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UK’s telecommunication regulator, Ofcom, will have the power to make tech firms responsible for protecting people from harmful content under a new bill to be presented to Parliament next year, an official said. Harmful content such as violence, terrorism, suicide content, cyber-bullying, and child abuse will be regulated, the UK …

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. presidential election, after Biden won the state-by-state Electoral College vote that officially determines the U.S. presidency, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin had said it would wait for the official results of the election before commenting …

Former U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Monday renewed her call for abolition of the country’s Electoral College. She made the call in a tweet shortly after voting as an elector alongside her husband and former President Bill Clinton in New York. “I believe we should …

Long a mere formality, a vote on Monday by members of the Electoral College to formally recognize Joe Biden as the next US president has taken on unusual import this year with Donald Trump stubbornly refusing to admit defeat. The results of the November 3 vote have been certified by …

Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini of The Kingdom of ESwatini, one of Africa’s smallest countries, is dead. Formerly known as Swaziland, the Country bordered by Moçambique and South Africa was renamed The Kingdom of ESwatini by King Mswati III to avoid the confusion with Switzerland and to extricate the Country from memories of its …

The International Monetary Fund has said it is important for Nigeria to ensure significant revenue mobilisation to reduce its debt vulnerabilities. It also said while the country’s economy was expected to begin its recovery process in 2021, it was expected to experience more recovery in 2022. The organisation said these …

Texas GOP chairman suggests ‘Constitution-abiding states should form a UNION’ after SCOTUS tosses election suit. The Texas Republican Party chairman has blasted the Supreme Court for establishing a “precedent that says states can violate the US Constitution and not be held accountable,” and proposed a new “union of law-abiding states.” …

The Supreme Court has denied Texas’ last-ditch effort to overturn the election results in four battleground states that voted for Joe Biden. BREAKING: The Supreme Court has denied Texas’ last-ditch effort to overturn the election results in four battleground states that voted for Joe Biden. In a very brief order, …

The United States have commended the Nigerian Police for arresting two members of a trans-national kidnap syndicate involved in the kidnap of an American Citizen, Philippe Nathan Walton. Walton was on October 28,2020 , kidnapped at his farm in Masalata Village, Republic of Niger. The two suspects, Aliyu Abdullahi, M, …

The International Criminal Court says it will not take action against the UK, despite finding evidence British troops committed war crimes in Iraq. A 180-page report says hundreds of Iraqi detainees were abused by British soldiers between 2003 and 2009. But the ICC could not determine whether the UK had …