The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a prohibition Wednesday to prevent Facebook from monetizing youth data. The regulator said the proposed changes are related to its privacy order with Facebook in 2020 when it argued that the company failed t…
The World Bank announced Wednesday its executive directors selected Ajay Banga as the new president for a five-year term to begin June 2. While Banga was the only nominee for the 14th president of the international financial institution, the World Ban…
Canada has allocated more than $71 million in humanitarian assistance to Sudan and neighboring countries affected by the armed conflict, the government announced Wednesday. The humanitarian aid will be sent to the UN, Red Cross and other NGO partners …
At least 21 people were killed and 48 others injured Wednesday by Russian airstrikes in Ukraine’s Kherson region. “As of now, 21 people have been killed! 48 wounded! All civilians! In one incomplete day! In one region! My condolences to the families a…
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of transferring Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine prior to the arrival of F-35s purchased by the country to replenish its warplane inventory. ‘We have made a very extraordinary purch…
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that inflation has “moderated somewhat” since mid-2022 but “pressures run high.” “We have raised interest rates by 5% in little more than a year,” he said in a news conference after the Fed made a …
Russia announced late Wednesday that it opened a criminal case for the alleged drone attack by Ukraine on the Kremlin residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. ‘A criminal case was initiated under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the…
Nearly 2,500 people have been released so far as part of prisoner exchange deals in war-torn Yemen, which has been suffering from a years-long conflict between the Saudi-backed government and the rebel Houthi group. During the civil war in Yemen, the …
Economic activity in the US services sector expanded in April for a fourth consecutive month, according to a report released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). ISM’s non-manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), also known a…
Russia’s former president on Wednesday called for the ‘physical elimination’ of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his administration, after a drone attack on the Kremlin residence earlier in the day. ‘It is not even needed to sign the act of…