May2021
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A privacy group lodged complaints against “cookie banner terror” online
May 31, 2021A privacy group has lodged hundreds of complaints against what it calls “cookie banner terror” online. Noyb, headed by well-known Austrian privacy advocate Max Schrems, is targeting companies which it says deliberately make it hard to... -
Actor Joe Lara, best known for playing Tarzan, presumed dead in plane crash
May 31, 2021US actor Joe Lara, best known for playing Tarzan, is presumed dead after a plane crash in Tennessee. The 58-year-old is among seven people believed killed when a light aircraft crashed into a lake near the... -
More than 600 musicians boycotted concerts in Israel
May 31, 2021Israel has recently attacked innocent Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Gaza. In protest, more than 600 international musicians have called for a boycott of concerts in the country. They even signed a letter announcing the... -
Britain is taking more than 3,000 Afghans immigrants
May 31, 2021Plans have been announced for the rapid relocation of more than 3,000 Afghans to Britain. They will be allowed to live in Bitten permanently. The plan was announced amid growing fears of a withdrawal of foreign... -
Vietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City
May 31, 2021Vietnam hopes to tackle a new Covid outbreak by mass testing risk groups in Ho Chi Minh City and introducing new social distancing measures. The efforts come in response to a new cluster linked to a... -
China to allow couples to have up to three children
May 31, 2021China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a... -
Promoting a learning society key to equitable education amid COVID-19
May 31, 2021Educational institutions must work with governments, the private sector, communities, and civic authorities to ensure equitable access to high-quality learning resources during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond, according to a new book published by... -
China lifts cap on births in major policy shift
May 31, 2021Married Chinese couples may have up to three children, China announced on Monday, in a major shift from the existing limit of two after recent data showed a dramatic decline in births in the world’s most... -
The FAO Director General praised Sheikh Hasina’s leadership
May 31, 2021Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Besides, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Q Dongyu has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for successfully... -
The Seram Institute will give 100 million vaccines to India in June
May 31, 2021At a time when India is suffering from the Covid-19 vaccine crisis, the Serum Institute has come to the fore as a beacon of hope. In June alone, the company announced that it would supply 100...
