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The pope’s works
The “ evils ” of the curia On December 22, a few days before Christmas, the Pope, in his greeting speech, severely criticized the Roman curia, drawing up a list of diseases from which it would be affected: ” spiritual alzheimer ”, ” mental fossilization ”, ‘ ‘existential schizophrenia’, ‘false narcissism,’ worldly rivalries’. A harsh…
Inter-religious clashes in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, inter-community violence left three dead and several dozen injured. It happened overnight from Sunday to Monday in a tourist area in the south of the island. An extremist Buddhist group, claiming to have been attacked by Muslims, launched retaliatory attacks. Several mosques were damaged. The Muslim minority accuses the authorities of having…
Security Council calls on rebellion to lay down arms
Civilians trapped in the conflict in Sri Lanka are at the center of the concerns of the UN Security Council. He demands their evacuation from the combat zones and asks the Tamil rebels to lay down their arms. The Sri Lankan army has launched a muscular offensive against the separatists who are cornered in an…
How dangerous is the TikTok application for children? “Technology is a weapon and should be taught in school”
The death of a 10-year-old girl from the Italian city of Palermo, who took part in a challenge called “scarf play” on the social network TikTok, shocked Italy, with the authorities deciding to block the application for users whose age is not guaranteed. Bogdan Botezatu, IT security expert, explained on Monday evening at Digi24 how…
Twitter arrives for a fee, how much the subscription costs
Twitter Blue debuts in Australia and Canada, costs around 3 euros per month Paid Twitter – in the Twitter Blue version – debuts in Australia and Canada. The monthly subscription costs 3.49 Canadian dollars and 4.49 Australian dollars (about 2.9 euros) The service will offer options such as the ‘undo’ button, which will allow users…
Deadly floods in Sri Lanka
New record of the floods in Sri Lanka: the authorities now speak of more than 100 dead. This toll could increase further because several dozen people are still missing. The archipelago is faced with heavy monsoon rains which cause flooding and landslides. It is the western and southern regions that are most affected. Soldiers were…
The end of the war against the Tamil guerrillas rejoices the Sri Lankans
The announcement of the surrender of the Tamil rebels was greeted with joy in Colombo. No human tide in the streets, but a few festive scenes that come to greet the end of a 30 years war. “The whole world was saying that we couldn’t beat this terrorism,” comments a taxi driver. We are grateful…
Sri Lanka in the Gota
Sri Lanka returns to a painful past. Five years later, the Rajapaksa family regains power. After Mahinda, now ineligible, it was his brother Gotabaya who was elected on Sunday as president of this South Asian island. Nicknamed the Terminator, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, wins with more than 50% of the vote ahead of the former Prime…
According To Apple – Spotify also announces a payment model for podcasts
The music streaming market leader Spotify has also introduced a subscription model for podcasts – a few days after Apple. But some things should be different, it said on Tuesday. Stockholm – A few days after Apple, the music streaming market leader Spotify also presented a subscription model for podcasts. On Tuesday, Spotify announced more…
With “Hey Facebook”, the company is launching its own voice control for connected objects
Like other digital giants, Facebook has decided to activate voice commands for its Oculus Quest VR headset as well as its Portal connected screen. The users of these connected objects will only have to pronounce “Hey Facebook” to activate this functionality and launch certain options while keeping their hands free. Facebook has just launched its…
EU Commission opens investigation on Facebook
The evaluation to assess whether Zuckerberg’s creature has violated European rules. A spokesman for Fb: “The accusation has no basis, we will collaborate to prove it” Facebook in the crosshairs of the EU Commission which has opened an investigation for violation of competition rules. In particular, the evaluation concerns the use of advertising data, collected…
Election under tension in Srilanka
Sri Lanka was voting on Saturday. 16 million voters choose a new president. 35 candidates are in the running. An election against a backdrop of latent tensions over the country’s Muslim minority, 10% of the population of 22 million. The attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group, which killed 269 people at Easter, in…
Microsoft has announced the end of Internet Explorer. Famous in the 90s, gradually abandoned by the company for the past 20 years
The end is approaching for Internet Explorer, one of the oldest web browsers in the world, kept alive by Microsoft, although its market share has decreased drastically over time, informs CNN. Microsoft announced this week that it will end support for Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, after years of hesitation to announce the end…
Sri Lanka: riot in a prison
At least 13 prisoners have been killed in Sri Lanka’s largest prison in Colombo, the capital. To the chagrin of the police, detainees managed to take control of part of the penitentiary center and to take staff members hostage. Some prisoners were armed. The soldiers were called in as reinforcements.
Sri Lanka relief operation
The Sri Lankan army is searching mud mountains in Aranayaka for around 100 people missing after a landslide that buried two villages, killing at least 24 people.
Presidential in Sri Lanka: victory against the Tamil rebellion claimed by the 2 main candidates
Getting re-elected and staying in power: this is the goal that the outgoing President of Sri Lanka intends to achieve on Tuesday in the presidential elections. Mahinda Rajapakse, whose popularity exploded last year thanks to victory against the Tamil rebellion, hopes to capitalize on it. His main opponent may well thwart his plans. He is…
Sri Lanka: floods claim victims
Floods in Sri Lanka have left at least eight people dead, according to authorities, who have deployed relief efforts to try to help victims in six districts. They also fear landslides. Some 38,000 people have been affected by these floods. The month of May marks the onset of the monsoon in southern Sri Lanka.
Parent company TikTok doubles turnover in 2020
ByteDance, the Chinese company behind the popular video app TikTok, more than doubled its sales last year. In total, the tech company received a total of $34.4 billion in revenue. The American business newspaper Wall Street Journal reports this on the basis of an internal memo from the company. In addition to TikTok, ByteDance is…