Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status
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Grindr pays £26m to settle UK lawsuit over allegedly sharing users’ HIV status

US-owned dating app allegedly allowed ad firms access to private information in breach of UK lawBusiness live – latest updatesGrindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK who allege that the US dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies.The settlement brings to an end a two-year l...

Lebanon president calls for US help after deadly Israeli strikes

Lebanon president calls for US help after deadly Israeli strikes

France 24

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has urged Washington and the international community to help stop Israeli attacks, with strikes on the south of the country killing at least 11 people on Sunday despite a truce and a framework deal aimed at halting the violence.

Tesla offers rare China inventory discounts to fight sliding Shanghai production sales

Tesla offers rare China inventory discounts to fight sliding Shanghai production sales

SCMP

Tesla China has launched discounts on its Shanghai-made cars for the first time since the end of 2024, responding to falling deliveries in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles (EVs). Prices of Model 3 vehicles in inventory would be reduced by 5,000 yuan (US$745) each, while buyers of the Model Y could enjoy a discount of 10,000 yuan per unit, the US carmaker announced on Monday. The pr...

Massachusetts group restores 44 acres, mile of stream; butterflies follow

Massachusetts group restores 44 acres, mile of stream; butterflies follow

Times of India

In Harwich, Massachusetts, a former cranberry bog has undergone an incredible transformation into a vibrant wildlife haven. The Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve now boasts revitalised wetlands and a natural stream, promoting the resurgence of various insects, including elusive butterflies. This restoration not only enhances community water quality and stormwater management but also creates an e...

‘Reset to zero’: Russia warns US missile deployment in Norway threatens nuclear talks

‘Reset to zero’: Russia warns US missile deployment in Norway threatens nuclear talks

Times of India

In a statement, the foreign ministry said the deployment of US ground-based intermediate-range missiles in Europe undermined the possibility of meaningful discussions with Washington on strategic issues. "Steps such as the ​deployment in ​Europe of US ground-based intermediate range ⁠missiles that pose a threat to the ​Russian Federation 'reset to zero' - to put it ​mildly - the conditions for con...

'Jubilation and pain': German far right marches to victory in key state election

'Jubilation and pain': German far right marches to victory in key state election

France 24

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 7: The far right marches to victory in a German state election: what does this mean for the future of Germany and Europe at large? Also: the Daily Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan about his imprisonment conditions in Pakistan. Plus the US Open descends into chaos after influencers, weed and disruptions stir ...

Jamaica’s legal approach: Were forced transportation & African enslavement lawful under English law?

Jamaica’s legal approach: Were forced transportation & African enslavement lawful under English law?

France 24

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange. According to Grange, the country’s reparations initiative attempts to shift the debate over British slavery from the terrain of political discretion to that of legal accountability. Rather than beginning with the question of what Britain should pay, Grange insists on a logically prior qu...

Jamaica’s legal approach: Were forced transportation, African enslavement lawful under English law?

Jamaica’s legal approach: Were forced transportation, African enslavement lawful under English law?

France 24

Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange. According to Grange, the country’s reparations initiative attempts to shift the debate over British slavery from the terrain of political discretion to that of legal accountability. Rather than beginning with the question of what Britain should pay, Grange insists on a logically prior qu...

China ‘Snakeaholic’ dedicates life to studying, protecting snakes despite losing finger

China ‘Snakeaholic’ dedicates life to studying, protecting snakes despite losing finger

SCMP

Despite being bitten nine times and losing a finger to its venom, 77-year-old “Snake Doctor” Chen Yuanhui remains on the front lines of researching and protecting the Mangshan pit viper, the rare species he discovered 37 years ago. Originally from southern China’s Guangdong province, Chen graduated from a clinical college in central China’s Hunan province at the age of 19 and worked at a snakebite...

Rare Beijing spy series highlights real-life intelligence drama with Taiwan

Rare Beijing spy series highlights real-life intelligence drama with Taiwan

SCMP

A television drama produced by Beijing’s top counter-espionage agency has put the spotlight on real-life cases in the high-stakes intelligence battle between mainland China and Taiwan. Over the past decade, mainland Chinese spy dramas have rarely touched on contemporary espionage across the Taiwan Strait but on Sunday state broadcaster CCTV began airing a 40-episode television series about such in...

Far-right AfD wins crushing victory in German state election

Far-right AfD wins crushing victory in German state election

France 24

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting it within reach of power at the state level for the first time since World War Two, though falling just short of an overall majority.

Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border

Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across their shared border

The Guardian

Connection across Tumen River is further sign of closer ties between the two countries since start of war in UkraineRussia and North Korea have opened the first road bridge across their shared border, in the latest sign of the rapidly deepening ties between the two countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.The one-kilometre bridge spans the Tumen River between Khasan in Russia’s far east and...

Europe facing ‘grave moment’ as far-right AfD wins German poll and pledges to work with Elon Musk

Europe facing ‘grave moment’ as far-right AfD wins German poll and pledges to work with Elon Musk

The Guardian

Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes ‘strong’ cooperation with MuskAfD wins key German state election but falls just short of majorityMainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a ma...