Facebook has been accused of ‘illegally harvesting’ biometric and facial recognition data of the Instagram users, and sharing this information with third parties without disclosing it’s done so.
UK secures early access to 90 million doses of two more COVID-19 vaccine candidates
As 29 global trials remain in play, the UK government hopes that at least one purchase deal already confirmed proves to be safe and effective. It comes as Russia announced a vaccine dubbed “Sputnik V”, in reference to...
Coronavirus Q&A: What to do if you’re due to go to France with quarantine change
Sky News’ panel answers your questions if you have a trip booked to France, the Netherlands or any of the countries which have been put on the quarantine list. Travellers returning from those countries – as...
France: Second mosque fire in Lyon within a week
The Essalam and Omar mosques in Lyon, France, were both targeted in suspected arson attacks within a week of each other.
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in notorious Egyptian prison
Top Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam el Erian has died of a heart attack in Egypt’s Tora Prison. The country’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi also died at the same prison in June 2019.
‘Firenado’ rages in southern California – BBC News
The brush fire north of Los Angeles is not contained. At least 100 structures were evacuated. Conditions created recipe for “rapid fire growth”, said fire chief Robert Garcia.
West Bank annexation suspended? Israel-UAE relations normalized under US-brokered deal | DW News
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to the full normalization of relations. Under the US-brokered deal, Israel will suspend plans to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank. US President Trump says the...