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Authors assert that Palestinian rhetoric was "stifled" at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
A number of internationally renowned authors and publishers have levied allegations against the Frankfurt Book Fair, alleging that it "stifled" Palestinian discourse in the wake of the Israeli conflict-induced cancellation of an awards ceremony intended to recognize a novel authored by ...
King: A Life, by Jonathan Eig, is among the nominees for the National Book Award in Nonfiction.
The National Book Awards nonfiction longlist includes 10 works, including a new biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a memoir on family by the award-winning novelist Viet Thanh Nguyen, and an examination of the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.
The National Book Foundation...
Reduction in Monthly Facebook Usage by 25% in South Korea
According to the analysis done it states that there is a decline of over 25% in the monthly Facebook usage in South Korea from the previous two years.
According to the survey done by Mobile index local Data Tracker they stated that There is a decrease in South Korea MAU Facebook users. ...
A food trader's handbook on navigating food protectionism on a global scale
Equity experts are setting up their bets on who will benefit - or suffer - from the wave of food protectionism sweeping the globe, from US-listed commodity dealers to Thai poultry producers.
Export restrictions imposed by Asian countries in recent days have sent shockwaves around the wo...
The amount of money spent on Facebook ads by Labor and the Liberals reveals a lot about the election campaign's direction
Based on social media expenditure statistics and the actions of major party leaders, it appears that neither party seeking to form government in less than a week is willing to leave anything on the table.
And, if you're sick of the campaign already, the data suggests that you should...
WHO and EU Have Released a Children’s Comic Book on Preventive Measures for COVID-19
The Country Office of the World Health Organization in Kazakhstan and the EU’s Delegation to Kazakhstan have released a children’s comic book titled, “White Capes: Fighting the Invisible” to showcase the significance of preventive measures for viral diseases.
The...
Global Electronic Lab Notebook Market was Valued at 476.45 Mn in 2020
Electronic lab notebooks refer to a software that can be used to replace traditional laboratory notebooks that are made from paper. These notebooks are generally used by engineers, scientists, researchers, and technicians for recording the experiments and results which are usually carried out in ...
Apple MacBook Pro specifications leaked before launch event
Apple has scheduled a virtual launch event for October 18. In this event they are expected to introduce new MacBook Pro and AirPod models.
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• Apple has scheduled a virtual launch event on October 18...
FACEBOOK TESTING INSTAGRAM REELS ON ITS INDIAN NEWS FEED
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- After TikTok ban in India, Facebook introduced Reels on Instagram as a TikTok replacement.
- Facebook is testing Instagram Reels on its Indian news feed.
- Facebook also plans to introduce its own version of Reels.
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NEW RECORD SET BY IJM INDIA REGARDING ROAD CONSTRUCTION
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- IJM (India) Infrastructure Ltd has set new record in the context of road construction.
- 25.54 lane-km road stretch was laid in 17 hours and 45 minutes on its Solapur – Bijapur highway project.
IJM (India) Infrastructu...
FACEBOOK FAILED TO SIGN DEALS WITH BIG MEDIA COMPANIES IN AUSTRALIA
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- The company Facebook has been failed to sign the deals with the big media players of Australia
- The company Facebook had been globally condemned for attempting for bullying the democracy
Just two weeks after the compa...
FACEBOOK’S OCULUS QUEST 2 VR DEVICE TO BE LAUNCHED BY SK TELECOM CO. IN S. KOREA
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- Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 VR device to be launched by SK Telecom Co. in S. Korea.
- The company is set to offer the device in the country on Tuesday.
- The device will support games co-developed by SK Telecom.
TO AVOID EU PRIVACY LAWS, FACEBOOK DECIDES TO MOVE UK USERS TO U.S. TERMS
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• To safeguard itself from Europe’s privacy laws, social media giant Facebook has decided to shift all its UK users into user agreements with the corporate headquarters in California
• Facebook’s UK arm said "There will be no change to the...
PANDEMIC SAW JAPANESE SCHOOL CHILDREN INDULGE IN 50-YEAR-OLD DORAEMON COMIC SERIES
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- Pandemic saw Japanese school children indulge in 50-year-old Doraemon comic series.
- More than 5 million comic books were printed in the 12 months to November.
- The comic book has a total of 45 volumes.
- In March ...
FACEBOOK LAUNCHED ITS DATING SERVICE IN EUROPE
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- The company Facebook have launched its dating feature to 32 European countries after it was delayed because of regulatory issues
- The Facebook Dating feature was launched in the United States in the month of September last year and is curre...
RACIST FACEBOOK PRIVATE GROUP FACES JUDICIAL INVESTIGATION
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- In a private Facebook Group, some Belgian police officers allegedly made racist comments.
- Brussels’ public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the matter.
On Thursday, 17 SEP 2020, the Brussels&rsq...
TO CURB POST-ELECTION MISINFORMATION, FACEBOOK PLANS TO HALT ITS POLITICAL AD SECTION
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- To curb post-election misinformation, Facebook plans to halt its political ad section.
- Last year, Twitter had also banned political ads.
- Twitter in recent months has placed fact-checking and warning labels on tweets from...
DATA PORTABILITY FEATURE BY FACEBOOK INC. PUSHED FOR LEGISLATION TO THE FTC
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- Data portability feature by Facebook Inc. pushed for legislation to the FTC.
- This feature would hel...
CASE LODGED AGAINST ANKHI DAS, THE PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR AT FACEBOOK INDIA
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• Awesh Tiwari, the man who filed this FIR is a Raipur-based journalist and a member of Congress government's fake new committee
• Tiwari in his FIR said that he had posted about Ankhi Das' misdeeds at Facebook and since then he is being threatened...
FACEBOOK PULLS DOWN TRUMP’S VIDEO, STATES FALSE COVID RELATED CLAIMS IN THE VIDEO
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• Trump’s video taken off his page for stating the children are virtually immune to covid19’
• Social media platforms are increasingly becoming more conscious about the content they are letting o...