. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

In the Trenches of Eastern Ukraine

With the volunteers fighting a strange war of attrition. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Poland: Thousands to Attend Controversial Independence March

Hardliners often attend annual rally, and their focus this year is on protecting 'traditional values' and shunning LGBT. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

The pocket-sized Las Vegas addicting Kenya's youths

Mobile-savvy youths are flocking to sports gambling, and the government is cracking down on betting companies. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Zimbabwe is getting another 'new' currency

The new currency will have denominations with a maximum value of $0.25, says Zimbabwe's central bank chief. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Domestic workers search for rights amid Honk-Kong protests

How the current movement in Hong Kong affects migrant domestic workers and their continued battle for equality. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

US to deploy 3k additional troops to Saudi Arabia

Pentagon says troops and equipment are meant to boost Saudi Arabia's defences after attacks on its oil facilities. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

History threatened as Turkey prepares to flood ancient city

Residents of Hasankeyf are apprehensive as the deadline to evacuate their 12,000-year-old village looms. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Turkey starts attacking syrian kurds SDF after US forces left

SDF warns of 'huge panic' as Turkey starts long-threatened push into Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Kenya's Huduma: Data commodification and government tyranny

Kenyans are being forced to make a choice between legal erasure and being commodified as data by their own government. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

What is behind the crisis in Haiti?

Decades of neoliberalism, neocolonialism and now climate injustice have pushed Haiti to the brink. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Intgerview with Bill Joy, Author of Chroot

The tech legend's innovations laid the foundations of the modern internet. Now, he's working to save the planet. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

SoftBank’s message to entrepreneurs: profits matter

Message by founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, who invests heavily in startups, underscores decision to oust WeWork chief. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Attacks expose Aramco’s vulnerabilities as it gears up for IPO

Close to half of the kingdom's daily oil output has been impacted by Saturday's drone attacks, sources say. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

The resurgence of opposition is worrying the Russian government. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Four European countries stripped of 'measles-free' status

Disease no longer considered eliminated in UK, Greece, the Czech Republic and Albania as WHO warns of spike in cases. | Continue reading


@aljazeera.com | 4 years ago

Who Is Afraid of Greta Thunberg?

As the world starts to take note of the teen climate activist, her critics have launched increasingly personal attacks. | Continue reading


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