deleting Threads without losing Instagram
In October Mark Zuckerberg, the head of parent-company Meta, revealed that three months on from its July launch the app was attracting around 100 million monthly users – down by more than a half. When Threads was first revealed it was seen as a direct challenge to the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter.
Sudan human displacement crisis
The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces, which began in April 2023, has exacerbated the displacement crisis. Since the start of the conflict, nearly 5 million people have been displaced within Sudan, with the majority seeking refuge in South Darfur, River Nile, East Darfur, White Nile, Al Jazirah, Northern, and North Darfur
Social Media Scams
It is important for individuals to be aware of common scams, educate themselves about potential risks, and remain vigilant when interacting online or receiving unsolicited communication. One does not need to be a genius to be a scammer nowadays. Scammers come from various backgrounds and do not require exceptional intelligence to carry out their fraudulent
Creating new classes of antibiotics
Antibiotics have been one of the most revolutionary discoveries the human species ever made and we’ve been able to triumph over countless diseases and infections. However, this might not be the case for much longer. The bacteria that were once obliterated by our current classes of antibiotics have gotten smarter, they adapted, and they’ve turned
Ukraine needs for a ceasefire
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stressed that his country will not make any sort of concessions to Moscow in order to achieve peace but he has revealed what Kyiv would need in order to negotiate any future peace deal to end the war. In a press conference with European Commission President Ursala von der Leyen,
Ukraine Troops Mobilization
Ukraine’s government is looking for ways to make signing up for military service more palatable. The Digital Transformation Ministry has come up with a “smart mobilization” pilot project to allow Ukrainians to look for military roles themselves. The number of Ukrainians willing to do military service has dwindled over the 20 months since Russia launched
The fight in Hamas’s tunnels
Egypt, which controls Gaza’s southern border, has in the past flooded smuggling tunnels used by Hamas with sewage. Israel has poured concrete into tunnels during earlier conflicts. But hauling in enough is probably impractical in the present war, reckons one American military official.Once a tunnel has been discovered, the next step is to disable or
Chinese dispute with the Philippines
The South China Sea is a dangerous and revealing place just now. Both China and America have every reason to avoid conflict there. But China yearns to expose America as an unreliable ally, and to make the Philippines obey Chinese-drawn red lines, or pay a visible price. To keep the peace, rules will be of
Oil Traders in Venezuela
The last month’s sudden lifting of American sanctions on Venezuela, the country which boasts the world’s largest proven oil reserves, that has lured the dealmakers there. On October 18th the us Treasury Department announced that it was immediately removing almost all the restrictions it had imposed on Venezuela’s oil, banking and mining sectors for years.
Israel-Hamas war: Antisemitism surges in France
France’s struggle against antisemitism has become politically divisive. A cross-party march in Paris against antisemitism, organised by the heads of the two houses of parliament, is planned for November 12th. Marine Le Pen of the hard-right National Rally party, whose father once called the Holocaust a “detail” of history, promises to attend. To some surprise,